Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 28, 2024

These frameworks have led to big efficiency wins: the traditional tender procedures take between four months and one year to complete while the framework procedure takes between four and six weeks on average. This involves breaking down larger projects into smaller, more manageable components and using iterative development processes.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Mexico City has devised an efficient, participatory, and transparent approach to seek input from potential suppliers and the public on draft contracting documents before a formal call to tender is announced. Mexico City is proving that big plans lead to better results when citizens and businesses are part of the process. What’s next?

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 19, 2023

We are pleased to see “equitable” used to describe the tendering processes which implies moving beyond lowest price to foster economic inclusion. So it was important to set the bar high and to ensure our vision of procurement as a modern, digital open data-driven public service was strongly reflected.

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Federal News Network

DECEMBER 30, 2024

4, DoD had placed fewer than 800 orders for military moves under GHC compared to the several hundred thousand that occur under the legacy tender for service system each year. Its now gearing up for a fifth. But the plaintiffs argue the circumstances surrounding the militarys $17.9 13 complaint. The government has until Jan. As of Dec.

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Tracker Intelligence

APRIL 6, 2024

Introduction to Project Management Consultancy Tenders In today’s ever-changing business landscape project management consultancy tenders have become more and more important. Participating in this competitive market requires strategic insight, as well as a deep comprehension of the tendering procedures.

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Tracker Intelligence

AUGUST 16, 2024

Private sector tender platforms and tender databases are specialised digital systems that provide businesses with a wide range of access to tender opportunities within the private sector. These platforms then collate all industry tenders to enable companies to search, filter, and track relevant contracts quickly.

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Telles.eu

JUNE 23, 2023

In the post I mentioned a statement by the current Minister from March 2023 where he claimed that in the best case scenario, Portugal would get a better train factory, and in the worst case scenario, a worse one. Well, turns out the jury decided otherwise. To me, this is a sign of two things.

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Tracker Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Introduction to Construction Tenders in the UK For companies that require tenders in order to obtain new contracts, construction tenders are particularly important in the UK. What Are Construction Tenders? Formal invitations to tender for construction projects are sent to companies and contractors.

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Tenders Direct

JANUARY 7, 2021

Do you know what the Find a Tender service is, or the role it plays within public procurement? In this post, we clarify what this service is, and how it affects your tender searches. The post What is Find a Tender? appeared first on Tenders Direct Blog.

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Tracker Intelligence

JUNE 16, 2024

Introduction to Healthcare Tenders In today’s competitive healthcare environment, the ability to win and obtain large contracts through health tenders is crucial to the development of the industry. Understanding Health Tenders UK What Are Health Tenders?

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Tracker Intelligence

JUNE 30, 2024

Occupational Health Tenders The market for occupational health services is expanding globally, fueled by a growing emphasis on worker wellbeing and regulatory adherence. These tenders allow providers to provide basic services like medical screenings, on-site clinics, and workplace safety training.

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Tracker Intelligence

JULY 26, 2022

This means that the tender process will have to be streamlined and efficient if it’s going to appeal to Gen Zs. The tender process is an important part of business, and Gen Zs will likely have a big impact on its future. The tender process is an important part of business, and organisations must get it right.

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How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 26, 2024

Second, there is the issue of tenderers using (generative) AI to write or design their tenders. Care must be taken both in the use of LLMs, and in assessing returns that have used LLMs, in the form of additional due diligence.’ The PPN has the main advantage of trying to tackle the challenge of generative AI in procurement head on.

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Tracker Intelligence

AUGUST 4, 2024

Though private and public sector tenders may share similarities, there are key differences between each of them that can make things challenging for business owners who are not fully prepared or equipped with the necessary knowledge or resources.

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Tracker Intelligence

AUGUST 26, 2024

One such channel is through tender opportunities that provide a formal way for businesses to compete for security deals. The Tracker Intelligence platform helps organisations identify and bid for tenders in a wide range of sectors. Types of Security Tenders There are various types of security contracts available.

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Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Introduction to Construction Tenders Securing lucrative contracts in the dynamic engineering and construction industry requires an understanding of the tendering process. A formal call for bids on a project, known as a tender, initiates the bidding process among prospective contractors.

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Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Winning management consultancy contracts via competitive tender can be lucrative yet challenging. This article provides a comprehensive guide for consultancies on improving their chances of success when bidding for management consulting tenders, whether from government entities, NGOs, or private sector companies.

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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.

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VWV

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Under the new regulations, evaluations will now be assessed on the basis of 'Most Advantageous Tender' instead of the 'Most Economically Advantageous Tender'. Suppliers should ensure any commercially sensitive information is clearly marked when submitting tenders. How has the evaluation criteria changed?

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Tenders Direct

JANUARY 7, 2021

Do you know what the Find a Tender service is, or the role it plays within public procurement? In this post, we clarify what this service is, and how it affects your tender searches. The post What is Find a Tender? appeared first on Tenders Direct Blog.

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Scottish Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

What is PCS-Tender? PCS-Tender is the national eTendering system funded by the Scottish Government. The system is a secure and efficient way for Buyers and Suppliers to manage tender exercises online. Where can I find PCS-Tender User Guides? The PCS-Tender Supplier Guides have been updated. appeared first on.

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Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 28, 2024

First, ICW presents a quantitative analysis of high risk tenders based on Opentender to the Maros’ Inspector (chief auditor). ICW and the Inspector work together to prioritize which tenders will be audited, taking a variety of factors into consideration such as the value of the deal and whether it’s a high-profile public case.

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Tracker Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

As we’ll discuss, tender contracts are becoming an increasingly viable option for businesses to attract new suppliers and contracts. However, many businesses may not know where to turn when it comes to tender contracts. Public sector tendering contracts have many benefits. Are You Ready to Utilise Tender Contracts?

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 11, 2025

In 2016, the local government issued a continued construction tender with an estimated price of Rp. In 2018, there was another tender for Rp. In 2019, the local government held a tender to continue the construction of the center with a budget of Rp. The budget tended to increase over time. billion (roughly US$140,000).

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VWV

DECEMBER 18, 2024

As part of the reforms, the current Find a Tender system will be improved to create a Central Digital Platform. One of the more anticipated notes - Central Digital Platform and the Publication of Information - has now been published. details of connected persons).

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How to Crack a Nut

JANUARY 13, 2025

The UK Government has today published its AI Opportunities Action Plan , focused on Ramping up AI adoption across the UK to boost economic growth, provide jobs for the future and improve people's everyday lives. The plan heavily focuses on public sector AI adoption and formulates a series of recommendations to boost AI procurement. 41 PA23 and Sch.5

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Open Contracting Partnership

APRIL 4, 2025

Expand and deepen market engagement, to ensure that tender requirements and terms of reference closely correspond to what the market can deliver, and what suppliers are well positioned to offer for the project at hand. These could include quality, past performance, sustainability, and social criteria.

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 31, 2025

Just before the pandemic at the very end of 2019, we had the pleasure of meeting the organizers of the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics along with civil society and experts from Milan and Nottingham universities to discuss best practices. You can read more about it in our first report. We hoped to do this for Paris 2024 but it was not to be!].

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The Procurement ClassRoom

MAY 4, 2024

As such, evaluation panels conclude the bid evaluation process declaring some of these requirements to be a minor deviation from the qualification requirements, hence the term substantially responsive bid instead of perfectly responsive bid. Thus, deviations from the evaluation requirement could either be material/major or immaterial/minor.

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Telles.eu

MARCH 23, 2023

When putting the contract out to tender, Transtejo decided to acquire 10 ferries and only one single pack of batteries, committing itself to acquire the remaining 9 packs at a later date via another procurement procedure. The company doesn’t bite and both attempts fail.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

JUNE 20, 2024

22-2154 , the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reinstated the Portland Mint’s claim that the government breached an implied-in-fact contract to pay the Portland Mint for coins tendered under the government’s Mutilated Coin Redemption Program. United States , Case No. The Portland Mint’s claims stemmed from the U.S.

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Telles.eu

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Furthermore, it seems this check is to be done by each contracting authority on a tender by tender basis, further increasing their compliance work or at the very least their compliance risk. The Portuguese government is planning to introduce mandatory green public procurement criteria in the near future.

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How to Crack a Nut

MAY 8, 2024

AI, meaning, embeddings, and ‘content in context’ The OCP introduction helpfully addresses this issue in relation to an example of ‘sentence similarity’, where the researchers are looking for phrases that are alike in tender notices and predefined green criteria, and therefore want to use AI to compare sentences and assign them a similarity score.

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ivalua

MAY 9, 2023

In light of existing rules, vendors can deter competition by driving prices down in competitive tenders. There is quite a substantial effort to participate in a public tender process, so most vendors have a limit to how many unsuccessful tenders they are willing to respond to before giving up.

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Open Contracting Partnership

MAY 23, 2024

Results : The Clarity App is building trust among Ukrainian businesses that they can receive a fair decision for procurement appeals and fair competition without discrimination in tenders. Appeals are an important element of any procurement system, as they enable businesses to defend their rights to compete for and win tenders.

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Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

JANUARY 29, 2024

Having sent out your RFQs (requests for quotations) or ITT (invitations to tender) you have received quotations and bids back. The quote that stands out is from an overseas supplier offering a price that is 20% lower than all the home country quotes. What effect will this have on the company’s carbon footprint?

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Scottish Government Procurement

MARCH 4, 2025

Keynote sessions Alongside the exhibition, the event will include keynote sessions from experts offering hints and tips to get tender ready. During these sessions, visitors can put their questions to speakers using the live Q&A on the Meet the Buyer National app and leave feedback on its polls.

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