Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 3, 2023

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. But at the heart of this transformation lies the principle of transparency.

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Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 28, 2024

In 2022, OCP published an impact story about how Indonesia’s authorities have been working with civil society to curb corruption by improving timely oversight of the public procurement system, which spans over 600 decentralized government agencies. Semarang City made a similar agreement in 2023.

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Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

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. Procurement was long seen as a clerical administrative function, rather than a strategic lever. In my view, it is now undergoing a third major wave of reform.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Results: Today, the Dominican Republic’s procurement agency monitors all procurement processes carried out using the country’s electronic procurement system in real-time using 21 targeted red flags. By 2022, DGCP launched its data and monitoring system “Sistema Integral de Monitoreo y Análisis de Datos” publicly.

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How to Crack a Nut

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

I am delighted to present to How to Crack a Nut readers an outline of my recently published book Framework Agreements, Supplier Lists and Other Public Procurement Tools: Purchasing Uncertain or Indefinite Requirements (Hart Publishing, 2023).

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The Procurement ClassRoom

JUNE 2, 2024

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. However, most project and Public Procurement Systems have three main categories: Goods , works and Consulting Services.

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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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