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Re-categorising public procurement in South Africa: construction works as a special case
Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, 2019 Public procurement is generally known to be the acquisition of goods and services by the government from the private sector. Construction works are considered to constitute services and as such are not specifically referred to in the Constitution.
Allison Megan Anthony
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Bureaucrats and Public Procurement [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2001 This paper deals with a Niskanen type of public-procurement agency. We show that the procurement game should be separated into an investment game and a project game, the first game to be played before nature determines the actual realizations of benefit and costs of the project, the second game to be played afterward. In the first game the relationship-
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Public Procurement in the South African Economy: Addressing the Systemic Issues
Sustainability, 2020 Public procurement fulfils an important role in the economy and public expenditure of a country and can be regarded as a critical indicator of the effectiveness of a government, because it is a central aspect of public service delivery.
D. Fourie, C. Malan
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Bioinspired Tissue Transparency: Achieving Sclera‐to‐Cornea Transplantation
Advanced Science, EarlyView.A bioinspired decellularization‐compression‐locking tactic (DCLT) is developed to transform human sclerae into transparent corneal substitutes. These clear, robust, and pro‐regenerative substitutes are capable of repairing complex corneal injuries, including chemical burns, keratoconus, and penetrating wounds, demonstrating their clinical potential to ...
Xiuli Sun +8 more
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Bratislava Law Review, 2018 This article focuses particularly on identifying the limits of the problematic aspects of the formulation of the contract proposal or contractual terms and conditions as a part of the tender documents in the context of compliance with the principles of ...
Peter Lukáčka, Peter Kubolek
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The East Midlands public procurement opportunities plan [PDF]
, 2009 Public sector procurement activity accounts for a significant share of economic activity. This document sets out how the East Midlands can maximize the commercial benefits of these opportunities and contribute to the delivery of public policy in the ...
East Midlands Development Agency
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Dynamic capabilities for SME participation in public procurement
Business Process Management Journal, 2020 PurposeAlthough small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play major roles in most economies in terms of job creation, innovation and contribution to national income, they are often underrepresented in public procurement markets.
Temidayo O. Akenroye +3 more
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.A schematic diagram of the mechanism where small extracellular vesicles mediate the enhancement of heterotopic wound healing by radial extracorporeal shockwave stimulation at a proximal tibial osteotomy site. ABSTRACT Wound healing represents a complex biological process necessitating innovative therapeutic approaches, particularly for chronic wounds ...
Xiaoping Xie +8 more
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Croatian Yearbook of European Law and Policy, 2020 In the context of implementing the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement in April 2020, a new version of the Law of Ukraine ‘On Public Procurement’ came into effect.
Vesta Malolitneva, Ruslan Dzhabrailov
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.The integrated system, comprising bacterial‐targeted photothermal nanoparticles (Fe2O3‐CS@RBP) and multifunctional hydrogels (PAOC‐3@BA) modules, achieves rapid wound healing within one week. This work introduces a smart therapeutic platform that integrates bacterial targeting, self‐regulating photothermal therapy, tissue adhesion, and stimulus ...
Hongping Wan, Huirong Tan, Xinghong Zhao
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