1 June 2011

Tighter tender rules issued in bid to combat fraud, boost transparency

Leave a Comment / Public Sector Procurement / Editor

The National Treasury has taken new steps to improve the transparency of government procurement and tender processes through the issuance of an ‘instruction note’ to government accounting officers, which it says is designed to “combat fraud” and “improve accountability”. The directive arises from concerns expressed by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan in 2009 about the number […]

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Online transparency facilitates efficient management of POs

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Suppliers and service providers can expend a lot of time chasing outstanding POs from buyers, only to find that the buyer never signed the order. This may cause serious production or operations interruptions owed to late delivery, with other ripple effects for both the buyer and supplier. Fortunately, modern e-procurement solutions include a facility for both buyers and suppliers

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Competence development reigns supreme at procurement awards

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Standard Bank was awarded the ‘Best People Development Initiative’ at the CIPS Pan African Procurement Awards last week at Emperor’s Palace in Johannesburg. The financial services provider’s human capital development programme was put above the rest by its peers in the Procurement fraternity at a glitzy dinner on the first evening of the Chartered Institute

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Government Contract Management Framework a definitive step forward

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The Contract Management Framework published and distributed by National Treasury is a watershed moment for Procurement practice in the public sector, Rivaj Parbhu, Head of Business Development at Realyst Contract Management, tells SmartProcurement. Parbhu says the framework signals intent within the South African government to take a proactive approach to standardise the management of state

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Fighting corruption – secure an investigative unit’s freedom

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Out of 3134 public service irregularities reported to investigative units before April 2011, only 13% were investigated. Vusi Pikoli attributes this to “an absence of a clear and comprehensive strategy to fight corruption.” He offers the number of corruption-fighting units as evidence of this absence. South Africa has the Police Service (SAPS), the Hawks, the

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Market Intelligence – information to assist the modern procurement professional

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Alan Low of Purchasing Index (PI) tells SmartProcurement that the world of commerce is an ever more challenging place for Procurement professionals: • Senior management is recognising Procurement professionals’ contributions within organisations, with the result that procurement is asked to procure more commodities, such as marketing and IT. • They have to market themselves and

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Professional body and business school partner to transform best practice

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The UNISA Graduate School of Business Leadership (UNISA SBL) and the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply Southern Africa (CIPS SA) have established a strategic partnership to further develop academic career paths with tertiary level qualifications for CIPS SA members. The academic business partnership operates such that CIPS SA members will directly benefit from UNISA SBL’s

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IMPERIAL Logistics acquires Commerce Edge – bolsters procurement training capabilities

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SmartProcurement’s parent company Commerce Edge, a leading procurement training company, has sold a majority share to Supply chain specialist and member company of IMPERIAL Logistics, Volition. The deal enables further international expansion for Commerce Edge while strengthening IMPERIAL Logistics’ procurement intellectual capital and capacity, as well as training assets. “This relationship allows us to offer a

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Is travel a commodity?

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A commodity is “equivalent no matter who produces it”. The challenge though is that travel exhibits non-commodity behavior that makes it trickier to deal with than conventional procurement commodities, Dr. Roderick Ross, CEO of online travel management platform TravelLinck tells SmartProcurement. Market research by an international publication, Business Travel Online, revealed that as early as

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