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Public procurement (entry for an Encyclopaedia)

How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

I was invited to provide an entry on ‘public procurement’ for the forthcoming Elgar Encyclopedia of European Law co-edited by Andrea Biondi and Oana Stefan. things going on in procurement. Public Procurement I. Below is my draft entry with perhaps an eclectic choice of content.

Public Procurement

Public Procurement Procurement Buyers Tender

Who Are the Key Players in Public Procurement?

Tracker Intelligence

MARCH 16, 2025

In the UK, public procurement is essential to providing high-quality public services. Companies wishing to work with public sector organisations must know who the key players in public procurement are. It is essential in maintaining the integrity of procurement processes.

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Key Principles of Public Procurement: Transparency, Value, and Fairness

Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Government expenditure through public procurement is essential since it ensures that there are contracts available to be bid in a fair, open, and competitive manner. Having a solid understanding of public procurement principles enables procurement professionals and suppliers to confidently navigate public sector procurement.

Public Procurement

Public Procurement Transparency Procurement Tender

Understanding the new Procurement Act 2023: What suppliers need to know - Part 2

VWV

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Connected persons include individuals who have significant influence or control over the supplier. Under the new regulations, evaluations will now be assessed on the basis of 'Most Advantageous Tender' instead of the 'Most Economically Advantageous Tender'. What would qualify as 'past poor performance' changed under the Act?

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Supplier Procurement Tender Award Criteria

Analysing the potential pitfalls of “AI-judication” in Public Procurement -- guest post by Paris & Esmail

How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 3, 2024

This guest post by Dr Matthew Paris* and Dr Zack Esmail** complements some of the earlier guests posts on AI use in the public sector by focusing on the use in public procurement and, in particular, in the review of procurement decisions. Such an inflexible state of affairs may do well in the bulk of tendering processes.

Public Procurement

Public Procurement Procurement Tender Evaluation

Find a Tender Service – Secure High-Value Public Contracts in the UK

Tracker Intelligence

JANUARY 28, 2024

Introduction to Find a Tender Service: Navigating UK Public Contracts The area of public sector tenders in the United Kingdom is complex but filled with opportunities. Such businesses can enter this area with the perfect platform offered by Tracker’s Find a Tender Service.

Tender

Tender Contract Bidding Public Procurement

In Kazakhstan, opening up procurement boosts public oversight and prevents millions in wasteful spending

Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Challenge: Despite ongoing government reforms, corruption and inefficient spending remains pervasive in Kazakhstan’s public procurement. Finally, the Anti-Corruption Agency is proactively supporting the development of civic monitoring and has agreed to cooperate with the civil society coalition to monitor procurement.

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Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Corruption

Updating the UNCITRAL Model Procurement Law for “Green Procurement”

Public Procurement Intl

OCTOBER 21, 2024

As these common “green procurement” strategies are adopted by governments around the world, the UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) model law on public procurement , last revised in 2011, could be updated to facilitate implementation. Contractor ¶ 60 (Thomson Reuters, 2024).

Procurement

Procurement Procurement Strategies E-procurement Bidder

Striving for data excellence: How the Netherlands’ TenderNed is enabling procurement insights for government and public users

Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 5, 2023

In October, EU countries will be required to adopt eForms in a bid to improve the quality of data published on the block’s government tendering. All Dutch authorities must publish their above-the-threshold tenders via the TenderNed platform , so businesses can access all public data and documents from a single webpage.

Data

Data Tender Procurement E-procurement

The Purpose of Procurement: How ESG is Changing our Roles

The Procurement School

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Business decisions have been influenced by the theory of the Invisible Hand. Public sector procurement also followed the Smith theory, where the lowest cost from a tendering process must deliver the best value. Procurement decisions were largely one-dimensional – with economic interests being the first choice.

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Procurement Supply Chain Total Cost of Ownership Sustainability

Procurement tools for AI regulation by contract. Not the sharpest in the shed

How to Crack a Nut

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

I continue exploring the use of public procurement as a tool of digital regulation (or ‘AI regulation by contract’ as shorthand)—ie as a mechanism to promote transparency, explainability, cyber security, ethical and legal compliance leading to trustworthiness, etc in the adoption of digital technologies by the public sector.

Procurement

Procurement Tender Buyers Contract

Measuring the benefits of open contracting: Case studies on Mexico, Paraguay, and Slovakia

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2020

Enhancing the transparency of government in general and of public procurement processes in particular has been increasingly on the agenda of governments, civil societies and businesses as evidenced by initiatives such as the Open Government Partnership which has seen 70 OGP members making 189 open contracting commitments by March 2019 [1].

Bidder

Bidder Transparency Public Procurement Contract

A missed opportunity to provide meaningful clarification on state aid analysis of procurement compliance and some problematic ‘obiter dicta’ (C-28/23)

How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 22, 2024

This part of the dispute concerned the definition of ‘public works contracts’ under Directive 2014/24/EU (issue 1). It is for the referring court to determine whether those circumstances are present in this case.

Procurement

Procurement Finance Purchasing Public Procurement

Buying local, inclusive and green: How Iowa’s capital, Des Moines, is living its values through better procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 31, 2023

The city had no central online platform for identifying tendering opportunities. Public procurement can be a powerful lever for achieving broader aims like equity and sustainability. We want to build and influence these practices through our own contracting power.” Screenshot via a City of Des Moines video.

Procurement

Procurement Sustainability IT E-procurement

Public procurement (entry for an Encyclopaedia)

Who Are the Key Players in Public Procurement?

Trending Sources

Key Principles of Public Procurement: Transparency, Value, and Fairness

Understanding the new Procurement Act 2023: What suppliers need to know - Part 2

Analysing the potential pitfalls of “AI-judication” in Public Procurement -- guest post by Paris & Esmail

Find a Tender Service – Secure High-Value Public Contracts in the UK

In Kazakhstan, opening up procurement boosts public oversight and prevents millions in wasteful spending

Updating the UNCITRAL Model Procurement Law for “Green Procurement”

Striving for data excellence: How the Netherlands’ TenderNed is enabling procurement insights for government and public users

The Purpose of Procurement: How ESG is Changing our Roles

Procurement tools for AI regulation by contract. Not the sharpest in the shed

Measuring the benefits of open contracting: Case studies on Mexico, Paraguay, and Slovakia

A missed opportunity to provide meaningful clarification on state aid analysis of procurement compliance and some problematic ‘obiter dicta’ (C-28/23)

Buying local, inclusive and green: How Iowa’s capital, Des Moines, is living its values through better procurement

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