Innovative response
Open paywalled public procurement portals providing information about procurement requirements for COVID-19 to improve and accelerate the procurement of urgently needed items by freeing up the flow of information between buyers and suppliers globally.
Specific issues addressed and anticipated impact
"The Just-in-Time supply chain systems that have served the health systems of many countries well enough for many years could tragically turn into Just-too or Far-too-Late for patients.
It is essential that buyers and sellers can connect as quickly and as efficiently as possible so that the procurement process can be accelerated without compromising transparency. However, some global public procurement notice portals are locked behind paywalls e.g. United Nations Development Business https://devbusiness.un.org/content/join-us and https://www.dgmarket.com/tenders/subs.do
This may restrict these critical procurement notices getting to the right suppliers as quickly as possible.
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Organisations/institutions involved
United Nations, multilateral development banks, governments, contracting authorities and economic operators and those private sector companies providing subscription service notification of tender notices.
Potential issues
The supply market for COVID-19 items will be increasingly stressed whatever is done but the flow of information to the market might improve their ability to respond quickly.
- National/Federal government
- Regional/State government
- Local government
- International Organisation
- Private Sector
Issues being addressed:
- Public procurement and optmising eProcurement
Date Submitted:
20 March 2020