How to Become a Government Contractor: The GovShop Guide to SAM Registration
Dec 2, 2020
So you want to become a government contractor? Let’s start with the long pole in the tent: If you want to win government contracts, you must first be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). You and your company are not eligible to receive a contract from the federal government until...
The Sustainable Procurement Pledge turns one
Nov 20, 2020
The Sustainable Procurement Pledge (SPP) is now a year old — it began as a community of like-minded procurement people from industry, academia and third sector who are committed to embedding sustainability into their procurement practices — and its ranks are growing. More than 2000 procurement...
National Counter Terrorism Security Office publishes new cyber security guidelines
Nov 6, 2020
The guidance states that “In order to understand the cyber risk to your business, you should conduct a Cyber Risk Assessment. This will help to ensure that your approach to cyber security is proportionate. Whilst there is no prescribed format for this, it should be based on the Risk Management...
Four Ways to Engage with GovShop Resources
Oct 22, 2020
Forwarding Public Spend Forum’s mission to create open government markets, our supplier intelligence, GovShop, allows buyers and suppliers to connect more easily through better market and supplier research. With this platform, we’re working to lower barriers to entry, support better public...
UK shipbuilding boosted by warship procurement
Oct 22, 2020
UK Defence Secretary has announced that vital warships providing supplies and technical support to the Royal Navy’s aircraft carriers will made by British-led teams.
A competition to build three Fleet Solid Support warships – which will launch in Spring 2021 – will help revitalise British...
UK Government Digital Service launches Digital Buying Guide to support procurement best practice in any country
Oct 22, 2020
The Government Digital Service (GDS) has launched a Digital Buying Guide to support best practice in procurement overseas. The initiative is part of the Global Digital Marketplace Programme, aimed at helping other countries make their digital procurement more open and effective, in collaboration...
5 Ways to Engage with Government While Social Distancing
Oct 19, 2020
What are some of the easiest and most effective ways to stay engaged with the government during the COVID-19 pandemic? In these unprecedented times, it may be difficult or unclear about how to keep up with government engagement goals.
In line with Public Spend Forum’s core belief that the...
One Planet Network Sustainable Public Procurement Programme
Oct 16, 2020
The One Planet Network Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) programme is a voluntary global multi-stakeholder partnership in which various parties – governmental, non-governmental, public and private, agree to work together in a systematic way with the aim to promote and accelerate the...
Best practices for tech transformation in government
Oct 8, 2020
As governments around the world deal with the global pandemic and economic challenges, the need for digital transformation and exceptional government customer experience (CX) has never been greater, writes Forrester.
In its latest report, it discusses best practices for ‘customer-obsessed’...
Bad Buying – What are the Root Causes in the Government Sector?
Oct 2, 2020
Last year, the Irish government bought a state-of-the-art digital printer, one of the most advanced pieces of machinery of its type in the world. Unfortunately, once it arrived in Dublin it became clear that there was a problem. Sadly, the printer was simply too large to fit into the building where...
eGovernment: Commission report shows digital public services improved across Europe
Sep 25, 2020
The Commission has published the eGovernment benchmark report, which shows that digital delivery of public services has improved during the last two years across Europe. Assessment criteria include the transparency of online public services, mobile friendliness and cross-border mobility, explains...
Lift Procurement Barriers for SMEs
Sep 18, 2020
A new paper from the Federation of Small Businesses for Wales called “A Fresh Start for Public Procurement” has made a number of recommendations for a proactive SME procurement policy.
Business News Wales reports: “SMEs make a huge difference to our Welsh economy, and so does making the...
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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 …
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