7MI™ – 7 Economics and Market Intelligence Essentials for Public Procurement
Mar 21, 2022
7MI Series – This article is the first of a 9-part series as we introduce the 7 Economics and Market Intelligence Essentials for Public Procurement. Each part will also include videos, resources, and other materials. We will also be launching the 7MI Challenge as part of this series.
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Using open source software can boost GDP
Sep 24, 2021
Open source software boosted the European Union’s GDP by between €65bn and €95bn in 2018, a new report published by the European Commission on Monday (6 September 2021) has shown, but warned that the EU should do more to actively promote open technologies.
“Open source offers a greenfield...
Council is first to tackle cybercrime head on
Aug 13, 2021
A county council in Wales, Merthyr Tydfil, is the country’s first local authority to make cyber resilience a must-have for all businesses it tenders with.
Partnering with the Cyber Resilience Centre for Wales (WCRC), it is now asking organizations that tender for goods, services or works to, or...
Public sector next to adopt open innovation
Jul 22, 2021
Open innovation, which focuses on posing a question or a problem and inviting companies to solve it, is a growing trend, mainly embraced so far by large companies but increasingly by smaller ones too. But progress of its use has been slow by the public sector, especially by the military or the...
Dcode’s Best Practices: Emerging Tech Companies Considering Federal Opportunities
Jul 8, 2021
For emerging tech companies, considering the federal marketing opportunity quickly leads to an overwhelming number of questions about where to start. Here are some wise words and insights from our friends at Dcode:
Don’t do it alone: Without the expertise of those who have done it before, the...
Independent report finds every £1 spent with UKCloud generates £1.43 of social value
Jul 2, 2021
UKCloud, a multi-cloud provider to the UK public sector, is helping to make transformation happen across the public sector and has released a report ‘Measuring what matters,’ which has been independently published by Social Value Business.
New measures to deliver value to society through UK...
How to Bid on Maryland State Contracts
Jun 21, 2021
So you want to bid on Maryland-specific state contracts? From bid systems to ePortals, to the right opportunities, this article will take you into the depths of everything you need to know on your contracting journey with the state’s centralized eProcurement Program. For more information about...
UK Cabinet Office: Businesses hoping to secure government contracts will have to pledge to be net zero by 2050
Jun 9, 2021
Under new requirements issued by the Cabinet Office, firms seeking public sector contracts worth more than £5m a year, from September 2021, will also have to publish “clear and credible carbon reduction plans” before being considered, reports Sky News.
Businesses bidding for major government...
UK Gov considering minimum cyber security requirements in public procurement
May 20, 2021
A 2021 survey by the UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) found just 12% of businesses reviewed cyber risks from immediate suppliers, while just one in 20 (5%) did so for wider supply chains, down on 9% in 2020.
The UK government is considering setting minimum cyber security...
Accessible technologies in the public sector – applying requirements at the procurement phase
May 7, 2021
When ICT accessibility is not considered by public sector entities in the procurement phase, it reduces the employment possibilities for persons with disabilities. Every day in Europe, over 100 million persons with disabilities face barriers in accessing technologies owned by their public...
New models for public procurement says ACCA
Apr 30, 2021
The chief executive of the ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), the global professional accounting body, has said that what we need now, following the scramble from governments around the world to buy PPE and other essential items, are new models of public procurement.
“This...
Urban Agenda — Public Procurement e-training
Apr 23, 2021
The Urban Agenda Partnership on Innovative and Responsible Public Procurement aims to push forward the development and implementation of an ambitious procurement strategy as an integrated and supportive management tool. It creates the opportunity for cities and member states to work closely...
Policies and Regulations
It’s no surprise President Trump has been systematically dismantling President Obama’s executive orders, since taking office. Obama himself knew it was a possibility: Frustrated by …
Past performance is an important step in being successful as a federal government contractor. Once firms get into the mid-tier range, they normally have amassed …
A few months back, we published several articles about the very interesting – and somewhat shocking – court case around the UK’s Nuclear Decommissioning …
Perspectives and Insights
I have been interested in the question of getting successful commercial companies, especially tech companies, to sell to the government from the time I was …
The Contractor Accountability and Transparency Act of 2017 (S. 651), introduced by Sens. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., and Jon Tester, D-Mont., is yet another example of a …
Think you know all about public sector owned professional buying organisations (PBOs) and what they do? Here are ten interesting facts that might just surprise …