Removing complexity from government Tenders
Print media are awash with articles about the many factors that can and do go wrong with the tenders process, or the pending changes to the process itself.
Posted by Editor at 9:10 AM
A transparent and fair tender process for Government mooted
"The tripartite alliance in Gauteng has proposed a complete overhaul of government procurement policy to ensure transparency, prevent corruption and speed up service delivery," Sibongakonke Shoba wrote in the Business Day of April 1, 2010.
Posted by Editor at 7:50 AM
To Bid or not to Bid to your Tender?
World class organisations have a formal bid management process that includes a Bid Qualification activity in which procurement risk is well documented, but what is the risk to a supplier going into business with you? These risks also have to be considered before it starts to prepare the Request for Proposal (RFP) or begins filling in long and tedious tender documents, Elaine Porteous, tells SmartProcurement.
Posted by Editor at 5:05 AM
How well do suppliers receive your RFPs?
What does it feel like to be a bidder or tenderer responding to your Requests for Proposal (RFP) or Requests for Quote? Trained and experienced Procurement professionals labour under the common misapprehension that their RFPs or similar tender documents are perfectly constructed, fully understandable, complete and with no errors. Sadly, this is not always the case. Just speak with your key suppliers and those responding to your requests.
Posted by Editor at 12:00 AM
Leads and tenders bulletin next level in procurement links
Technology can be developed and configured to accommodate ever-changing legislation, but is ineffective in isolation when not supported by services, Catherine Hills, Client Services Director for Quadrem Africa, tells SmartProcurement.
Posted by Editor at 12:00 AM
Possible Government tenders workshops in the rest of SA
The SmartProcurement ‘Tenders in Government’ Technical Workshop met with such a positive response that this niche P & SM online media organisation is planning to take the one-day programme country-wide, for the benefit of SCM practitioners on the procure and supply side.
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Larger fiscal deficits call for stricter compliance to government tender guidelines
There is a greater need for public sector tenders to be more strictly awarded according to government’s guidelines. The outcome of tender awards influenced by government officials with stakes in corporate companies, bribery and financial mismanagement is not just that incompetent people receive a contract, but also the waste of government’s steadily shrinking pockets.Professor Justin YIfu Lin with Minister in The Presidency: National Planning Commission, Trevor Manuel.
Posted by Editor at 10:00 AM
Has there been an effective change in the public sector tender regimes since 2003?
In 2003 Business Day reported on the Black Business Media Summit. At this summit, Shadrach Appanna, then an Economist from the Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA), spoke on the topic of ‘Preparing black businesses to excel in Public Private Partnerships' (PPPs).
Posted by StaffWriter at 1:11 PM
Zuma tender solution will hamper service delivery. Accountability the answer
In response to ANC President Jacob Zuma’s statement that the government tendering process should return to the old tender board system, SmartProcurement and independent experts are clear that this move will hamper service delivery, negate progress made in public sector procurement and still not be a foolproof mechanism to prevent fraud. Individual accountability within the current context offers a better solution.
Posted by Editor at 1:09 PM
Call for Papers - Tendering Best Practices and Effective Implementation of the bidding process conference
How to effectively conduct Tendering and Bidding processes in line with World Class Practices in both the Public and Private Sector is the theme of the Tendering Best Practices and Effective Implementation of the Bidding Process - Conference to be held on 29-30 July 2009. SmartProcurement is calling for papers from interested (and even afflicted :)) parties ...
Posted by Editor at 6:42 AM
Tendering Conference and Technical workshop in May 2009 launched
Following on research resulting from the Strategic Sourcing Conference held in October 2008, SmartProcurement will be hosting an in-depth conference on Private and Public Sector Tendering. Tenders are a fundamental mechanism by which procurement departments achieve their strategic sourcing objectives, and by which they contribute on a massive scale - in both the private and public sectors - to real-time Black Economic Empowerment (BEE).
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