Telles.eu

JUNE 14, 2023

The procurement procedure was launched in December 2021 and adopted a MEAT approach for the award criteria. It included a specific criterion worth 15% of the marks available for "Manufacturing/assembly bonus in Portugal using sheltered workshops." This criterion was then further refined with sub-criteria and a 0-100 scaling system.

Tender 100

Tender Manufacturing Capacity Procurement 100

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

APRIL 15, 2020

Public procurement is one of the key ways of corruptly channelling money out of the state, not least because it is one of the few areas of public spending in which there is significant discretion. That means that, in a well-functioning state, there will be many bodies with an interest in controlling and overseeing procurement.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Integration Integrity Procurement 52

Scottish Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

As part of Scot Climate Week 2023 , we hear from some members of the Public Procurement Group (PPG) on how their organisations are embedding climate action in their procurement activities. One significant step forward is the integration of environmental evaluations into our tendering process for all products.

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Supply Chain Public Procurement Sustainability Procurement 70

Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

But these businesses rarely take part in public procurement due to long-standing cultural barriers, overly bureaucratic processes and the sense that to win public contracts, they must have the right connections. The bidding process was also restructured to lower the barriers for such businesses to register and submit bids.

E-procurement 84

E-procurement Procurement Public Procurement Bidding 84

Nitrous: Public Procurement

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

To make this environment, we added functionality that allows users to match buyer and supplier technologies, attribute IT solutions to tenders, and understand the tech architecture of the London public sector for the first time. Boroughs need guidance on innovative procurement practices and making tenders be more SME-friendly.

Tender 52

Tender Joint Procurement Supplier Collaboration 52

How to Crack a Nut

APRIL 4, 2023

The report is not specifically about public procurement of AI, but its content is relevant to assessing the conditions surrounding the acquisition of AI by the public sector. The AI procurement report evidences that UK (public and private) buyers are procuring AI they do not understand and cannot adequately monitor.

Procurement 52

Procurement Buyers IT Public Procurement 52

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2020

Enhancing the transparency of government in general and of public procurement processes in particular has been increasingly on the agenda of governments, civil societies and businesses as evidenced by initiatives such as the Open Government Partnership which has seen 70 OGP members making 189 open contracting commitments by March 2019 [1].

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Bidder Transparency Contract Public Procurement 40