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Understand public procurement
Recognize how public buyers purchase and where your business fits.
Available lessons
- Understand what the public buyer is buying →
- Understand the operating environment — Museums, libraries & cultural institutions →
- Understand the operating environment — Schools & universities →
- Understand the operating environment — Hospitals & health systems →
- Understand the operating environment — Municipalities & local authorities →
- Understand the operating environment — Utilities & transport operators →
- Understand public procurement — Austria →
- Understand public procurement — Belgium →
- Understand public procurement — Bulgaria →
- Understand public procurement — Canada →
- Understand public procurement — Switzerland →
- Understand public procurement — Cyprus →
- Understand public procurement — Czechia →
- Understand public procurement — Germany →
- Understand public procurement — Denmark →
- Understand public procurement — Estonia →
- Understand public procurement — Spain →
- Understand public procurement — Finland →
- Understand public procurement — France →
- Understand public procurement — United Kingdom →
- Understand public procurement — Greece →
- Understand public procurement — Croatia →
- Understand public procurement — Hungary →
- Understand public procurement — Ireland →
- Understand public procurement — Italy →
- Understand public procurement — Lithuania →
- Understand public procurement — Luxembourg →
- Understand public procurement — Latvia →
- Understand public procurement — Malta →
- Understand public procurement — Netherlands →
- Understand public procurement — Norway →
- Understand public procurement — Poland →
- Understand public procurement — Portugal →
- Understand public procurement — Romania →
- Understand public procurement — Sweden →
- Understand public procurement — Slovenia →
- Understand public procurement — Slovakia →
- Understand public procurement — United States →
Chapter curriculum
Same for all countries
- Why public organizations buy through tenders; buyer roles and decision-makers.
- Goods, works and services; the lifecycle from needs assessment to payment.
- Opportunities and costs for suppliers; contracts versus grants, prizes and commissions.
Country specific
- Buyers and purchases covered by procurement rules; governing institutions.
- Local vocabulary; national, regional and municipal responsibilities; exceptions.
Practical exercise
Map three relevant public buyers and the kinds of contracts they purchase.