We’ve been following the the UK Government’s proposed new Procurement Bill as it has made its way through the House of Commons and the House of Lords. Yesterday, the Government announced new amendments tabled, with the objective of strengthening national security. The amendments include the creation of a specialist unit, the National Security Unit For …
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A new National Audit Office (NAO) report highlights that further action is needed by the UK Government to strengthen governance and delivery mechanisms, if it is to secure value for money for its £4.2bn of innovation spending in pursuit of net zero. The NAO’s latest study investigates whether the government is set up to deliver …
The European Commissions Directorate Generate for Informatics (DIGIT), has launched a new dynamic purchasing system for software licences and associated services (SIDE III DPS). This new system is part of the Commission’s efforts to modernise IT and procurement and streamline procedures, reduce administrative burden and open opportunities for smaller businesses. SIDE III DPS will enable …
Deduplication is a deceptively complex problem to handle at scale. There’s a simple, ugly and brutal way to do it, where you compare two records and determine if they are exactly the same, but this doesn’t work if the records are very slightly different. A missing comma is enough to render that algorithm useless. Doing …
Over the years, government procurement has undergone significant changes, with new trends emerging that are reshaping the way governments buy goods and services. One of the most notable trends in government procurement is the shift towards digital procurement. Governments are increasingly leveraging technology to streamline the procurement process, reduce costs, and improve transparency. Online procurement …
If you are building your own export platform, sourcing, organising and analysing your data has its challenges. Here are some of the most common challenges we see: Finding The Right Data. Bid teams’ time is valuable, and poor information can make the difference between a useful product or not. It’s common to have questions around …
Analysing 7.5 million tender documents published by governments around the world has revealed a worrying trend of publishers providing less data for potential bidders. On average, the number of tender notices that have descriptions with fewer than 250 characters has increased from 31% in 2019 to 45% in 2022. This trend of using shorter descriptions …
Canadian not-for-profit organisation Futurpreneur, has partnered with the Canadian Aboriginal and Minority Supplier Council (CAMSC), on a project to diversify the Canadian Government supply chain. Futurpeneur is a not-for-profit organisation, providing financial and mentoring assistance to young entrepreneurs. CAMSC is a not-for-profit organisation that certifies and prepares Aboriginal and minority-owned businesses to commercially engage and …
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