Scottish Government Procurement

OCTOBER 29, 2024

There is less than a week left to complete the supplier survey. This survey is aimed at suppliers to the Scottish public sector. 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 public procurement in Scotland.

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Supplier Public Procurement Tender Procurement 57

ivalua

AUGUST 26, 2015

In my last blog post , I talked about how the need for better supplier information was a dominant theme across the automotive industry, as well as for many other discrete manufacturers. The impact suppliers have on the products you make and sell, good and bad, is just too significant to be ignored. Here are three examples.

Supplier 69

Supplier Capacity Automotive Manufacturing 69

American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

By participating in cooperative purchasing, organizations can save time and resources. The lead agency conducts the solicitation and RFP process, sets the terms, and awards the contract to a supplier. OMNIA Partners checks suppliers to ensure high quality, providing organizations with many options in various categories.

Purchasing 58

Purchasing Procurement IT Quality 58

ivalua

MAY 9, 2019

The most fundamental spend categorization in Procurement is the line between direct and indirect spend, but one effort that transcends this split is supplier management. This includes supplier information management, supply chain risk management/mitigation, and supplier performance management. Financial Services.

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Supplier Management Supply Chain Procurement 58

Scottish Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Bidders will use their SPD response to indicate whether their organisations meet the requirements to participate in the procurement exercise. The SPD module in PCS is available to all users who need to carry out electronic SPD requests.

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Buyers Bidder Contract Public Procurement 57

The Procurement School

OCTOBER 22, 2024

This article explores practical approaches to streamline public sector procurement processes and focuses on increasing participation from Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). The intention is to encourage consideration of ways to simplify and open opportunities for SMEs to efficiently participate in more public procurements.

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Participation Procurement Strategies Procurement Buyers 52

ivalua

APRIL 1, 2019

Supplier information is typically viewed by procurement organizations as one of two things. It is either a data input, such as what we gather and use in spend analysis, or it is a process by-product, such as the information we gather from prospective suppliers during strategic sourcing. It does not tell us much about the suppliers.

Supplier 53

Supplier Management Supply Chain Strategic Sourcing 53

Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Supplier base will be adequate, company says Bradie also sought to reassure investors that HomeSafe will have enough participation from the moving industry to successfully implement the contract. The company does not operate any trucks or employ any movers on its own; it will rely entirely on subcontractors to conduct the work.

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Integration Integrity IT Contract 141

Open Contracting Partnership

APRIL 4, 2025

Engage with the market and make contract opportunities attractive to more suppliers Alongside investment in domestic country systems, the World Bank can strengthen its own procurement, through the stronger use of strategic procurement plans for each project.

Procurement 52

Procurement Collaboration E-procurement Capacity 52

Public Procurement Intl

OCTOBER 21, 2024

government’s supplier base. Article 8, for example, warns the procuring agency, “when first soliciting the participation of. contractors in the procurement proceedings, shall declare whether the participation of suppliers or contractors in the procurement proceedings is limited,” and any “such declaration may not later be altered.”

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Procurement Procurement Strategies E-procurement Bidder 147

Inter-American Development Bank

MARCH 9, 2023

1] There are different restrictions that explain this low participation of women-led companies in the awarding of public procurement contracts. As a result, encouraging the participation of women-led SMEs in public procurement processes can help promote gender equality and women’s empowerment.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Participation Procurement Supplier 52

VWV

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The Procurement Act 2023 (the Act) introduces a range of reforms aimed at simplifying and enhancing transparency in the procurement process, which should be good news for suppliers. Part 2 will cover the debarment list; contract award process and what options are available to suppliers if things go wrong.

Supplier 52

Supplier Procurement Tender Transparency 52

FedScoop

MAY 7, 2024

. “Apple does not tolerate forced labor and looking for the presence of forced labor is part of every supplier assessment we conduct,” an Apple spokesperson said in a statement to FedScoop. Assessments run by the Responsible Business Alliance, an industry group that Apple works with and is a member of , are specifically referenced.

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Supply Chain Electronics Supplier Media 112

ivalua

MARCH 13, 2019

This involves the perspectives of immediate stakeholders, agency leads and the general public, but it also includes the perspectives of suppliers participating in solicitations or seeking opportunities to work with the government. One of the worst possible side effects of a solicitation is when a supplier protests the award decision.

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Supplier Transparency Procurement Purchasing 40

Tracker Intelligence

AUGUST 30, 2024

The opportunity for suppliers is to be active and willing participants in helping the public sector and contracting authorities to achieve its goals. It’s often suppliers who bring the innovations and fresh approaches, so it’s a fantastic opportunity to showcase what you can do. “It What can suppliers do?

Supplier 52

Supplier Supply Chain Sustainability Public Procurement 52

ivalua

AUGUST 26, 2015

In my last blog post , I talked about how the need for better supplier information was a dominant theme across the automotive industry, as well as for many other discrete manufacturers. The impact suppliers have on the products you make and sell, good and bad, is just too significant to be ignored. Here are three examples.

Supplier 40

Supplier Capacity Automotive Manufacturing 40

ivalua

MAY 9, 2023

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. In light of existing rules, vendors can deter competition by driving prices down in competitive tenders.

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Public Procurement Tender Supplier Procurement 98

ivalua

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Suppliers have never been more important. As a result, your suppliers now have a very significant impact on the price and quality of your products, your company’s reputation and ability to innovate, and even the success of the new offerings your company introduces into the marketplace. Create a specific data map.

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Supplier Total Cost of Ownership Supply Chain Cost of Ownership 40

Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 11, 2023

We designed a data analysis project to show how public open datasets can be used to uncover important issues and bring public attention to who is supplying what, for how much and whether there are any links between suppliers and high-ranking public officials.

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Data Corruption Supplier Public Procurement 123

Select GCR

JANUARY 14, 2025

This certification can significantly enhance the visibility of certified businesses, making them more attractive to prime contractors looking to fulfill diversity participation goals. Programs like the Port Authoritys MWSDBE and SDVOB aim to increase participation opportunities for underrepresented vendor communities.

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Supply Chain Government Contracts Contract Participation 52

How to Crack a Nut

JANUARY 13, 2025

Moreover, under current guidance on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), the preferred option is to leave IPR under supplier ownership where the creation of any New IP created cannot easily be separated from the (Suppliers) Existing IP. This would significantly raise participation costs and be prone to litigation and other problems.

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Procurement Tender Supplier Innovation 64

Select GCR

MARCH 11, 2025

Being WBENC-certified provides access to procurement executives and supplier diversity at major corporations and government entities. Certification is usually required to participate in certain government contracting programs or to access specific resources and benefits. Participating in mentorship programs is beneficial for growth.

Networking 52

Networking Utilities Contract Participation 52

ivalua

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Vision: Ivalua believes that digital transformation will make supply chains more efficient, sustainable and resilient, and unlock the power of supplier collaboration. There were no fees or costs associated with participating, nor was nomination required. About Ivalua.

Media 98

Media Supply Chain Supplier Collaboration 98

ivalua

APRIL 23, 2020

The overall theme is the “Journey to Procurement Excellence”, focusing on how Procurement can deliver value through supplier collaboration, supplier risk management and more advanced strategies and capabilities to deal with Procurement and supply chain management risks and challenges – while not forgetting cost and operational perspectives.

Supply Chain 18

Supply Chain Procurement Supplier Risk Management 18

Scottish Government Procurement

OCTOBER 7, 2024

To support these types of organisations to participate in the procurement process, the plan aims to reduce barriers. To learn more about how your business can take advantage of public procurement opportunities, visit the Supplier Journey website today!

Public Procurement 57

Public Procurement Procurement Supplier Bidding 57

VWV

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Whats still to come As the go-live date approaches, here a few more dates for your diary to watch out for: December 2024: Publication of a Procurement Specific Questionnaire template as part of the conditions of participation, January 2025: Expect guidance notes on Electronic Invoicing and the Payment Compliance Notice.

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Procurement Framework Agreement Public Procurement Electronics 52

Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 8, 2024

As we celebrate, we find ourselves at the crossroads of progress and potential, confronting the myths holding women back from participating in public procurement and attaining certain heights in leadership. For instance, women producers in Palmira are suppliers for the school meals program and other food provision services.

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Government Contracts Leadership Government Government 80

Scottish Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

It provides a list of pre-qualified suppliers for a variety of requirements, via three filters (type of civils works, location and value band). Suppliers are now able to submit applications to join the DPS via PCS-T (additional details are included within the Contract Notice). A DPS is an agile electronic method of procurement.

Purchasing 57

Purchasing Engineering Supplier Public Procurement 57

Scottish Government Procurement

APRIL 8, 2024

For the first time ever, the Supplier Development Programme is pleased to announce that all four of the Procurement Centres of Expertise (CoE) are taking part in Meet the Buyer National , at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 5 June and they will be ready to talk procurement frameworks!

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Buyers Framework Agreement Supplier Procurement 67

Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 3, 2023

For all stakeholders to monitor and participate effectively – including businesses, civil society, independent oversight institutions and government itself, relevant information needs to be disclosed at each stage, from procurement plans, bidding documents, contract terms, performance data, and payments.

Public Procurement 123

Public Procurement Procurement Corruption Transparency 123

Tracker Intelligence

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The Importance of Competition in Public Procurement The essence of competition is to allow multiple suppliers to compete for a government contract under the same conditions so that the best value is achieved. Additionally, this lack of diversity in supply chains can lead to overreliance on a few select suppliers.

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Public Procurement Procurement Tender Framework Agreement 52

Telles.eu

OCTOBER 9, 2023

In a nutshell, the government will ban significant parts of the food distribution network within the EU from participating in food procurement in Portugal and thus tilt the market in favour of suppliers and distributors closer to the customer. Where will they source the food that also is mandatory to be in season?

Green Public Procurement 124

Green Public Procurement Public Procurement Procurement Supply Chain 124

ivalua

MARCH 3, 2020

Often, we see suppliers to the enterprise participating in the incubators. On the contrary, Procurement often plays the bad cop role, creating barriers to onboard new and innovative suppliers, asking for endless compliance documents, ending the magic of the incubation. Yet, these initiatives are rarely owned by Procurement.

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Procurement Supplier Collaboration Innovation 72

Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

These public procurement principles allow businesses of all sizes to participate equitably, protect the integrity of taxpayer money, and encourage competition and efficiency. Having a solid understanding of public procurement principles enables procurement professionals and suppliers to confidently navigate public sector procurement.

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Public Procurement Transparency Procurement Tender 52

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 22, 2023

They leveraged Paraguay’s high quality, publicly accessible open contracting data to measure the existing participation of these smaller businesses and to understand their challenges in working with government buyers. Fewer than 300 MSMEs participate in a procurement market worth almost US$3 billion annually.

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Procurement Tender Public Procurement Bidder 62

Inter-American Development Bank

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Traditional public procurement is often adversarial between public buyers and suppliers, with each side aiming to maximize its own benefit through strict rules for protection. Hart’s insights strongly resonated with participants from the LAC region, where traditional contracts are often strained by rigid rules. 4] Bandiera, O.,

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Procurement Strategic Planning Balance 52

Scottish Government Procurement

JUNE 24, 2024

Five suppliers have been appointed, three of which are Scottish Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs). Framework Public Bodies are encouraged to complete the RFI and confirm their interest in participating in a User Intelligence Group (UIG) for the new procurement exercise.

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Collaboration E-catalogue Framework Agreement E-procurement 67