Scottish Government Procurement

MARCH 7, 2024

The purpose of this updated guidance is to support implementation of FWF, the Scottish Government’s policy for driving high quality fair work and workforce diversity across the labour market in Scotland by providing more detailed practical guidance. This replaces the previous Best Practice Guidance and Toolkit published in 2018.

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Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 5, 2023

In October, EU countries will be required to adopt eForms in a bid to improve the quality of data published on the block’s government tendering. All Dutch authorities must publish their above-the-threshold tenders via the TenderNed platform , so businesses can access all public data and documents from a single webpage.

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Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Value: Smart Spending, Not Just Cheap Deals It’s not just about the lowest priceit’s about quality, long-term savings, and corporate social responsibility. Governments aim to support ethical, sustainable businesses while getting the best value. It outlines pricing, service quality and other key details.

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Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Following these principles will allow for public sector entities to make informed decisions which will drive competition and the most advantageous combination of cost, quality and sustainability. This principle also supports economic growth by encouraging diverse suppliers to contribute to government contracts.

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Tracker Intelligence

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

These agreements take on even greater importance under the Procurement Act 2023, with greater emphasis on transparency, competition and sustainability. These agreements define terms, conditions and price for goods and services and allow authorities to procure without having to re-run lengthy tender processes.

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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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Tracker Intelligence

MARCH 16, 2025

In the UK, public procurement is essential to providing high-quality public services. Through customised insights and tender notifications that link them to public sector contract possibilities and government procurement organisations, Tracker Intelligence assists suppliers in navigating this difficult market.

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 5, 2024

We want to enable one billion people to live in more equitable, prosperous and sustainable communities by 2030 by improving US$2 trillion in public procurement spending. We want to unlock its power to improve economic inclusion and sustainability, rebuild integrity and trust, and deliver the quality public services that we all deserve.

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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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Tendersinfo

JUNE 4, 2021

They are the one that drives the organization’s success by using their analytical skills to help the organization build its market place and move towards sustainable business development. Here we have listed out few insights about e tendering business that can help you make the right bid.

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Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The media organization ProTenge, which exposed tenders to buy books and publish articles about the ex-President that were subsequently canceled. Civic procurement monitoring in Kazakhstan at a glance Members of Kun Jarygy have monitored 1,222 tenders worth KZT 346 billion (~US$725 million) in the coalition’s first year.

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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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Scottish Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The Peatland ACTION delivery partners alongside NatureScot are Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park Authority; Cairngorms National Park Authority; Forestry and Land Scotland; and Scottish Water – Sustainable Land Management Team.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Viparis has chosen Ivalua and CKS to equip its Procurement department with a software suite that meets the challenges of an exceptional deadline for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris and will help sustain the Group’s growth. We were convinced by the quality and the extensive functional scope of the Ivalua solution.

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 8, 2024

Although we have come a long way, the gaps still exist and to realize inclusive economies and sustainable development globally, we must #InspireInclusion. When given opportunities, these businesses excel in delivering quality and innovation. According to the World Bank, women-owned SMEs contribute 20% to the global GDP.

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Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

As the largest portion of the economy that is directly in government’s hands, public procurement is now at the forefront of interventions in digitizing government business, and advancing inclusive development, sustainability, and open government. This was not always the case.

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Tracker Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

These critical steps can streamline the tender process, and position your business for success in the public sector market. The platform is free to use and offers a clear view of available tenders across various sectors, making it an essential and accessible tool for suppliers seeking public sector opportunities.

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ivalua

MARCH 18, 2021

The Belgium-based automotive supplier, specialising in sustainable and affordable propulsion system solutions, deployed Ivalua’s platform in September 2020 for the sourcing of components for the DT2 program, within the company’s Joint Venture operations: Punch Powertrain PSA e-transmissions.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 22, 2023

They leveraged Paraguay’s high quality, publicly accessible open contracting data to measure the existing participation of these smaller businesses and to understand their challenges in working with government buyers. Second, they sought to leverage Paraguay’s accessible, high quality open contracting data.

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University of Bristol

AUGUST 23, 2021

Key elements of the proposal In a nutshell, the proposal seeks to debunk tendering as the sole (or rather, primary, for there are exceptions in reg.32 Each of these criteria are explained in more detail in the proposal’s Annex. Comments on the ‘three route’ model Tendering optionality.

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Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 30, 2024

Introducing more sustainable procurement policies and processes presents an enormous opportunity for public authorities to not only contribute to reaching carbon emission reduction goals but also to drive sustainable societal and economic development. A star indicates requirements included in the EU’s green criteria for furniture.

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ivalua

AUGUST 21, 2022

This means a significant risk of low commitment rates and low-quality (and therefore unreliable) data. To improve efficiency, quality, and data capitalization, the buyer must have digitized tools at their disposal. Integrate carbon criteria in calls for tenders. It will also require a different approach to supplier strategies.

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Scottish Government Procurement

JUNE 24, 2024

Further details can be found here: Procurement – media planning buying and associated services: guidance – gov.scot (www.gov.scot) Recruitment Ads and Pins The renewal process for Recruitment Ads and Pins is underway with tender submissions being evaluated. Work on the re-let has commenced and currently it is out to Tender.

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Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2020

In spite of such major policy developments, we still lack the specific and rigorous evidence on the impact of transparency interventions and which types of transparency matter for which actors to support desirable societal outcomes such as high quality public services, procedural justice or public sector integrity (Bauhr et al, 2019).

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ivalua

JUNE 1, 2022

By bridging the gaps, Amrest could even start the tendering process earlier with a wider range of suppliers. In addition, quality is the cornerstone of the food and beverage industry and effective sourcing and forecasting is crucial to their operational success. For Amrest, sustainability is central to their mission and vision.

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How to Crack a Nut

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

A good example of this is the use of public procurement to contribute to the promotion of sustainability objectives, even to the detriment of traditional aims such as ensuring the best value for money in a strict, financial sense. However, it might also be used to steer it towards complementary dimensions. If so, what is to be done?

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University of Bristol

OCTOBER 21, 2024

And those difficulties and clashes are exacerbated by several layers of multi-level governance and decision-making in public procurement, which create additional scope for conflict and contestation in the process of translating general legislative and policy goals into decisions on the design of public tenders and public contracts.

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How to Crack a Nut

APRIL 4, 2023

Especially because, while the CCS AI DPS tries to address some issues, such as ethical risks (though the effectiveness of this can also be queried), it makes clear that ‘quality, price and cultural fit (including social value) can be assessed based on individual customer requirements’.

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ivalua

MAY 11, 2021

About 70% of respondents expect to sustain or increase their investments in digitizing transactional and strategic processes. Organizations will move away from what he calls “tail spend automation,” in which processes related to managing low-value tenders are automated, freeing up purchasers to focus on strategic suppliers.

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Scottish Government Procurement

JANUARY 9, 2025

The latest addition to the Sustainable Procurement Tools website is a case study detailing how Falkirk Council is addressing climate change and other sustainable procurement factors in its two new frameworks for care requirements. The case study recognises the importance of sharing lessons learned with colleagues.

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