Public procurement for innovative solutions: Overcoming barriers and accelerating innovation Public procurement of innovative solutions (PPI) is a powerful tool that enables the public sector to fully leverage its purchasing power to support the widespread adoption of innovative solutions in the market. PPI has the potential to create sufficient demand to stimulate industry investment in […]
Catalog purchases are often sold as “faster orders” and “less paperwork.” But anyone who has ever rolled out an internal catalog in a public-sector organization (or a large university) knows the truth: technology is the smallest part. The real battle plays out between people—on three levels. This article blends two real experiences introducing MARQUET into […]
Public Procurement of Innovative Solutions: Removing Barriers and Accelerating Innovation Public Procurement of Innovative solutions (PPI) is a powerful tool that enables the public sector to fully leverage its purchasing power to support broad market adoption of innovation. PPI can generate sufficiently strong demand to spur industry investment in new solutions. For example, the city […]
Digitizing procurement isn’t about one perfect piece of software—it’s about cleverly connecting tools. Here’s a summary of Jiří Špalek’s experience and practical tips you can use right away. Digitization isn’t one flawless system.It’s an ecosystem of tools that talk to each other, share data, and don’t act like loners. This is a recap of Jirka […]
With climate change and environmental sustainability dominating the current public debate, integrating environmental principles into public procurement is becoming a priority. ESG criteria are rapidly becoming an integral part of public procurement – and can provide you, as a contracting authority, with a basis for environmentally responsible decision-making and support for sustainable development. Public procurement […]
“The best solution to achieve the best price is still a well-established competition.”This quote, shared at the close of a presentation on Slovakia’s national benchmarking initiative, captures both the promise and the limitations of benchmark pricing in public procurement. For procurement professionals, benchmarking can be a powerful tool to drive transparency, efficiency, and cost savings—but […]
Procurement has long been regarded as a back-office function, focused primarily on reducing costs and handling routine purchases. But today’s competitive environment demands a different view. Procurement and operational management are no longer just support services—they are strategic drivers of business growth. This message was at the heart of a lecture delivered by Martin Wiederman, […]
In procurement, contracts are often seen as administrative necessities—legal documents that keep parties aligned. Yet effective contract management is far more than paperwork. It is a strategic function that ensures performance, mitigates risk, and unlocks value throughout the supply chain. This was the central theme of a recent lecture on contract management, where the speaker […]
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