The Procurement ClassRoom

JUNE 2, 2024

Importance of Accuracy and Clarity The accuracy and clarity of bidding documents are crucial. Faulty information in these documents can lead to bids that do not meet the actual needs of the procuring entity , compromising the integrity and effectiveness of the procurement process.

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Public Procurement Bidding Procurement Bidder 91

Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Results: The number of women-led businesses registered in the official state public procurement system increased by 43% from 2021 and 2022 to a total of 158 businesses, winning a total of 47 contracts, up from a mere 7 in 2020. Research shows that women, in particular, tend to re-invest more in their own area.

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Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Bidding 89

Tracker Intelligence

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Pre-negotiated terms are provided that reduce the complexity for contracting authorities in procurement whilst allowing suppliers to capture opportunities more efficiently. These agreements take on even greater importance under the Procurement Act 2023, with greater emphasis on transparency, competition and sustainability.

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Framework Agreement Procurement Supplier Buyers 52

Open Contracting Partnership

MAY 23, 2024

The app’s comprehensive database of procurement appeals sources data from the Prozorro public procurement system, as well as decisions on complaints made to the Antimonopoly Committee, and investigations by the State Audit Service. They also help maintain the private sector’s trust in public procurement.

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Procurement Tender Buyers Public Procurement 67

Inter-American Development Bank

MARCH 7, 2023

It is therefore important to promote a well-planned transition that will result in a more robust growth path and sustainable development, thus contributing to fiscal sustainability. In this regard, ministries of finance face the challenge of strengthening their capacities for early identification and management of transition risks.

Finance 52

Finance Price Sustainability Capacity 52

How to Crack a Nut

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Paradoxically, the subject has so far received rather limited attention, particularly when it comes to analysing the phenomenon systematically, across a variety of (very) different public procurement systems and/or international instruments.

Purchasing 52

Purchasing Framework Agreement Public Procurement Public Procurement System 52

How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 28, 2023

The 2020 European strategy for data ear-marked public procurement as a high priority area for the development of common European data spaces for public administrations. However, data from only 20% of all call for tenders as submitted by public buyers is available and searchable for analysis in one place [ie TED].

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Procurement Public Procurement Buyers Thresholds 52