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First Open Source Knowledge Graph on European Public Procurement
Jul 19, 2019
The ‘TheyBuyForYou’ project brings together researchers, innovators and public administrations from five European countries who are working on guidelines for procurement data visualisation. An international research team with open data specialists from the University of Southampton have...
Hungarian Payment Deadlines Among Strictest in the EU
Jul 18, 2019
“Hungarian firms tend to determine increasingly strict deadlines, leading to many clients asking for delays, which may become a challenge for companies in case of an economic downturn, according to a report by debt management firm Intrum,” reports The Budapest Business Journal. In a recent...
Green Public Procurement Latest News – Child Labour, Biodegradable Plastics and More
Jul 11, 2019
The European Commission has this week published its latest newsletter containing news on green public procurement (GPP). It includes items on the Big Buyers Initiative: public authorities joining forces for strategic procurement; a new tool to calculate the full Life-Cycle Costs (LCC) of Computers...
Public Officials Can Bring Government’s Economic Weight to Bear to Ensure New Technologies Benefit the Workers and Communities Who Are Paying for Them
May 2, 2019
Politico runs an interesting take on how the public are funding the demise of their own jobs – with government subsidies and tax breaks being used to subsidise automation and innovation and start-ups. Public subsidies for potentially job-killing technologies are growing, it states, and “Cities,...
Buying as One: Category Management Lessons from the United Kingdom
Apr 2, 2019
This IBM report is good reference material for category management best practice for government.
Category Management was adopted as a purchasing strategy in the 1980s by the private sector, particularly retail and manufacturing. Essentially it was putting similar types of spend into...
Women-led Startups and Small Businesses Have Advice for Government
Mar 27, 2019
“Tell your company’s story and how you will help make things better,” was the simple yet powerful advice provided by Kate Lucey of H.S. Dracones to other women-led startups and tech companies at yesterday’s Breakthrough for Startups and Small Business session.
H.S. Dracones, like other...
10 Ways for Women-Owned Businesses to Succeed in Government Contracting
Mar 5, 2019
After trying for two decades, the federal government has finally met its goal of awarding five percent, or $17.8 billion, of all contracts to women-owned small businesses. This means five percent is no longer the ceiling but the foundation to build up from moving forward. The Small Business...
Advice on Bidding for UK Public Sector Contracts – Insight from the Experts
Feb 4, 2019
Thornton & Lowe has been training organisations to bid for public sector (and private) contracts across the UK for 10 years. It supports over 400 tenders every year and boasts a 75% win rate, with 90% of those in the Public Sector. Founder, Dave Thornton, has a background in EU procurement,...
Public Spend Forum’s Public Procurement Weekly Roundup
Jan 25, 2019
DHS procurement chief says business is ‘limited’ during the ongoing shutdown while officials look at how the impact could go beyond shuttered agencies. All this and more in Public Spend Forum’s Weekly Roundup for January 25, 2019.
Acquisition Frozen at DHS Due to Shutdown
The Department of...
Scotland – Workshop on How To Bid For Public Contracts
May 4, 2018
A joint initiative between Scotland’s Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Councils is supporting local businesses in developing their capability to bid successfully for public procurement contracts. The Positive Procurement Programme (PPP) takes attendees through what a good tender looks like. It’s...
France – Public Procurement Code Update
Dec 20, 2018
France has published a new Public Procurement Code which integrates procurement and concession contract rules into a single code. It was published in the Official Journal of the French Republic on December 5, 2018, and aims to modernise French regulations and finalise the transposition of the...
Public Spend Forum’s Public Procurement Weekly Roundup
Sep 14, 2018
Spending on cloud services could reach billions in 2018, GSA moves closer to replacing DUNS, and a new GAO report calls out major cyber security challenges. All this and more in Public Spend Forum’s Weekly Roundup for September 14, 2018.
Federal Spending on Cloud Services to Reach $6.5 Billion...
