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3 months to go until Meet the Buyer National 2025!

Scottish Government Procurement

Public sector exhibitors at Meet the Buyer will include Headline Partners Scottish Government and Scotland Excel. In addition, buyers from hub East Central Scotland, PfH, Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT), Police Scotland, and Historic Environment Scotland will be in attendance.

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Strategies for Procuring Alternative Student Transportation Services

American City & Country

Alternative forms of student transportation provide options for districts that need to supplement their current bus transportation to best serve their students’ needs. There are multiple ways to procure alternative transportation. How many students are we expecting to transport under this contract?

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Public Procurement: Delivering Value to a Community While Making Profit

Tracker Intelligence

Oftentimes, public authorities buy services such as energy, transport, social protection, waste management, and health or educational services from private entities. When the government purchases goods and services from private businesses, the process is known as public procurement. What is Public Procurement?

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The Role Of Social Value In Public Procurement: Driving Community Impact

Tracker Intelligence

Public procurement these days is not just about acquiring goods and public services at low costs. Social value is a transformative approach shaping how public contracts are awarded and executed. What Is Social Value In Public Procurement? Why Does Social Value Matter In Public Procurement?

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Better bike lanes in the Philippines: Civic groups won a budget for bike lanes, then followed the money

Open Contracting Partnership

When the pandemic began, the Philippines government suspended all public transport. They turned their attention to sounding the alarm about the transport crisis , when they were approached by commuters’ rights groups who were also trying to organize at the time. But they didn’t stop there.

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Digging out data to shine a light on public buying in Mongolia

Open Contracting Partnership

To tackle this problem, the country has proposed wide-ranging legislation , including an anti-corruption package with measures to standardize the operations of Mongolia’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and ensure they follow consistent rules throughout processes like tendering and procurement, among others.

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Cities and counties can take key steps to avoid costly ransomware attacks

American City & Country

Motorola Solutions serves several public-sector industries, including: Corrections • Education • Fire and EMS • Health care • U.S. The firm lists a number of cooperative contracts under the keyword “cybersecurity.” Michael Keating is senior editor for American City & County.

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