Vested Way

MARCH 25, 2019

Reviewing RFx Bidding Methods: Which Ones are Right for You? Article by Kate Vitasek publishedMarch 2019 in Contract Management Magazine Every day, companies use well-known, tried and true competitive bidding methods to choose their suppliers.

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ivalua

JULY 11, 2022

New release features AI-powered contract management, more seamless messaging and communications, supplier risk and performance enhancements and procure-to-pay efficiency . AI-powered contract management. On the AI front, Ivalua enhanced its leading CLM solution with AI-Powered Contract Data Capture. Procure-to-Pay.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 28, 2022

This bill sends plenty of money to the state and local governments–but along with these allocations comes solicitations, procurements, contracts, deadlines, reporting requirements, and other overhead. In two weeks, the LADWP was able to stand-up a solicitations solution with a bid drop-box and a vendor self-service portal.

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Procurement Tactics

OCTOBER 18, 2022

GEP Smart is a complete procurement solution with full spend analysis, sourcing, contract management, supplier management, purchasing, invoice handling, and saving track processes integrated into it. . It provides supplier relationship management tools that are designed to make the source-to-pay workflow easy.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

You can also use its eSourcing solution to create RFPs, receive bids from qualified suppliers, analyze supplier performance and manage contracts in one place. Ivalua’s Contract Management module allows you to easily track milestones and consumption in real time across multiple agreements.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

It includes sourcing and supplier management, contract management, and procure-to-pay (P2P) functions. Some of the most effective techniques include supplier segmentation, e-auctions and competitive bidding, collaborative negotiations, and data analytics for demand forecasting.

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Procurement Heads

MARCH 27, 2023

Procurement at Futures involves negotiating and renegotiating contracts for all goods, works and services. We’re responsible for the supplier management and then supporting the business in contract management as well. We’re a point of escalation, for dealing with issues and supporting through the exit of contracts.

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Barkers Procurement

JANUARY 13, 2025

The interim manager also provided specific contract management advice for several large and complex projects. We helped to design a new scoring system for bids based on their sustainability and ESG credentials. Recruiting new members of staff to fill skills gaps.

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Procurement Insights

MARCH 16, 2025

Improved Outcome: Proactive contract management , ensuring compliance and preventing costly penalties. AI-Powered RFP & Bid Management When issuing an RFP (Request for Proposal) , procurement professionals interact with AI that understands past procurement criteria and scoring methods.

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ivalua

JUNE 11, 2019

At some point, there was a need for this, a solicitation process to select a supplier, a competitive bidding process, a contract negotiation, transactions and so on. Some of the solution highlights for state and local solution include: Public Portal: Public catalogs, FOIA & bid protest management, optimized search.

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Procurement Heads

JULY 26, 2023

We implement new contract management procedures so the whole organisation is working to the same contract management levels and principles. Good contract management principles are also high on my agenda. There’s so much value for money lost in poor contract management.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

In the absence of communication, even the best suppliers can only deliver marginal value at best. For optimal effectiveness, supplier selection, contract management , and supplier development must be supported by consistent, streamlined, and transparent collaboration.

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Procurement Templates

JUNE 4, 2024

If the targets are unrealistic, it is unlikely that any of the Suppliers will bid. The best choice is to get things right by undertaking active contract management and supplier relationship management. We will be assessing Suppliers against their willingness to commit to these.

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Bid Analysis Report: The “Bid Analysis Report” is a critical component of procurement, serving as a comprehensive document that evaluates and analyzes bids received during the procurement process. The Bid Analysis Report meticulously examines each bid against these criteria to determine its overall suitability.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

In the end-to-end source-to-pay (S2P) process , strategic sourcing is the link between spend analytics, category management and contracts management, and is supported by supplier intelligence. Award & Onboard – At the end of the selection process, you will award the business to one or more suppliers.

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TYA Suite

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Detailed reporting features also provide valuable insights into procurement activities, assisting organizations to make data-driven decisions and improve their Contract management is another critical aspect of. Effective contract management ensures that all agreements with suppliers are tracked, monitored, and adhered to.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

In the end-to-end source-to-pay (S2P) process, strategic sourcing is the link between spend analytics, category management and contracts management, and is supported by supplier intelligence. How Has Strategic Sourcing Evolved?

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The eSourcing solution includes the ability to create RFPs, receive bids from qualified suppliers, analyze supplier performance, and manage contracts all in one place. In addition, our Contract Management module helps Manufacturers to easily track milestones and consumption in real time across multiple agreements.

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Procurement Heads

JUNE 6, 2023

Additionally, I am responsible for driving our technology initiatives, including e-tendering platforms, contract management, and ERP integrations. It is contract management, it is low-cost sourcing, and the whole policy side. I also serve as the sponsor for our all of our complex procurement activities.

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Procurement Templates

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

. • This should be achieved through asking the supplier specific questions: o at selection stage, seeking evidence of developing and maintaining skills relevant to the contract in question o at award stage, seeking the supplier’s proposals for skills development and apprenticeships in performance of the contract. •

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Bonfire

APRIL 3, 2023

Not to mention, ERPs can’t connect you with the vendor communities and networks that sometimes come with a dedicated procurement solution, which means that fewer qualified vendors see and bid on your agency’s solicitations in the first place.

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Procurement Insights

MARCH 27, 2025

AdaptOne Solution: Automates purchase requisitions , bid collection , vendor approvals , and contract execution Routes tasks and approvals based on custom workflows Supports both direct (ingredients, materials) and indirect spend categories Impact: Increased speed, fewer errors, lower administrative overhead.

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Skill Dynamics

AUGUST 4, 2022

Implementing a contract management system. Make use of technology to save time and be more efficient by implementing a contract management system. Let’s admit it: creating contracts is time consuming and businesses often work with hundreds of vendors every year.

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Procurement Insights

MARCH 25, 2025

AdaptOne Solution: Automates purchase requisitions , bid collection , vendor approvals , and contract execution Routes tasks and approvals based on custom workflows Supports both direct (ingredients, materials) and indirect spend categories Impact: Increased speed, fewer errors, lower administrative overhead.

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Jaggaer

JULY 10, 2024

It applies bonuses, or penalties, based on answers provided by bidding suppliers on factors such as risk and sustainability. A supplier bidding for the contract that meets your carbon emissions baseline would earn a bonus. For example, we could apply a baseline for carbon emissions.

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Procurement Software

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Sourcing Generative AI is revolutionising the first steps in the sourcing process, and has the potential to assist in evaluating bids too. AI also excels in analysing bid data, flagging outliers, and automating supplier communication. Contracts Contract management automation has seen rapid growth.

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Barkers Procurement

MARCH 23, 2022

This included drafting the tender documentation pack, managing clarifications/tender process, stakeholder/bidder communications, bid evaluation/analysis, commercial negotiations, drafting T&Cs, recommendation paper, governance, final contract documentation, bidder debriefs and contract management handover pack for Go-Live date.

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World of Procurement blog

JULY 27, 2021

We’d even go so far to say that the modern procurement pro doesn’t focus that much time on the actual buying, as roles have grown to focus on Supply Chain Management, Contract Management and Relationship Management. Hopefully they are using some awesome Procurement Software to manage this sourcing stage.

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Spend Matters

JUNE 19, 2023

Source-to-contract solution suites automate ‘upstream’ (non-transactional) procurement processes, including spend/supply analytics, sourcing (sourcing strategy and e-sourcing execution), buy-side contract management and supplier management.

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Procurement Software

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Source-to-Pay on the other hand focuses on the more tactical sourcing performed as part of a competitive bidding process. Source-to-Pay is usually tactical S2P is the typical “three bids and a buy” type of sourcing activity for non-strategic spend. How much functionality and automation do you want for contract management?

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Pipefy

JANUARY 31, 2023

B Bid A submission from a supplier or vendor containing a cost estimate for goods or services, usually in response to a business’ invitation to bid. Successful bids often contain the supplier’s past relevant projects as a proven track record of success and a detailed plan to deliver the product in a timely manner.

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Jaggaer

JULY 7, 2020

Over time, this engagement has expanded globally and is still focused on one of the most testing categories of sourcing and contract management within procurement: transport and logistics. The Contracts and Contracts Utilization Dashboards provide a series of reports on the number of contracts portioned by different dimensions.

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Zycus Cognitive Procurement

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

To enable procurement teams to be more strategic, firms must put AI at the center of their arsenal and use it to assist with forecasting demand trends, optimizing bids for estimated savings, calculating supplier scores based on negotiated contract terms, monitoring budget performance, and much more.

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Planergy

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

This often involves sending a request for proposal (RFP), competitive bidding, detailed evaluations, and comprehensive vendor performance assessments. Contract Negotiation Skilled negotiation helps educational institutions secure favorable terms, competitive pricing, and flexible agreements that adapt to changing institutional needs.

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Spend Matters

JUNE 19, 2023

Source-to-Pay solutions are end-to-end suites that manage integrated procurement/payment processes spanning spend/supply analysis, sourcing, contract management, supplier management and transactional procure-to-pay (P2P). What does a Source-to-Pay solution do?

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Procurement Software

JUNE 13, 2023

DeepStream DeepStream Technologies is a rapidly growing source-to-contract software based in London, providing an e-sourcing and contract management platform. Its platform allows for reverse auctions, automated RFP-RFI-RFQ, PR, and P2P processes, contract management, as well as spend analysis.

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The Manager reviews RFPs before sending them out to potential suppliers to bid. Review and negotiate procurement contracts within the organization to ensure the best value. Contract Manager A contract manager within an organization ensures the management of the entire contract process.

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