Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 4, 2023

This value increased by 30% between 2021 and 2022, years in which more than 58,000 contracts were assigned to SMEs, according to data from the electronic public procurement system (SECOP 2) analyzed by OCP. The value awarded to SMEs in 2022 was 16 billion Colombian pesos (around 28%).

Government 61

Government Government Public Procurement Public Procurement System 61

Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Public procurement is like the heartbeat of public spending in most of Africa – by some estimates, it accounts for 17% of the GDP of African Countries.

Public Procurement 69

Public Procurement Procurement E-procurement Transparency 69

Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Results: The number of women-led businesses registered in the official state public procurement system increased by 43% from 2021 and 2022 to a total of 158 businesses, winning a total of 47 contracts, up from a mere 7 in 2020.

Procurement 88

Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Bidding 88

Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

To better understand the challenges small businesses face when bidding for public tenders, and complementary to its Lift impact accelerator project, the Open Contracting Partnership engaged in conversations with entrepreneurs, public officials, and civil society actors with a stake in improving the public procurement system.

Tender 52

Tender Public Procurement Supplier Participation 52

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

APRIL 15, 2020

These recommendations are as follows: Make the publication of contract awards mandatory throughout the federal public procurement system and communicate the requirement to all stakeholders.

Data 52

Data Procurement Tender Public Procurement 52

Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 28, 2024

In 2022, OCP published an impact story about how Indonesia’s authorities have been working with civil society to curb corruption by improving timely oversight of the public procurement system, which spans over 600 decentralized government agencies.

Corruption 90

Corruption Data E-procurement Procurement 90

Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 30, 2024

We looked for others who had performed a similar matching, in order to compare and validate our matches, and found the matching performed by ProZorro , the central public procurement system of Ukraine, which was consistent with ours. A summary of the 3-level structure we used for green criteria related to furniture.

Procurement 61

Procurement Public Procurement Green Public Procurement Electronics 61

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Anti-corruption as a means to an end As the procurement agency further develops its data monitoring systems, they are becoming more sophisticated, integrating new variables and machine learning. We want to increase the contracts directed to SMEs from 20% to 30%.”

Corruption 77

Corruption Collaboration Data Public Procurement 77

Open Contracting Partnership

MAY 23, 2024

The app’s comprehensive database of procurement appeals sources data from the Prozorro public procurement system, as well as decisions on complaints made to the Antimonopoly Committee, and investigations by the State Audit Service.

Procurement 65

Procurement Tender Buyers Public Procurement 65

Inter-American Development Bank

MARCH 7, 2023

Fortunately, progress has been made in the region and countries are in a position to develop diagnoses, tools, and institutional capacities to promote green procurement.

Finance 52

Finance Price Sustainability Capacity 52

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Marketing campaign: From May 2023, a marketing campaign was launched, inviting MSME companies to participate in the public procurement system and explaining the changes designed to make their participation simpler and more effective.

Procurement 61

Procurement Tender Public Procurement Bidder 61

The Procurement ClassRoom

MARCH 1, 2016

As a public procurement practitioner you are also a public servant. You manage public funds, are bound by an ethical code of conduct, and are accountable for what you do or fail to do when managing those funds.

Public Procurement 40

Public Procurement Procurement Bidding Import 40

How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 28, 2023

Importantly, the top three layers are centralised and the European Commission has responsibility (and funding) for developing them, while the bottom data layer is decentralised, with each Member State retaining responsibility for digitalising its public procurement systems and connecting its data sources to the PPDS.

Procurement 52

Procurement Public Procurement Buyers Thresholds 52