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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BLP

JULY 20, 2023

There are two different stages in which a market study must determine the price: 1) before the issuance of the initial bidding decision and 2) during the analysis of the reasonability of the price. The post Price Reasonability in the New Public Procurement Law appeared first on BLP Legal.

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Public Procurement Price Procurement E-procurement 52

VWV

DECEMBER 18, 2024

As part of the reforms, the current Find a Tender system will be improved to create a Central Digital Platform. This may include pricing, financial information which could affect the outcome of a future bid, intellectual property and trade secrets. Commercial sensitivity will be an important ground for suppliers to understand.

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Supplier Data Procurement Tender 52

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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E-procurement Tender Budget Procurement 52

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. We are pleased to see “equitable” used to describe the tendering processes which implies moving beyond lowest price to foster economic inclusion.

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Public Procurement Procurement E-procurement IT 140

ivalua

MARCH 18, 2021

The Strategic Sourcing modules of Ivalua allow Punch Powertrain buyers to define Purchasing needs collaboratively, consolidate the tendering documents and ease costing by suppliers (cost breakdown files, dialogue with the projects on technical feasibility).

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Strategic Sourcing E-auction Automotive Total Cost of Ownership 98

ivalua

MAY 9, 2023

In light of existing rules, vendors can deter competition by driving prices down in competitive tenders. However, this strategy may lead to a lack of options and price volatility within the market.

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Public Procurement Tender Supplier Procurement 98

Tendersinfo

APRIL 8, 2021

Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT) is the measure for selecting the best out of the incoming bids based on factors that are related to the subject matter of the contract. This criterion of selecting the tender was announced by European Parliament in January 2014. Tender Evaluation is done as an aggregate of both aspects.

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Procurement Team Evaluation Tender Procurement 52

Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

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. Often prices fall, says Diegues, when a government only holds an annual tender and the products are ordered in large volumes. “As

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Data Public Procurement Tender Price 57

Open Contracting Partnership

JUNE 26, 2024

Using ACT Ai, the villager quickly discovered that each lamp post cost the district over 100,000 Thai Baht (US$3,000)—a stark contrast to the 10,000 Baht (US$300) price tag for a similar lamp post online. The villager reporting the lamp posts was one of them. million), with plans for more purchases underway.

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Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Businesses must understand the key differences between the public and private procurement methods, regulations, and goals when c onsidering tender opportunities in either sector. Furthermore, private businesses have more flexibility in pursuing informal tendering procedures or direct negotiation with suppliers.

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Tracker Intelligence

MARCH 16, 2024

Numerous opportunities exist for businesses specialising in cleaning services to participate in railway tenders and cleaning contracts. Tracker Intelligence helps companies by providing the right knowledge and tools to find and win railway cleaning tenders. Tracker Intelligence helps to make this process simpler.

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Tender Market Analysis Demand Bidding 52

Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

How Transparency is Ensured in Procurement Transparency is achieved through open contract notices, public tenders, and clear evaluation criteria. Value for money procurement goes beyond selecting the lowest-cost supplier; it considers the most advantageous combination of price, quality, and sustainability.

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Public Procurement Transparency Procurement Tender 52

Public Contracting Institute

JANUARY 3, 2024

DOD shipping offices collect offers, known as “tenders” to ship household goods (“HHG”) from transportation providers such as Platinum, The government uses the available tenders to place orders via the issuance of a government bill of lading (“GBL”) which memorialize the government’s acceptance of an active tender to ship HHGs.

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Tendersinfo

MARCH 24, 2021

Even though there is no such general rule to win a contract but when you take each contract individually there is a commonality that prevails in tenders across various regions and sectors. Procurement Professionals evaluate Tenders based on Price v/s Quality.

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Public Procurement Procurement Tender Bidding 52

Tracker Intelligence

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Without competitive bidding, prices go up, and the quality of goods and services languishes. This is particularly problematic for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), which often need more resources to participate in complex, bureaucratic tender processes dominated by a few more prominent competitors.

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Public Procurement Procurement Tender Framework Agreement 52

Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

JANUARY 29, 2024

The benefits of sourcing from overseas include factors such as: Access to a wider market Access to expertise and technology Lower prices If you read last month’s blog you will have discovered or been reminded of understanding the importance between price and cost.

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Global Sourcing IT Supplier Price 59

Tracker Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Furthermore, the government organisation must make all solicitation documents available at a reasonable price. Integrity All tender documents must have clear and dependable information free of bias. The prices the organisation pays for the services and goods should be of good value and generally acceptable.

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Public Procurement Procurement Tender Supplier 52

BLP

JULY 12, 2023

The reform also specifies the contracts subject to endorsement and the cases in which a price readjustment or revision mechanism analysis is part of the endorsement process. Indicates the cases the Comptroller’s Office will analyze for price readjustment or review as part of the endorsement process.

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Tender Public Procurement Price Electronics 52

Tracker Intelligence

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Working with SMEs and local businesses enhances their ability to seek tenders, thus fostering inclusiveness and innovation. Our market analytics feature will assess the social value of tenders by providing real-time insights into community impact, enabling you to make more informed, socially responsible decisions.

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Public Procurement Procurement Supply Chain Tender 52

Scottish Government Procurement

JUNE 24, 2024

Framework Public Bodies will be notified in advance of the effective date of any new pricing and a new Lyreco catalogue will be uploaded in due course. Work on the re-let has commenced and currently it is out to Tender. The planned start date for the new framework is 11 July 2024. Framework Public Bodies will be notified upon award.

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Collaboration E-catalogue Framework Agreement E-procurement 67

Tracker Intelligence

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

These agreements define terms, conditions and price for goods and services and allow authorities to procure without having to re-run lengthy tender processes. Tracker Intelligence is a great tool to help vendors precisely and easily negotiate the complexity of the tendering process.

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Framework Agreement Procurement Supplier Tender 52

ivalua

MARCH 18, 2021

The Strategic Sourcing modules of Ivalua allow Punch Powertrain buyers to define Purchasing needs collaboratively, consolidate the tendering documents and ease costing by suppliers (cost breakdown files, dialogue with the projects on technical feasibility).

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Strategic Sourcing E-auction Automotive E-procurement 52

AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Rather than contract a single, large vendor offering the lowest bid price, the public tender aimed to select multiple specialist teams, from multiple vendors, each offering important capabilities and knowledge. They set up a project team to assemble a group of technology industry specialists to drive the project forward.

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Collaboration E-catalogue Data Tender 87

The Procurement ClassRoom

MARCH 26, 2019

It may also be called the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT). Synonymous terms are quotation review panel, bid review board or tender review committee, to name a few. On the other hand, the lowest priced bid is the bid with the lowest price read-out at the public bid opening event without being evaluated.

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ivalua

JANUARY 29, 2020

If you want a supplier to work quickly, to provide their best ideas, people or products to support your business, they won’t be responsive if for the last three years you only communicated to beat them up on price or criticise their delivery performance.

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Collaboration Innovation Procurement Supplier 65

Procureware

JANUARY 22, 2018

Where we started – manual bid management In manual systems, bid or tender responses are received via hard-copy or electronically via email, portable media, or file upload into an online site like Dropbox. Make a plan My first piece of advice regarding designing the online bid or tender response is to start with the end in mind.

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Bidding Buyers Evaluation Price 40

Scottish Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

These cover retentions in construction contracts, the Construction Pipeline Forecasting Tool, and a Graduated Pricing Mechanism. We will be running a tender later in the year, and there is plenty of opportunity for buyers and suppliers to input into the specification.

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Procurement Buyers Public Procurement Supplier 57

The Procurement ClassRoom

JUNE 21, 2015

They are also needed to prepare the solicitation (bidding/ tender ) documents. The approving authority may be different levels of tender boards such as central, ministerial and departmental. Delays caused by tender boards and donors are difficult to control. Delays result if negotiations take longer than anticipated.

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Public Procurement Procurement Bidder Tender 40

Procureware

APRIL 12, 2019

Detailed description of public bid opportunity Step 2: Provide Online Vendor Registration Publishing bid or tender solicitations is a great first step to improve transparency; today, however, vendors expect more. Beyond simply posting the winning supplier, it also includes pricing details.

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Transparency Bidding Bidder Tender 40

Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The urgent need to stem these ills led to the first wave of reforms that saw an overhaul of colonial era and post-independence procurement structures in the form of Tender Boards that were characterized by centralized procurement, lack of transparency, outdated legal framework and weak dispute management mechanisms.

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Public Procurement Procurement E-procurement Transparency 70

Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 5, 2024

Similarly, Lithuania is now tracking the use of “green” criteria to promote the procurement of environmentally friendly products and services, and Paraguay uses machine-learning to advertise tenders suitable for small businesses.

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Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Sustainability 89

Naomi Clews Consultancy

JULY 20, 2023

Of the 235 large contracts recorded on the public contracts database ' Find a Tender ' between January 2021 and January 2023, 20% of contracts that used open competition only received one bid. The expected level of single bidders within UK government’s major markets was not assessed.

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Framework Agreement Public Procurement Supplier Bidding 52

Open Contracting Partnership

JUNE 3, 2024

It also introduced a fine of 5% for the contract value or bidding price for violating procurement rules. Procurement does not start from the publication of tenders. Currently, the first violation leads to debarment for one year. The penalty increases to two years for the second violation. I’ve seen this argument used often.

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Public Procurement Procurement E-procurement Transparency 80

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2020

In Slovakia, the data collection process is prone to error due to the several Call for tenders and Contract award publication form types that were also changed throughout the year (i.e. Relative prices (final price divided by the initially estimated price) decreased by 1.9 bids without direct contracts considered.

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Bidder Transparency Contract Public Procurement 40

Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 3, 2023

An article published in Kazakhstan by Gulbarshyn Karabalina and Svetlana Garkusha prompted the social services department of the Mangystau Region to use a competitive tender for the first time in years. Unfortunately, many people do not know about the potential of monitoring public procurement tenders. Are the goals being achieved?

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Procurement Public Procurement E-procurement Participation 52

Scottish Government Procurement

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Postal Price Increases – The Postal Services framework terms allow for price reviews aligned to the date at which Royal Mail retail price increases take effect. Revised Pricing Schedules have been uploaded within the Framework Agreement documentation, including full terms & conditions available from the Knowledge Hub.

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