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Why Malaysia needs a new public procurement law

Open Contracting Partnership

Among the reform areas identified was the country’s public procurement system. The strategy outlined in the NACP aimed to establish a dedicated public procurement law and revamp existing procurement practices. However, the real challenge lies in translating these principles into effective practices.

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Understanding Standard Bidding Documents in Public Procurement

The Procurement ClassRoom

These documents communicate the intent of the procurement entity to enter into contracts with suppliers, contractors, or consultants for the provision of goods , services , or works. They form the basis for expected offers or bids by providing the market with a clear idea of what is required by the procuring entity.

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Unlocking opportunities: How Ekiti State, Nigeria is enabling women businesses through better procurement practices

Open Contracting Partnership

The public procurement agency improved access to information about upcoming opportunities for women-led and small businesses and conducted training to improve their capacity to respond. But “gathering information on women businesses already engaged in the state’s contracting was a challenge,” says Egghead.

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CREDERE to support Colombia’s small businesses to win business with the government

Open Contracting Partnership

Thanks to the platform, the credit application process is streamlined since part of the necessary information is automatically prefilled from open data. In this way, CREDERE contributes to mitigating the risk that small companies face when applying for loans, providing banks with more information about them and their public contracts.

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The 3 revolutions of public procurement in Africa

Open Contracting Partnership

Public procurement is like the heartbeat of public spending in most of Africa – by some estimates, it accounts for 17% of the GDP of African Countries. And despite the reforms aimed at improving accountability, perceptions of corruption in public procurement remained high.

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B2Gov: Meet the open data bundlers turning binners into winners

Open Contracting Partnership

Their business facilitates access to procurement information, providing powerful analytics that help companies to search for new opportunities, prepare bids, and evaluate their performance on past tenders. The system works by collecting public procurement data and structuring it in the Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) format.

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India’s federal procurement data infrastructure

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

In India, according to the Ministry of Finance General Financial Rules (2017), all procuring authorities are responsible and accountable for ensuring transparency, fairness, equality, competition, and appeal rights in contracting. Collect information on more details of the tender process and in standardised formats (e.g.,

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