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Public Spend Forum’s Public Procurement Weekly Roundup
Jun 14, 2019
GSA released an RFI on the agency’s plan to consolidate its 24 existing schedules into one contract vehicle and plans for a civilian DEOS cloud contract for agencies’ back-office functions. All this and more in Public Spend Forum’s Weekly Roundup for June 14, 2019.
GSA Releases RFI on...
Crown Commercial Service Launches New Public Sector Procurement Framework for Emerging Technologies
Jun 13, 2019
As part of its Government Technology and Innovation Strategy for using new technologies in public services, with emphasis on building skills, promoting innovation and harnessing data, the UK government has launched Spark: The Technology Innovation Marketplace. This is the Crown Commercial Service...
New EU-Wide Regulations on Drone Usage Published
Jun 13, 2019
International Airport Review announces that the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published new regulations to ensure the safe, secure and sustainable operation of drones across Europe, with all states adhering to the same rules. The rules are to help to protect the safety and...
Ivalua Launches Public Sector Procurement Suite for Better Speed to Value
Jun 13, 2019
Enterprise spend management company Ivalua announced this week it is launching a suite of spend management solutions designed for the public sector, even as criticism over its contract with NYC for a procurement tech overhaul continues (see our take above on that). The offering enables governments,...
Opportunity to Boost Public Procurement Power
Jun 13, 2019
ICLEI has a couple of opportunities to help buyers engage with suppliers and other public authorities across Europe to discover and shape new innovative solutions for their procurement needs. It helps link up procurement plans and requirements with funded projects that can bring buyers and...
Advice for Bidders on Procurement Legislation
Jun 13, 2019
The European Court of Justice recently clarified in an Italian case how a contracting authority should proceed when tenderers (contract bidding and award procedures) lack information required under national procurement law. The CJEU ruling concerned the interaction between what is stipulated in the...
Smart Cities Public Private Partnership Model Barriers Explained
Jun 13, 2019
“The rise of smart cities is providing unprecedented opportunities for mutually beneficial public-private partnerships to provide new business opportunities, cost efficiencies, and greater access to specialist skills and expertise,” writes Raconteur. But, “deflecting initial costs from the...
A Procurement Tech Tale of Two Cities: Price Differentials Investigated by Spend Matters Analyst
Jun 12, 2019
Following recent media reports which alleged that New York City has been overpaying for its implementation of procurement software, Spend Matters’ US analyst Pierre Mitchell went on a mission to set the record straight. The reports have used a watchdog group’s analysis to attempt to compare the...
The Ultimate Guide to Finding Keywords for your Government Market Research
Jun 7, 2019
Conducting market research can be a long and difficult process in certain cases, especially for complex items and services or items that you may have never purchased. Many government contracting professionals don’t know where to begin, or how to research effectively, so they waste time and energy...
A Forward-Thinking Approach to Public Sector Purchasing – YPO
Jun 7, 2019
“Amazon Business has finalised a £400m contract with a procurement body made up of 13 councils which will see the online marketplace act as a one-stop-shop for public sector customers buying things like care equipment,” writes amp. The deal was announced last year with the Yorkshire...
Norway Makes e-Invoices Mandatory for the Public Sector
Jun 7, 2019
The Norwegian government has made e-invoicing mandatory for all parts of the public sector, both state and local government. Suppliers will demand e-invoices from their suppliers, and suppliers that want to compete for government contracs will have to comply. “The use of e-invoices saved the...
New Report: Circular Procurement in Public-Sector Construction
Jun 7, 2019
“The new Circular Cities report was published today on the occasion of the World Circular Economy Forum taking place in Helsinki, a city that has pledged to integrate sustainability in 100% of its procurement processes by 2020. The White Paper recognises the important role that public authorities...
