Global Standards for Public Procurement Developed by NIGP

NIGP - The Institute for Public Procurement, has developed a series of position papers or standards addressing a variety of key issues in public procurement. 

Global Standards issued to date:  The following are the subjects for the "Global Standards of Public Procurement Practice" that have been adopted to date:

1. Strategic Planning
2. Performance Measurement
3. Performance Management
4. Performance Metrics
5. Cooperative Procurement
6. Transparency
7. Risk Management
8. Developing a Procurement Policy Manual
9. Ethical Procurement
10. Performance Based Contracting
11. Sustainable Procurement
12. Spend Analysis
13. A Lease-Purchase Decision
14. Specifications
15. Developing Evaluation Criteria
16. Outsourcing
17. Technology in Public Procurement
18. Evaluation Process
19. Supplier Relationship Management 
20. Qualifications-Based Selection for Architectural and Engineering Services (QBS)
21. Public-Private Partnerships 

More information:  To read the actual standards developed for each of the above-listed items, click here to visit NIGP's website.  Select "Public Procurement Practices & Principles" on the left side of the page and then click on any of the specific statements you wish to read.

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