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North America - USA : Performance Based Contracting - Public Comment
The National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP) is behind the initiative Principles and Practices of Public Procurement, a collaborative review of values, principles, and practices for pu...

Global : Consultancy - Team Leader for the Collaborative Procurement of Vehicles Study, UNDP
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Deadline: 8 February 2012   The United Nations Organisations spend in excess of $300 million per year on vehicle procurement. Given this volume, there may exi...

Global : Procurement Innovation Challenge - share your story!
The World Bank Institute (WBI) in partnership with UN Procurement Capacity Development Centre (UNPCDC), Public Procurement Research Group, University of Nottingham, Making Integrity Work (Tiri)&nb...

Europe and the CIS - European Union : EU Guidelines for public procurement of ICT systems
As part of the Digital Agenda, the European Commission is in the process of developing guidelines for the procurement of standards based ICT. The draft guidelines are available for download and yo...

North America - USA : 2012 NIGP Innovations in Public Procurement Award
NIGP confers the Innovations in Public Procurement Award to a governmental entity that has developed a new, distinct, and forward thinking approach to any aspect of public procurement. Innovations...

Asia & the Pacific - Philippines : Training for GPP in the Philippines
'The Green Procurement Program (GPP) for Public Offices kicked off last week with the signing of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) by the representatives of different government offices.' &nb...

Europe and the CIS - European Union : Plans to harmonize cloud computing procurement in the EU
'Digital Agenda Commissioner Neelie Kroes is convinced that the public sector can play an important role in the development of cloud computing. She announced the creation of a European Cloud Partn...

Africa - Tanzania : New Public Procurement Act in Tanzania - highlights
'During its 5th meeting in Dodoma, the Parliament passed a new Public Procurement Act, 2011 (PPA 2011). The new Act, which shall come into force after the assent by President, has repealed the Pub...

Africa - Cote D'Ivoire : Troisième session de formation sur les directives communautaires des marches publics du 23 au 27 janvier 2012 a l’ANRMP
'Du 23 au 27 janvier 2012, l'Autorité Nationale de Régulation des Marchés Publics (ANRMP) organise en collaboration avec le  Projet de Réforme des Marchés Publics de l'Union Economique et Mon...

Asia & the Pacific - India : 20 percent reserved for MSE's
'It is widely expected that the Public Procurement Policy that has already been approved by the Union Cabinet would be introduced in the next session of Parliament. And beyond doubt, for the small...