Designing a public procurement strategy: lessons from local governments

Abstract

Public sector procurement faces competing priorities, such as cost-efficiency, legal conformity, the advancement of environmental protection and the promotion of innovation. In addition, procurement departments are moving away from being mere organizational servants to having a strategic function. This paper looks at current public procurement strategy research, revealing neglected aspects. The authors propose a new analytical framework and suggest avenues for future research.

Keywords:

• Local government
• public procurement
• strategy

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Notes on contributors

Andrea S. Patrucco

Andrea Patrucco is a Lecturer at the Politecnico di Milano. Italy.

Davide Luzzini

Davide Luzzini is an Associate Professor at MIT, Spain.

Stefano Ronchi

Stefano Ronchi is a Full Professor at the Politecnico di Milano, Italy.

Michael Essig

Michael Essig is Chair of Materials Management & Distribution and a Lecturer at Bundeswehr University Munich, Germany.

Markus Amann

Markus Amann is a Lecturer at Bundeswehr University Munich, Germany.

Andreas H. Glas

Andreas Glas is a Lecturer at Bundeswehr University Munich, Germany.