2021

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Ahlsell Digitizes Management of Trading Goods Suppliers with Ivalua

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Successful deployment of source-to-contract suite increases tail supplier management efficiency and optimizes overall process automation. Redwood City, CA August, 2021 – Ivalua, a leading global spend management cloud provider, and Stretch Consulting, a leading Nordic digital procurement transformation provider, today announced that Ahlsell has successfully deployed Ivalua’s platform to digitize management of its tail suppliers.

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T(hresholds!) minus two weeks and counting:

LoupedIn

New public procurement thresholds apply from 1 January 2022 As of 1 January 2022, the minimum financial thresholds for the procurement regime to apply will change. This change has two key features: In real terms, the result is a lowering of the net thresholds. Although the thresholds appear to be increasing by around 13%, the […] The post T(hresholds!

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Compensation Caps - 2014 - 2022

PNWC's Government Contracting Update

Yesterday, we published the recently announced contractor compensation cap for calendar year 2022. Here is a listing of the caps since the cost principles were amended to apply to all employees on contracts awarded after June 24, 2014. Prior to that date, compensation caps applied variously to 'top five employees in management positions', and 'all employees', depending on the year and whether the contract was awarded by DoD/NASA or a civilian agency.

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UK Public Procurement Thresholds

Tenders Direct

Details of current UK Public Procurement Thresholds for different types of goods, works and services. Thresholds in effect from 1 January 2022. The post UK Public Procurement Thresholds appeared first on Tenders Direct Blog.

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How to Create a Blueprint for Fleet Resilience

Speaker: Jeff Dickinson - President and CEO of Railgistixs Transport, Supply Chain and Logistics Thought Leader

Despite the ongoing transformation of the supply chain and logistics landscape, the steadfast importance of carrier safety remains a core principle. From prioritizing preventative maintenance to optimizing fleet utilization, the fundamentals persist. If you’re overlooking and neglecting essential safety precautions today, this could result in expensive repairs and potential safety hazards in the future. 🚧 Join Jeff Dickinson for a conversation on how to mitigate risk, enforce compliance,

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Choosing the Right Government Contracting System For Your Organization

FedScout

The first hurdle you’ll need to jump over is finding a system to use to find, track, and evaluate open opportunities. With an abundance of government contracting applications and systems available to vendors, it can be difficult to decide which ones to use.

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NITAAC helps federal agencies with a deep dive into DITAP Certification

NIH NITAAC

The current push for modernization is not just about updating or replacing old technology. It’s about “creating the platform for change”— that is, finding more cost-effective, innovative approaches to delivering IT and improving service to the citizen. A common component of the push for IT modernization is delivering data, information and transactional services across multiple platforms to enhance how citizens engage with the government.

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Can artificial intelligence bring corruption in public procurement to an end?

University of Bristol

By Professor Albert Sanchez- Graells , Professor of Economic Law and Co-Director of the Centre for Global Law and Innovation (University of Bristol Law School) Preventing, detecting, and sanctioning corruption in public procurement is one of the main goals of all systems of regulation applicable to the expenditure of public funds via contract (see eg Williams-Elegbe, 2012 ).

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Digitalization of public tenders: e-procurement Regulation

PwC: Government & Public Sector

With the Decree of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers of 12 August 2021, no. 148 (published in the Official Journal of Italian Republic of 26 October 2021, no. 256), has been adopted the “Regulation containing the procedures for digitizing public procurement procedures pursuant to Article 44 of legislative decree of 18 April 2016, no. 50” (“Regulation”).

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How to complain in procurement processes in Norway

Magnus Legal

Each year nearly NOK 500 billion is spent on public procurement in Norway (Difi). Public procurement processes are subject to a set of rules and regulations across the EU and Europe. In order for this system to work as intended, it is essential that suppliers who feel they have been subject to a process in conflict with applicable laws and regulations, complaints.

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Global public procurement dataset: selected Low and Middle Income Country datasets

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

The FCDO-funded (formerly DFID) project “ Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting ” releases the contracting datasets collected from national public procurement portals in 10 low and middle income countries: Chile, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kenya, Mexico, Paraguay, Uganda and Uruguay. The datasets republish structured data gathered from official source websites and also contain corruption risk indicators developed by the research team.

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Supplier Diversity Part III: Keeping Pace as an Organization

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In Part I and Part II of this series, we have investigated the way in which supplier diversity programs have developed over time and which nations are leading the way in the space. And while it’s good to stay abreast of how we develop as societies, it’s vital to understand how we can better align supplier diversity best practices as individual organizations. .

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Out with a bang: 2021 rounded off with a flurry of news in UK public procurement

LoupedIn

As 2021 draws to a close, we can report on a number of interesting developments relevant to anyone involved in public procurement in the UK. Whether you’re at the coalface organising a public tendering procedure or are a supplier bidding for a contract, you might want to find out more below. Transforming Public Procurement: the […] The post Out with a bang: 2021 rounded off with a flurry of news in UK public procurement appeared first on LoupedIn.

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Bidding The Right Way

Tendersinfo

Bid managers are the unsung heroes of the sales team and the organization. They are the one that drives the organization’s success by using their analytical skills to help the organization build its market place and move towards sustainable business development. As government sector projects lay the path for lucrative business opportunities and long-term growth it does come with a lot of hurdles and fierce competition.

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EU Public Procurement Thresholds

Tenders Direct

Details of current EU Public Procurement Thresholds for different types of goods, works and services. The post EU Public Procurement Thresholds appeared first on Tenders Direct Blog.

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New FedScout App Released, Now Available for Download

FedScout

FedScout recently announced the launch of its new mobile app. The FedScout app was designed with GovCon leaders in mind, to help them zero in on products and services they can provide. All users need is an internet connection to view current opportunities at a glance. This speeds up the process of hunting down high-value contracts. The app allows team leaders and managers to share a Liked list of contracts with their teams instantly.

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Our DITAP Certified Contracting Officers are making waves so you don’t have to.

NIH NITAAC

There are many reasons an agency might decide to use an assisted acquisition. Oftentimes, agencies use assisted acquisitions simply because they do not have the time, or manpower, to complete the acquisition in-house. In other cases, an agency may not have the expertise needed to complete the procurement. In the case of information technology, a lack of in-house expertise is increasingly a driver as there is now a requirement for contracting officers who deal predominately in information t

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NASPO Tech Next Series (5G)

NASPO

A 2017 Accenture Strategy study estimated that by 2024, Fifth Generation (5G) technology will bring to local municipalities an estimated $275 billion in investments, three million jobs, and a $500 billion increase to local Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on top of promises for more connectivity and even faster connections to the internet.

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Are there any gains to be had from the proposed new provider selection model for NHS commissioning?

University of Bristol

By Prof Albert Sanchez-Graells , Professor of Economic Law (University of Bristol Law School). One of the relatively recent developments in the post-Brexit review of UK public procurement law is the February 2021 proposal for the replacement of the current rules on the commissioning of healthcare services for the purposes of the English NHS (for background, you can watch here ), with a new provider selection regime (‘the proposal’).

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Recovery and resilience plan: the first calls have been released

PwC: Government & Public Sector

With the approval of the Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan (“NRRP” or “Plan”), EUR 204,5 billion have been allocated for Italy, of which EUR 191,5 billion under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (“RRF”) and EUR 13 billion under the Recovery Assistance for Cohesion and the Territories of Europe (“REACT-EU”); on 13 August 2021, European Commission has disbursed a first pre-financing for a total amount of EUR 24.9 billion.

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Opportunities in Norway

Magnus Legal

Total investments in Norway remains at a solid level compared with previous years, and the Covid pandemic appears to have a smaller impact than expected. This means great opportunities for companies in industries such as oil and gas, construction and renewable energy.

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Bonfire Open Access Community Projects: Our holiday gift to public procurement teams everywhere

Bonfire

Considering everything you do for your agencies, colleagues, and communities, there’s no question that public procurement professionals are on our “nice” list every year! Even though the holidays are coming fast, we couldn’t wait another minute to give you this special gift. Bonfire Open Access Community Projects is a searchable repository of public projects from our growing database of over 500 public sector agencies across North America.

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CKS Benelux and Ivalua partner with Punch Powertrain to digitalise strategic sourcing

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Solution deployed in 10 days to improve direct material sourcing, increasing profitability. Massy, France 18 March , 2021 – Ivalua, a leading provider of global Spend Management Cloud solutions, and CKS BeNeLux today announced that Punch Powertrain has successfully deployed Ivalua’s platform to support the digital transformation of the strategic sourcing process.

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UK public procurement: Poor payers may find it harder to win government contracts

LoupedIn

A look at Procurement Policy Note 08/21 Background Applicability Mechanism Criteria From 1 April 2022, in all relevant procurements: The bottom line The post UK public procurement: Poor payers may find it harder to win government contracts appeared first on LoupedIn.

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Use these Five Simple Tips to Win Government Bids

Tendersinfo

Government contract offers a huge pool of opportunities for both small and large enterprises. Each day federal, state and local agencies release several tenders across regions and sectors. Given its wide variety of reach and the lucrative business opportunities that come along with a government project the competition is certainly fierce and one needs to stand apart from the competition to come out successful.

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What is a Freedom of Information (FOI) Request?

Tenders Direct

Freedom of Information Requests (FOI) can be really useful for conducting market research – when used correctly. Find out more with Tenders Direct. The post What is a Freedom of Information (FOI) Request? appeared first on Tenders Direct Blog.

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Why GovCons Exist

FedScout

The first purchases made through government contracts date back to the late 1700s. There have been a number of notable high-profile failures in government contracting since then. Today, the term shoddy describes something of poor quality, and it originates from a failed government contract during the Civil War. Shoddy was the name of a company contracted to manufacture wool coats for Union (that is, Northern) soldiers.

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Keeping the Federal Government #Cybersmart

NIH NITAAC

Now in its 18th year, Cybersecurity Awareness Month builds interest in the importance of cybersecurity and the resources needed for all Americans to be safer and more secure online. The theme for Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2021 is “Do Your Part. #BeCyberSmart.” The theme empowers individuals and organizations to own their role in protecting cyberspace because if everyone does their part, cyberspace will be more resilient for everyone.

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Minnesota Connected and Automated Vehicle (CAV) Challenge: A CASE STUDY

NASPO

A reoccurring challenge in public procurement is: How can government keep up with procuring technological innovation? The state of Minnesota Office of State Procurement (OSP) faced this question in 2018 when the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) approached OSP looking for a procurement solution to their predicament.

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Update on Timing for Public Procurement Reforms

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The Cabinet Office has recently revised timescales for the public procurement reforms and postponed introducing the draft Procurement Bill into Parliament. What's Changing? The Green Paper on Transforming Public Procurement represents a radical change to the UK procurement laws which promises consolidation of the current public procurement framework, greater flexibility in the procurement process and award criteria and increased transparency.

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Innovation Procurement: guidance from European Commission

PwC: Government & Public Sector

With the Notice published last 6 July 2021 in the Official Journal of the European Union (2021/C 267/01), the European Commission has provided practical guidance on public procurement in the field of innovation (the “Guidance”), offering multiple interesting indications for the benefit of public administrations and economic operators. L'articolo Innovation Procurement: guidance from European Commission proviene da PwC TLS Blog.

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What is eProcurement?

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Difference Between Procure to Pay and eProcurement. Procure-to-Pay is the sequential process we described earlier. Eprocurement or e-procurement comes from electronic procurement. It relates to the digitization of this process through specialized tools. Cloud-based Procure to Pay platforms are a must-have for any company that wants to become best-class in P2P.

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Will 2021 be about Cost Reduction or Strategic Supplier Relationships?

ivalua

PWC has been publishing the annual procurement survey since 2015, capturing many of the trends in procurement that we now see in organisations, such as the focus on supplier risk management. Ivalua was honoured to provide some commentary on the survey results during a webinar with PWC in Sweden, as the 2020 survey is even more fascinating. The survey for 2020 delivers this level of insight but also provides special insight as responses to the survey were split between responses before the Covid

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How Green Supply Chain Strategies will help your Company Grow

ivalua

What are Green Supply Chain Strategies? A recent survey that Ivalua did in the UK, “ Gaining the green view, How smart procurement can kick-start sustainability initiatives ” showed that 87% of UK businesses see “greener” supply chains as a competitive advantage. This may seem applicable for businesses where their business model is focused around promoting their green credentials, such as Everlane , who promote their green credentials strongly, such as moving all cotton production t

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Procurement in the Fast Lane: Key Metrics for the CPO’s Dashboard

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The post Procurement in the Fast Lane: Key Metrics for the CPO’s Dashboard appeared first on Ivalua.

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Supplier Diversity: From Checking the Box to Driving Business Strategy

ivalua

Part I: Building Business Cases and Driving Momentum. Supplier diversity programs are something many procurement professionals in the United States (U.S.) have accepted as a key element of procurement. These programs are as familiar to procurement professionals as concepts like spend analysis or category management. This mainstream awareness is directly attributable to the U.S.

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10 Key Issues The Hackett Group Says Will Impact Supply Chain Transformation in 2021

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What Will Impact Procurement Processes in 2021? Supply Chain Transformation is ongoing but never more important than in 2021. Every year, The Hackett Group surveys global organizations to better understand their top priorities. The research encompasses organizations across industries and sectors, with focus on North America and EMEA. While 2020 introduced unprecedented challenges for procurement organizations as they struggled to maintain business continuity and keep supply chains operational,