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So we share recommendations on:
1. Enhancing data quality & accessibility
2. Embedding business intelligence dashboards & indicators into the new central digital platform to track competition, value & social impact.

www.open-contracting.org/2025/06/23/u...
UK Procurement Act implementation: what do the first three months of data tell us? - Open Contracting Partnership
We take a first look at the new UK procurement data now coming from 2023’s…
www.open-contracting.org
June 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM
We found:

1. The new data regime is a major improvement, with new notices across the procurement cycle, new data fields & better identifiers.
2. Growing use of pre-market engagement & the new competitive flexible procedure.
3. Now we need to turn data into impact🎯
June 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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#Publicprocurement data is the most widely available cluster of data in the 2025 #TheGDB @databarometer.bsky.social

In Africa, Uganda, Kenya, South Africa & Rwanda show what's possible. Read why in our analysis of data fields, coverage & legislation www.open-contracting.org/2025/06/11/i...
June 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
✅ Focus on value and outcomes from contracts, not just costs;
✅ Proactively engage small businesses & 'unusual suspects': "you have to go to them, don’t wait for them to come to you"

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#AntiCorruption #OpenContracting #PublicProcurement
How Public Procurement Reform Can Drive the Fight Against Corruption (Part 1)
According to the OECD, “public procurement is the government activity most vulnerable to waste, mismanagement and corruption,” and over “half of foreign bribery cases occurred to obtain a public procu...
briberymatters.com
May 23, 2025 at 8:09 AM
✅ Embrace digital tools;
✅ Keep politicians out of procurement decisions;
✅ Use simple, fair & transparent rules;
✅ Invest in a strong civil service & avoid “infantilizing” government by outsourcing everything;
May 23, 2025 at 8:09 AM