Governments around the world promote small business participation in government tenders. They do so directly through procurement mandates or set-asides, indirectly via policies that encourage small ...

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It is well understood that South Africa’s public procurement system is littered with fragilities and weaknesses. These were brought to the forefront through disturbing revelations of government ...

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said domestic producers must be given preference in government procurement to support their development. “We need to source products that are available ...

While the draft South African Public Procurement Bill is a commendable attempt to overhaul the country’s procurement landscape, its success will depend heavily on the effectiveness of its ...

In a significant step towards reforming South Africa's public procurement landscape, the National Assembly recently passed the Public Procurement Bill [B 18D-2023] (the Bill). Image source: renjith ...

Taking both central and state government purchases into account, government procurement constitutes about 30% of India’s GDP. The small-scale sector in India has preferential treatment on the ...

The notification read: "In terms of the provisions of Para 10.1 of the revised Policy for providing preference to domestically manufactured Iron & Steel Products in Government procurement, published ...

It follows the Labor government’s criticism of its Liberal predecessor for buying what it called “cheap foreign-made assets” – rather than preferencing NSW or Australian firms – and its “devolved” ...