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1. State aid: Commission finds no aid in €1.1 billion extension of Athens International Airport concession 2. Information Note on Incorporating Social Considerations into Public Procurement 3. Father and Son Suddenly Die in Bizarre Twist to Colombia Bribery Case 4. How to use the quality-price ratio for procurement evaluations
Public Procurement
Here's an article (in Spanish) that caught my eye this morning. A couple of interesting tidbits: "The Spanish cleaning companies Association and the Unions trust that the new Public Contracts Law covers labour costs and to guarantee the social rights of workers in all tenders from the
Public Procurement
1. UK East Coast rail franchise expected to be scrapped 'in days'. For the third time in 10 years one should add... 2. Carillion used its suppliers to "prop up falling business model". 120 payment days are not really new or unexpected in the field of
Public Procurement
Thought provoking piece on The Guardian from an Oxfam manager about social audits as means to drive change in supply chains: "The ethical audit industry is estimated to be worth $80 million dollars a year. The World Bank recently calculated that parallel, or duplicate, audits in the Vietnamese garment
Public Procurement
1. The fiscal costs of PPPs are higher than anticipated. Told you so... 2. Aragon Regional Government trials blockchain in public procurement (Spanish only). A small step for man... Sweden gets it feet wet with the land registry as well. 3. UK Government spending more with AWS. Unsurprising, expect to
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1. UK Government launches balanced scorecard for large projects. Not everyone is convinced. 2. Brexit Implications for UK Public Procurement one day workshop at the Leicester Business Festival. Not free, but organised by my good friend Richard Craven. 3. Netherlands Parliament makes open standards mandatory. 4. Spain gets jittery due
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The UK Government published recently a "balanced scorecard" for works, infrastructure and capital investment contracts valued above £10 million. Here's a snapshot from the press release: “ ” Albert has already put the finger where it hurts: it appears to be designed as a protectionist tool or at
Public Procurement
1. Development Gateway and the Open Contracting Partnership are launching a series of public procurement assessments in five West African countries. 2. Competition and Markets Authority targets bid-riggers. 3. The Digital Marketplace vision: part 4. 4. One size fits all? A critique of standardisation in public procurement. 5. Albert criticises
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1. UK Government publishes guidance on how to use social and environmental criteria in public procurement. 2. Foreign Office allegedly instructs LSE to remove foreign experts from a public contract to provide advice (story developing). 3. LCTA and Assessing "Value" in Procurement - Tricky but key. 4. Red
Public Procurement
1. Company Owned by Former Kotayk Governor Wins 34 Million AMD in "Non-Bid" State Contracts. Oh the joys of lack of transparency and competition. 2. Agency connected to Conservative Party donor receives £3.9m Treasury contracts. 3. Public Procurement Trade-Offs Should Be Acknowledged and Addressed, Not Ignored. Agreed
Public Procurement
I have given a quick look to both the new Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 and the accompanying Policy Note from the Scottish Government. At first sight, the differences between the Scottish Regs and the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 are smaller than I originally anticipated them to be. Having said
Public Procurement
1. Why don't Open Government Commitments get implemented? Some good points in there and relevant for public contract disclosure. 2. Pushing for open government in Africa. Open government is not a end all solution for corruption but raising the likelihood of corruption discovery certainly helps. 3. Open Data