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How the government purchases products and services, including tech, makes a significant difference in the quality and value of the tech our governments operate.

"Entire services — tax, immigration, passports, benefits — have been given over to IT suppliers and their favoured consultancies, who in the absence of true competition can inflate contract values in return for maintenance and minimal changes. The resulting pattern is services becoming fixed, more expensive to run and unable to adapt." - Mike Bracken in The Financial Times

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CityMart

Citymart transforms the way cities solve procurement problems. Citymart is a platform for city government employees to deliver better services, connecting them to urban solutions, projects and peers across departments and around the world.

Eines per a una transformació digital oberta i àgil

El programa per a la Digitalització Oberta: Programari Lliure i Desenvolupament Àgil de Serveis de l’Ajuntament de Barcelona defineix el procés de canvi profund i progressiu de la manera en que la ciutat oferirà els seus serveis a la ciutadania en els propers anys.

TenderBase

This tool allows researchers, watchdog organizations and investigative journalists to measure how countries are performing against each other in terms of public procurement transparency, to use it in further advocacy for more transparent procurement as well as to spot corruption using red flag indicators.

Indicator Toolbox

Catalogue of procurement risk indicators from various countries.

Results-Driven Contracting at Harvard Kennedy School

Procurements are often perceived as routine processes to obtain products and services while complying with regulatory requirements

Open Procurement

Open Procurement

Ukraine (Ukrayina) 🇺🇦

OpenProcurement is an open source e-procurement toolkit.

Open Contracting Partnership

Open Contracting Partnership

641 S Street Northwest, Washington, D.C. 20001

Government contracting is worth trillions of dollars a year. We open up public contracting through disclosure, data and engagement so that the huge sums of money involved are spent honestly, fairly, and effectively.

Periscope

Periscope

5000 Plaza on the Lake, Austin, TX 78746

Procurement software developed by procurement professionals for procurement professionals.

Tender Monitor Georgia

Tender Monitor provides the public with an in-depth look at government spending in Georgia by making detailed information about state procurement available.

ProZorro

ProZorro

Ukraine (Ukrayina) 🇺🇦

the official public purchasing information portal on open procurement in Ukraine

Pavilion

Pavilion

San Francisco

Pavilion builds technology that empowers public servants to deliver better, faster public services from a wider and more diverse group of businesses.

How small firms can deal with government procurement processes

Michael Knapp is the CEO and founder of Green River, a software design and development firm that has worked extensively with local governments

Open Contracting standard

Open Contracting standard

641 S Street Northwest, Washington, D.C. 20001

Governments around the world spend an estimated US$13 trillion through contracts every year. Yet, contracting information is often unavailable for public scrutiny.

Hlídač státu

Hlídač státu

Na Florenci 1270/31, New Town, 110 00 Prague, Czechia

Watchdogging Czech Republic

Procurement Playbook

In this Playbook, we explore the evolution of the procurement function’s missions, from its original cost reduction role to risk management and to contribution to growth as a strategic partner.

Aspen Institute principles for smarter regulation in cities

Aspen Institute principles for smarter regulation in cities

Aspen Institute, Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC

See how local governments are responding to tech solutions to persistent problems #InnovatingRegulation

SmartProcure

SmartProcure

700 W Hillsboro Blvd, Deerfield Beach, FL 33441

SmartProcure is a procurement database company for businesses and government agencies.

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