Tracker Intelligence

MARCH 20, 2025

The UK public sector procurement market is a complex and time-consuming route for suppliers looking to win government and corporate contracts. This guide provides a comprehensive overview of the best platforms for finding public sector contracts in the UK to help procurement professionals, buyers and suppliers make the right decisions.

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Scottish Government Procurement

JUNE 24, 2024

Five suppliers have been appointed, three of which are Scottish Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs). Software Value Added Reseller Services (SVARS) 1 May 2023 saw the first anniversary for the Scottish Procurement ‘Software Value Added Reseller Services’ (SVARS) single supplier Framework awarded to Computacenter Ltd.

Collaboration 68

Collaboration E-catalogue Framework Agreement E-procurement 68

ivalua

MAY 11, 2021

procurement digital transformation started on December 2020 with the Go-Live of the Ivalua Supplier Management module. Combining the Supplier Management module implementation with the Supplier qualification process re-design, Arkad S.p.A. The Arkad S.p.A competitiveness and for its customers satisfaction. strategy and values.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Project delivery is led by KPMG Belgium ’s Banking expert consulting team with support from Ivalua professional services. The financial group has 275’000 cooperative shareholders and more than 2’700 employees who provide daily services for its 900’000 customers.

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Strategic Sourcing Professional Services Supplier Procurement 52

ivalua

APRIL 11, 2022

Implementation of the project was led by Optis’ expert consulting team with support from Ivalua professional services, allowing TELUS to streamline their procurement processes through a simplified system that manages spend, ensures compliance, provides a rich catalog of products and services, and creates a full digital record of purchases.

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Tracker Intelligence

MARCH 28, 2025

These websites are designed to comply with transparency and legal publication requirements, ensuring that opportunities are available to all interested suppliers. Additionally, suppliers must consider the submission requirements, which include specific documents and information that need to be provided when participating in a tender process.

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Bonfire

MAY 17, 2022

Some phrases or acronyms you may have seen around this topic include: disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE); diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI); or supplier diversity. At what point did diverse suppliers or small suppliers become a priority? How did you structure your supplier engagement strategy?

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Supplier Education Public Private Partnership Procurement Team 52

GovCon Chamber of Commerce

APRIL 26, 2023

You only have 6 seconds to hook their interest and using clear concise language, you must tell them – that you are 'procurement ready' what good or professional services you sell what government agencies or commercial entities have paid you in the past Why do we recommend a 6 second capability statement?

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Scottish Government Procurement

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Their portfolio of commercial agreements includes utilities, ICT (information, computing and technology), corporate and professional services, supported businesses and construction – from 2024. Marketing Services (2022) This new Category A Framework commenced on 1 September 2022.

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Collaboration Framework Agreement Supplier Purchasing 45

Select GCR

MARCH 5, 2024

Large Procurements: When an organization needs to make a significant purchase or enter into a long-term contract, such as buying equipment, software, or professional services, they often use an RFP to ensure a thorough and competitive selection process. How is an RFP submitted?

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Evaluation Professional Services Competitive Bidding Education 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

MAY 13, 2024

Day One Speakers Keynote Speakers: Christine Harada , Senior Advisor, OFPP, OMB Moshe Schwartz , President, Etherton and Associates Panelists: Bonnie Evangelista , Acting Deputy Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer for Acquisitions, DoD Polly Hall , Senior Advisor to the Chief Procurement Officer, DHS Udaya Patnaik , Chief Innovation (..)

Supply Chain 59

Supply Chain Procurement Participation Professional Services 59

Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

A perspective by André Lima, Director for the United States During my three years as the City of Boston’s Director of Supplier Diversity, I often found myself explaining why procurement – this highly technical, often opaque process – matters to everyday people.

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Public Procurement Procurement Balance Quality 73

Great Government Through Technology

JULY 31, 2023

Before making a mission-critical acquisition, agencies can save time and resources in finding compliant suppliers, capabilities, competition levels and more to understand the market landscape. GSA’s Market Research as a Service (MRAS) conveniently delivers meaningful market data at no cost to federal, state, and local agencies.

Professional Services 40

Professional Services Supplier Efficiency Data 40

Scottish Government Procurement

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Their portfolio of commercial agreements includes utilities, ICT (information, computing and technology), corporate and professional services, supported businesses and construction – from 2024. Marketing Services (2022) This new Category A Framework commenced on 1 September 2022.

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Collaboration Framework Agreement Supplier Purchasing 40

Bonfire

MARCH 29, 2022

Crown corporations purchase a variety of goods and services, from professional services to technology to general goods. Roundtable participants said under a certain threshold (around $100K for services and $25K for goods) their client departments have full discretion on how to source.

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Procurement Eprocurement Purchasing Participation 52

Great Government Through Technology

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The Highly Adaptive Cybersecurity Services (HACS) Special Item Number (SIN) also offers quick access to vendors who have been technically evaluated to do such inventories. If an agency has Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) Managed Services awarded, it can tap into those suppliers to conduct these assessments.

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Bonfire

JANUARY 25, 2023

Recently, we had the pleasure of sitting down with DeNita Lacking-Quinn (Supervisor at City of Dallas Procurement Services) and André McEwing (Supplier Diversity Manager at Tarrant County College) during our TexasTalk event to get their tips on creating an effective vendor diversity program.

Bidding 52

Bidding Procurement Eprocurement Leadership 52

Select GCR

JULY 2, 2024

Staying vigilant against scams is a must for users of the System for Award Management; it is free to register and any solicitation for payment should be treated as suspect and reported to the Federal Service Desk. Now, let’s discuss how to identify legitimate services and report suspicious activity. How do I register on SAM.gov?

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Management Utilities Accountability Procurement 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 12, 2024

George Prochaska, Program Operations Executive Director, Professional Services and Human Capital Categories, GSA Throughout his career at GSA, George Prochaska acted as a pioneer in supporting collaboration between government and industry.

E-procurement 64

E-procurement Sustainability Procurement Collaboration 64

GovLoop

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

She speaks, writes and consults on state government contract nuances with emphasis in IT & Tech, Medicaid/Healthcare and other Professional Services spaces. Under his leadership, the team successfully migrated the IT services amounting to $360M/annual IT spend to a multi-supplier contract model.

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Leadership Project Management Consulting Management 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 24, 2024

What’s next for GSA’s IT and Professional Services Categories, including the Schedules and GWACs? What’s next for GSA’s General Supplies and Services, including e-commerce platforms? What’s next for artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, and cloud? What’s next for GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Program?

E-procurement 52

E-procurement Price Procurement Logistics 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 17, 2024

What’s next for GSA’s IT and Professional Services Categories, including the Schedules and GWACs? What’s next for GSA’s General Supplies and Services, including e-commerce platforms? What’s next for artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, and cloud? What’s next for GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Program?

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Price Logistics E-procurement Procurement 52

Federal News Network

JANUARY 1, 2024

Outside of the federal acquisition workforce, Harada said OFPP’s other 2024 priorities are further strengthening and diversifying the supplier base and improving the underlying data that supports the acquisition workforce and contracting processes. Part of that effort means improving the management of software purchasing.

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Category Management Innovation Budget Management 92

The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 11, 2024

At the same event, DoD Chief Information Officer John Sherman said that implementation of the Zero Trust framework is an “absolute top priority” for the department. Workmaster also discusses the lessons learned and the impact of the CIO-SP4 bid protest decisions, and the split in bid protest case law (GAO vs.

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E-procurement Procurement Procurement Contracts Supply Chain 98

The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 21, 2023

ASCEND is a competitive, multiple-award, multi-agency BPA that addresses the governmentwide demand for cloud solutions, including Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) cloud solutions, Software as a Service (SaaS) cloud solutions, and Cloud IT professional services. Code and the FAR.

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Sustainability Transportation Transportation Contract 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 25, 2024

FAS Executive Panels: IT, Professional Services, and Assisted Services and General Supplies and Services On the afternoon of May 8, leadership from GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) will join us to discuss the priorities and initiatives from their respective offices. Watch the Full Video.

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Supply Chain E-procurement Procurement Thresholds 52

Select GCR

JUNE 11, 2024

The four types of contracts are sales agreements, non-disclosure agreements, and intellectual property management contracts, professional service agreements, and adhesion contracts. Frequently Asked Questions What are the 4 types of contracts? These contracts cover a wide range of business and legal purposes.

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Government Government Contract Price 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

JANUARY 4, 2024

ASCEND is a competitive multiple-award, multi-agency BPA that addresses the governmentwide demand for cloud solutions, including Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) cloud solutions, Software as a Service (SaaS) cloud solutions, and Cloud IT professional services.

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Price Supply Chain Contract Data 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In its place, the realignment focuses and centralizes MAS contracting management structure for the Office of Information Technology Category, the Office of Professional Services & Human Capital Categories, and the Office of General Supplies and Services Categories.

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E-procurement Price Supply Chain Procurement 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 25, 2023

It consists of eight plan elements: Begin with an executive summary; Identify critical suppliers; Identify supply chain risk to your critical assets; Implement supplier diversity; Develop a vendor attestation process; Develop a contingency plan; Train your employees; and Continuously monitor and improve.

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Supply Chain E-procurement Procurement Contract 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Day One Speakers Keynote Speakers: Former Congressman Tom Davis, Partner, Holland & Knight Jeff Koses , Senior Procurement Executive, GSA John Tenaglia , Principal Director, DPC Julia Wise , Director, Procurement & Grants Policy Division, NASA Panelists: Moshe Schwartz , President, Etherton and Associates Brian Friel , Co-Founder, BD Squared (..)

Logistics 59

Logistics Professional Services Supply Chain Accountability 59

The Procurement School

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Competitive bids need to be issued; policies updated: contracts need active oversight; staff hiring and retention; trade agreement obligations; supplier performance evaluations; or Indigenous engagement must be factored in to the decision-making. Supplier performance had never been measured. Inventory fulfilment rates were low.

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Consulting Competitive Bidding Inventory Public Procurement 52

The Procurement School

JANUARY 20, 2025

Competitive bids need to be issued; policies updated: contracts need active oversight; staff hiring and retention; trade agreement obligations; supplier performance evaluations; or Indigenous engagement must be factored in to the decision-making. Supplier performance had never been measured. Inventory fulfilment rates were low.

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Negotiation Contract Management Management Contract 52

Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

MARCH 24, 2025

For procurement professionals, this development presents new challenges in cost management, supplier relationships, and regulatory compliance. Suppliers may struggle with increased operational costs or choose to focus on markets with fewer trade barriers.

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Supply Chain Export Automotive Supplier 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The memo highlighted efforts by OMB to partner with SBA, the Domestic Policy Council, National Economic Council, and others to continue to promote efforts meant to increase the diversity of the government’s supplier base, including the use of innovative acquisition practices that lower transaction costs for small businesses.

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Supply Chain Price E-procurement Contract 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 12, 2023

As the FAR Council explained in its October 2021 Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (discussed previously here ), E.O. 57405, 57405 (Oct. 15, 2021) (emphasis added).

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Supply Chain E-procurement Price Procurement 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Sustainability: The act prohibits non-traditional defense contractors from being forced to make greenhouse gas disclosures as a condition of award and delays any DoD requirement for other contractors by one year.

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E-procurement Procurement Supply Chain Price 52