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At 2 am on Saturday morning, the day after the 10th Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) was meant to end in Atlanta, exhausted negotiators finally adopted a resolution on “ Promoting transparency and integrity in publicprocurement in support of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ”.
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Among the reform areas identified was the country’s publicprocurement system. The strategy outlined in the NACP aimed to establish a dedicated publicprocurement law and revamp existing procurement practices.
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50 of April 18, 2016 (“Italian PublicProcurement Code”), the Decree defines limits and operating terms of “serious tax violations that have not been definitively sanctioned”, suitable to determine the exclusion of the economic operator from participation in publictenders.
On my previous post about *that* train tender in Portugal, I argued that it was quite possible the contract involved a State Aid angle but stopped short of making a more definitive or certain claim. So why would the others miss the opportunity that the Alstom-led consortium spotted?
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Through the official letter MH-DCoP-OF-0458-2023 of the PublicProcurement Directorate of the Ministry of Finance, an interpretation has been made of Article 44 of the Regulations to the new PublicProcurement Law regarding the obligation of the Administration to conduc t market research.
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It covers a range of issues related to publicprocurement and the tendering process. We are encouraging all suppliers to take part, as the feedback you provide will be invaluable in helping us to shape future thinking on the policy and delivery of publicprocurement in Scotland.
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As we celebrate, we find ourselves at the crossroads of progress and potential, confronting the myths holding women back from participating in publicprocurement and attaining certain heights in leadership. Happy International Women’s Day! According to the World Bank, women-owned SMEs contribute 20% to the global GDP.
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Paola Diegues is a self-proclaimed publicprocurement enthusiast. 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. They currently service 30 clients in Latin America.
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VIGIA is a unique initiative that allows entrepreneurs to easily find publicprocurement business opportunities in Paraguay, as well as provide real-time high-quality feedback about irregularities. Instead, we found that involving entrepreneurs’ knowledge could prevent issues in specific tender processes.
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How the School of Applied Research in PublicProcurement trained community leaders to dig into government contracting issues in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The first phase, Introductory Course on PublicProcurement, took place online from October to December 2021.
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Each day federal, state and local agencies release several tenders across regions and sectors. The weightage and scoring of each tender will be different in the ease case. Devote plenty of time in drafting the tender proposal and do not forget to attach every document. .
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Framework public bodies are requested to advise upon their interest in participating in a User Intelligence Group for this procurement exercise. Framework Public Bodies are requested to advise upon their interest in participating in a User Intelligence Group for this procurement exercise.
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As these common “green procurement” strategies are adopted by governments around the world, the UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) model law on publicprocurement , last revised in 2011, could be updated to facilitate implementation. Contractor ¶ 60 (Thomson Reuters, 2024).
I continue exploring the use of publicprocurement 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.
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