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SA misses renewables procurement deadline at Kusile

Leave a Comment / Compliance / Legal, Featured, Legal / Contract, Public Sector Procurement, Sourcing Strategy, Tender Management / Bernie van Niekerk

Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has welcomed the earlier-than-expected return of Kusile Unit 3 coal-fired generation, but has also acknowledged that government simultaneously failed to meet its end of September deadline for the release of the next public procurement round for renewable energy, reports Creamer Media’s Editor, Terence Creamer in Engineering News. Eskom confirmed on September […]

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Automating bid submission and evaluation

Getting the Final Leg of SCM Automation Right – Bid Submission and Evaluation

Leave a Comment / Contract Management, e-Procurement, Featured, Legal / Contract, Sourcing Strategy, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Management, Supply Chain Management SCM, Technology, Tender Management / Bernie van Niekerk

Despite the adoption of automation in supply chain management (SCM) to enhance efficiency and productivity, numerous businesses continue to receive and evaluate bids manually. In fact some companies still have a darkroom dedicated to storing old bid responses, says Director and Business Development Head at Wema Software Solutions in Pretoria, David Gitonga. The aspiration to

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Automating Quote Sourcing a Wise Move

Leave a Comment / Contract Management, Don't miss, e-Procurement, Legal / Contract, Sourcing Strategy, Strategic Sourcing, Technology, Tender Management / Bernie van Niekerk

The success or failure of a company in today’s competitive business climate often hinges on how quickly and accurately it can obtain bids. Businesses can benefit greatly from automating quote sourcing, reminds Director and Business Development Head at Wema Software Solutions in Pretoria, David Gitonga. In this article, he delves into the merits, features and

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20 Tips for getting compliant proposals from suppliers

Leave a Comment / Education, Leadership and People, Legal / Contract, Procurement Strategy, Procurement Training, Risk Management, Tender Management / Bernie van Niekerk

Proposals can contain a lot of information and are the basis on which procurement decisions are made. Therefore, you must evaluate them carefully for compliance with your requirements. So what does a compliant proposal look like? The following checklist, from Next Level Purchasing, can simplify your proposal evaluations and ensure that a supplier is worthy

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Public Sector Scramble on PPPFA Begins

Leave a Comment / BEE, Compliance / Legal, Legal / Contract, Preferential Procurement, Public Sector Procurement, Sourcing Strategy, Tender Management / Bernie van Niekerk

Public procurement in South Africa is on the brink of being turned on its head. Johannesburg-based Director, Coach, Consultant and Supply Chain Management Practioner, Shaun Scott, unwraps the legal conundrum that faces all organs of state come January 2023, which must decide for themselves how to implement the new Preferential Procurement Regulations. Over 700 organs

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Why now is the best time ever to launch an electronic RFP

Leave a Comment / e-Procurement, Legal / Contract, Technology, Tender Management / Liam

By Jamie Martino, IT, Telecom and Technology Strategic Sourcing and Operations Executive We are living in unprecedented times. Our personal and business lives are disrupted and individuals and business owners are equally anxious. Work from Home has now become the new norm for the typical Office Professional. Depending upon the role that you and your

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3 Procurement processes that are overdue for an overhaul

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By Teigan Margetts, Manager / Consultant at Red Hero Group In procurement, we innovate. We conquer digital transformations. We handle worldwide disruptions. But some of our processes? They’re holding us back, and here’s why… Hear more international insights around overhauling procurement at the upcoming Smart Procurement World Indaba in September 2021. Michael Pleuger, a business

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Opinion survey: are you tired of receiving sub-standard proposals and tender responses?

Leave a Comment / Legal / Contract, Supplier Management, Supplier Selection, Tender Management / Liam

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 becoming increasingly important• The proposal document is becoming more crucial in the evaluation process Do you agree with these statements?

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Integrity and competence a must in government procurement

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Integrity in government procurement must be held to the highest standards on every RFP and tender issued Stephen Bauld deals with so many issues related to the integrity of the request for proposal (RFP) process every week. As a government procurement expert, he is concerned about the way municipal procurement staff understand the policies and

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Trump’s call for new medication tenders assumes that price is the aim, rather than a change in a patient’s life quality

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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 is a procurement business case for putting more medication tenders to the market is debatable, says Jonathan Webb, supply chain contributor for Forbes.com The President-Elect’s January 11 comments

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