Category: Tender Management
Why now is the best time ever to launch an electronic RFP
By Jamie Martino, IT, Telecom and Technology Strategic Sourcing and Operations Executive We are...
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3 Procurement processes that are overdue for an overhaul
By Teigan Margetts, Manager / Consultant at Red Hero Group In procurement, we innovate. We conquer...
Read MoreOpinion survey: are you tired of receiving sub-standard proposals and tender responses?
Have your say to help suppliers improve. Recent international research shows that: • Buyers are increasingly frustrated by the quality of proposals that they receive• Early engagement between buyers and potential suppliers is...
Read MoreIntegrity and competence a must in government procurement
Integrity in government procurement must be held to the highest standards on every RFP and tender issuedStephen Bauld deals with so many issues related to the integrity of the request for proposal (RFP) process every week. As a...
Read MoreTrump’s call for new medication tenders assumes that price is the aim, rather than a change in a patient’s life quality
Donald Trump’s remarks around creating “new bidding procedures for the pharmaceutical industry because they’re getting away with murder”, may have knocked US pharmaceutical stocks, but whether there...
Read MoreOpen tender process shines light on procurement
The Gauteng provincial government (GPG) hosted its first open tender seminar showcasing the progress the province has made in rolling out its open tender project over the past two years. The event was also aimed at...
Read MoreTshwane opens tender process to the public
The city of Tshwane has opened its tender processes to the public in a bid to make them more transparent, said mayor Solly Msimanga in September.“Corruption in tenders happens behind closed doors when politicians sit...
Read MoreCleaning up SA’s R500bn tender machine
Policing South Africa’s R500-billion supply chain management system was an enormous task involving more than 20 000 staff and 220 000 suppliers, Treasury chief procurement officer Kenneth Brown said.The supply chain...
Read MoreHow will the National e-Procurement portal affect set-asides for small business?
While national treasury is pushing ahead with an e-procurement portal, questions are being raised about what has become of the 30% of procurement budgets set aside for small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) that President...
Read MoreHandbook: dealing with municipalities and their procurement procedures
From black economic empowerment fronting to extending gifts for officials, doing business with municipalities is still far from easy, despite the best of intentions.A non-governmental organisation, EthicsSA, has landed a...
Read MoreZimbabwe procurement bill to correct procurement practices
To curb “unsound" procurement practices that are “slowing down” Zimbabwe’s economic growth a new Procurement Bill would be drafted and tabled in Parliament before the end of the year, President...
Read MoreDraft regulations have the “potential to legalise corruption”
“The new draft regulations, if they are accepted, will legalise wholesale corruption at an even grander scale than we are currently witnessing,” said Helen Zille, Democratic Alliance (DA) premier of the Western...
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