Life cycle costing (LCC) is an extremely alluring procurement technique for government contracting professionals in developing countries, given its potential for reducing budgetary outgoes through lowered total cost of ownership during the entire life cycle of procured public assets. However,...

This short academic paper, prepared for background study by senior civil servants in a forthcoming mid-career training course, looks at certain plausible elements of sound offset and counter-trade policy design, that are repeatedly noticed in important national jurisdictions that have...

This short academic brief, prepared for procurement training of senior civil services' members in India, looks at capacity-building of its acquisition workforce amidst increasing incidence of provisions in RFPs and tender notices that are inconsistent with the overall rules and policy frameworks...

The Procurement Flyers is primarily meant for members of the "Government Procurement Community of Practice" of the Performance Management Division; and seeks to provide practical information and analysis for government contracting officials in India on complex issues they routinely face in the...

"The Procurement Flyers" is primarily meant for members of the "Government Procurement Community of Practice"; and seeks to provide practical information and analysis for government contracting officials in India on complex issues they face routinely in the award and administration of public...

This year's 71st Independence Day Speech of India's visionary Prime Minister included an announcement implementing yet another innovative public policy instrument, one that electrified all stakeholders interested in public procurement reforms in India, in the shape of a much-awaited launch of...

This short academic note has been prepared for training of mid-career IAS officers; and explores intersections of procurement law and public policy issues, analysing possible unintended consequences of an important and recent legal formulation in India on combating foreign bribery as obligated...

Historically, Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) have insisted upon borrowing countries' use of MDB procurement guidelines for conduct of procurement actions under externally-aided projects, based on the assumption that MDB procurement frameworks are more effective and promote greater...

Case law and procurement practices in India have seen an “intertwining” problem emerge in procurement contracts, as in debarment-related actions of procurement officials becoming dependent on successful conclusion of arbitral or criminal proceedings before other fora, particularly when the...