Essays about: "Bidding in public procurement"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words Bidding in public procurement.
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1. Aspects of knowledge management applied to public bid writing : Lower the barriers of entry in public procurement by streamlinig the bid writing process
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : The public bidding process is often perceived as cumbersome and time-consuming, leading to low participation. Research indicates that high costs are the main reason for low participation in the bidding process. To reduce time spent on writing bids, one key factor is to reuse information in the creation of new bids. READ MORE
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2. Predicting the size of a company winning a procurement: an evaluation study of three classification models
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statistiska institutionenAbstract : In this thesis, the performance of the classification methods Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA), Random Forests (RF), and Support Vector Machines (SVM) are compared using procurement data to predict what size company will win a procurement. This is useful information for companies, since bidding on a procurement takes time and resources, which they can save if they know their chances of winning are low. READ MORE
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3. The Effect of the 2014 EU Public Procurement Directives on Tender Outcomes
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : The EU procurement directives of 2014 aimed to improve transparency through increased electronic bidding, to liberalize the international procurement market by removing 'buy local' policies, and to increase competition and international participation in procurement, leading to an overall more efficient public procurement process. One of the implicit channels through which they hoped to achieve higher efficiency is through the number of bidders (the 'competition effect' in auction theory). READ MORE
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4. An Empirical Study of Competition and Bidding Behaviors of Small and Large Firms in Public Procurement
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : The number of firms participating in public procurement in Sweden has declined since 2012, worrying policymakers since competition is seen as a driver of value-for-money. However, previous research suggests that efforts to increase participation in procurement do not necessarily result in a desirable, competitive effect, due to the auction format of the practice. READ MORE
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5. Bid Forecasting in Public Procurement
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : Public procurement amounts to a significant part of Sweden's GDP. Nevertheless, it is an overlooked sector characterized by low digitization and inefficient competition where bids are not submitted based on proper mathematical tools. READ MORE
