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Crowdsourcing: The Shortcut to Effective Market Research
Sep 28, 2018
Market research is an essential an ongoing task for any procurement professional. But so are many other aspects of procurement; contracting, negotiations, supplier reviews—you name it. We all know we should be keeping on top of market and pricing trends, but when you’re tasked with buying...
Hungary and EU in Dispute Affecting Funds Worth $1.8 billion
Sep 28, 2018
A dispute continues between the EU and Hungary over the country’s handling of EU-funded public procurement projects with “widespread irregularities.” The European Union could withhold, or seriously delay, development funds worth $1.8 billion. Read the full story on Business Insider.
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Public Spend Forum’s Public Procurement Weekly Roundup
Sep 28, 2018
HHS aims to streamline acquisition with emerging tech and DHS makes strides with Innovation lab. All this and more in Public Spend Forum’s Weekly Roundup for September 28, 2018.
HHS Combines AI, Automation, Blockchain for Acquisition Project
Much of the discussion around IT modernization has...
How Well Does DFID Secure Value for Money? – New Report
Sep 28, 2018
The Independent Commission for Aid Impact has released a report “Achieving value for money through procurement,” which is a performance review of DFID – the Department for International Development. In 2016-17 DFID spent £1.4 billion, or 14% of its budget, through commercial suppliers on...
New Laws on Access to Finance for Small Business
Sep 28, 2018
The UK government is considering new laws to arm small businesses against unfair contracts that prevent them from raising money from unpaid invoices. “Invoice finance” means they can raise money early on before an invoice is paid by assigning their right to be paid to a finance provider. The...
FOI Shows English Councils Still Concentrating Spend on Top 5 Suppliers
Sep 28, 2018
English local authorities have made changes to supplier risk management practices following the collapse of Carillion, which disrupted 450 government contracts. But a FOI request carried out by spend management firm Ivalua revealed that of the London Borough, Metropolitan, and County...
Students Learn How To Demand Transparency In Public Procurement
Sep 28, 2018
A bunch of students, in Sicily, coordinated under a Transparency International project, have been learning about the role they can play in making public procurement more transparent. Why? To encourage them to be more active citizens and care about how and why people’s money is being spent. It’s...
No Deal Brexit Pledge of a New Online Procurement Portal to Replace OJEU
Sep 26, 2018
“It’s our duty as a responsible government to prepare for all eventualities, including ‘no deal’, until we can be certain of the outcome of those (UK/EU) negotiations,” says Gov.uk. This refers to, in the event of a ‘no deal’ EU exit, what the government is putting in place around...
Finding the Best Cyber Security Solutions with GovShop
Sep 24, 2018
Market Research Made Easy With Public Spend Forum
As public sector organizations continue to modernize technology and bring citizen services online, cyber hackers and bad actors are designing new techniques to exploit every weakness they find. It’s a cat and mouse game that will never stop, and...
Public Spend Forum’s Public Procurement Weekly Roundup
Sep 21, 2018
DHS’ Innovation Lab is aiming to help other acquisition offices, NextGov provides a deep-dive into the JEDI saga, and government spending spree is picking up speed. All this and more in Public Spend Forum’s Weekly Roundup for September 21, 2018.
DHS Aims to Streamline Procurement Process...
Procurement in the City That Never Sleeps
Sep 21, 2018
Episode 10 of the Public Procurement Leaders Podcast with Guests Ryan Murray and Vincent Pernetti
Start Spreading the News: If You Want to Be a Part of It, These Leaders Are Making It Happen
They say if you can make it in New York City, you can make it anywhere. Would the same hold true for...
Global Lead Cities Network on Sustainable Procurement
Sep 20, 2018
An announcement was made recently at the Global Climate Action Summit: Solly Msimanga, Executive Mayor of Tshwane (South Africa) has been announced as the new chair of the Global Lead Cities Network on Sustainable Procurement (GLCN) – a group of 14 cities from around the globe committed to the...
