Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Results: The number of women-led businesses registered in the official state public procurement system increased by 43% from 2021 and 2022 to a total of 158 businesses, winning a total of 47 contracts, up from a mere 7 in 2020.

E-procurement 80

E-procurement Procurement Public Procurement Bidding 80

Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

To better understand the challenges small businesses face when bidding for public tenders, and complementary to its Lift impact accelerator project, the Open Contracting Partnership engaged in conversations with entrepreneurs, public officials, and civil society actors with a stake in improving the public procurement system.

Tender 52

Tender Public Procurement Supplier Participation 52

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

APRIL 15, 2020

These recommendations are as follows: Make the publication of contract awards mandatory throughout the federal public procurement system and communicate the requirement to all stakeholders.

Data 52

Data Procurement Tender Public Procurement 52

Inter-American Development Bank

MARCH 7, 2023

Fortunately, progress has been made in the region and countries are in a position to develop diagnoses, tools, and institutional capacities to promote green procurement.

Finance 52

Finance Price Sustainability Capacity 52

Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Among the reform areas identified was the country’s public procurement system. The strategy outlined in the NACP aimed to establish a dedicated public procurement law and revamp existing procurement practices. However, the real challenge lies in translating these principles into effective practices.

Public Procurement 111

Public Procurement Procurement Corruption Transparency 111

The Procurement ClassRoom

MARCH 1, 2016

As a public procurement practitioner you are also a public servant. You manage public funds, are bound by an ethical code of conduct, and are accountable for what you do or fail to do when managing those funds.

Public Procurement 40

Public Procurement Procurement Bidding Import 40

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Anti-corruption as a means to an end As the procurement agency further develops its data monitoring systems, they are becoming more sophisticated, integrating new variables and machine learning. We want to increase the contracts directed to SMEs from 20% to 30%.”

Corruption 66

Corruption Collaboration Data Public Procurement 66

Open Contracting Partnership

MAY 23, 2024

The app’s comprehensive database of procurement appeals sources data from the Prozorro public procurement system, as well as decisions on complaints made to the Antimonopoly Committee, and investigations by the State Audit Service.

Procurement 58

Procurement Tender Buyers Public Procurement 58

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Marketing campaign: From May 2023, a marketing campaign was launched, inviting MSME companies to participate in the public procurement system and explaining the changes designed to make their participation simpler and more effective.

Procurement 56

Procurement Tender Public Procurement Bidder 56

How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 28, 2023

Importantly, the top three layers are centralised and the European Commission has responsibility (and funding) for developing them, while the bottom data layer is decentralised, with each Member State retaining responsibility for digitalising its public procurement systems and connecting its data sources to the PPDS.

Procurement 52

Procurement Public Procurement Buyers Thresholds 52