Journal of Public Procurement: Volume 14 Issue 3

Market orientation and smesʼ activity in public sector procurement participation

Timo Tammi, Jani Saastamoinen, Helen Reijonen

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have been found to be under-represented in the awarding of public sector procurement contracts. Currently, very little is known about the…

Small and medium-sized enterprises policies in public procurement: Time for a rethink?1

Caroline Nicholas, Michael Fruhmann

This paper will consider the rationale and effectiveness of SMEsupport policies in the award of public procurement (PP) contracts. One group of economic justifications for SME…

Examining the relationship between the barriers and current practices of sustainable procurement: A survey of un organizations

Jacob Hasselbalch, Nives Costa, Alexander Blecken

This paper presents the results of a survey of perceptions on sustainable procurement (SP) in the United Nations (UN). It is the first of its kind to systematically analyse the…

What are the challenges to sustainable procurement in commercial semi-state bodies in ireland?

Joey Gormly

It is unclear as to what extent sustainable procurement is being practised in Ireland and what barriers there are to implementing it in organisations. This study provides the…