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Bringing Organization to Small Business Success: Introducing the GovShop Small Business Resource Center
Jun 2, 2021
Are you a small business looking to pursue contracting opportunities with the government, but simply don’t know where to begin? You’re certainly not alone. From knowing whether your business is even a right fit for public sector work in the first place to understanding how to deliver on...
10 3D Printing Companies Awarded NASA SBIR Phase II Awards
May 26, 2021
On May 14th, NASA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program announced it would be making 140 Phase II awards to 127 American small businesses. Of those small businesses awarded, 10 were awarded for innovative technologies in additive manufacturing and 3D printing:
Relativity Space...
Overcoming barriers to entry in public procurement for women-owned businesses
May 21, 2021
The International Trade Centre (ITC) is the joint agency of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United Nations (UN). Available in its iLibrary now is a publication titled Making Public Procurement Work for Women.
It is a publication that gives guidelines for policymakers, procurement...
Consultation Response: Transforming Public Procurement Green Paper
May 20, 2021
Among the announcements in the UK’s 2021 Queen’s Speech is that a new Procurement Bill is to be introduced in the next session of the UK Parliament. That bill builds upon the consultation in the Green Paper on procurement reform which closed in March 2021. The UK government’s aim is to...
WHO Procurement Report 2020
May 20, 2021
The World Health Organization report provides information on the WHO’s procurement activities in 2020. It covers procurement of goods and services, and also includes Covid-19-related procurements.
The report provides procurement statistics — it says “over the past years, WHO has purchased on...
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...
Europe on verge of rolling out Biden countermeasure to “Buy European”
May 7, 2021
Just as Joe Biden is insisting the US government should “Buy American,” Europe is on the verge of rolling out a countermeasure that will heap pressure on EU member countries to “Buy European,” writes Jakob Hanke Vela on Politico.
“The sentiment has similarly hit Europe. After dithering...
UK MOD action plan to target more SMEs
Apr 30, 2021
The UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) is simplifying its tender process and targeting UK SME manufacturers as part of a commitment to boost the economy, writes Supply Management. In its Defence and Security Industrial Strategy, the MoD made a commitment to enhance its contribution to the UK’s...
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...
Ending the race to the bottom in public procurement
Apr 23, 2021
An article on UNI Europa explains that the service sector unions are calling on the European Commission to change €2 trillion public procurement rules. “The elected leaders of 106 workers’ unions from 29 countries have written to the European Commission President to call for governments to...
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...
