Journal of Public Procurement: Volume 20 Issue 4

The impact of e-procurement on institutional quality

Lela Mélon, Rok Spruk

Because of the renewed interest in public purchasing and the strategic use of public funds under the requirements of sustainable development, the question arose once again as to…

Unravelling SMEs’ participation and success in public procurement

Carmela Di Mauro, Alessandro Ancarani, Tara Hartley

This paper aims to investigate the role of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) within the Canadian public procurement, by seeking to identify barriers and supporting…

Public procurement performance and the challenge of service complexity – the case of pre-hospital healthcare

Inger Johanne Pettersen, Kari Nyland, Geraldine Robbins

The purpose of this paper is to study the links between contextual changes, contract arrangements and resultant problems when changes in outsourcing regulatory requirements are…

Stakeholders’ categorization of the sustainable public procurement system: the case of Brazil

Marcus Vinicius de Souza Silva Oliveira, João Simão, Sandra Sofia Ferreira da Silva Caeiro

Encouraged by the State, the Brazilian public organizations practice sustainable procurement as one of the strategies to promote sustainable development. Performing them requires…

A systematic review of barriers impeding the implementation of government green procurement

Navarani Vejaratnam, Zeeda Fatimah Mohamad, Santha Chenayah

Government green procurement (GGP) is becoming a popular environmental policy instrument to spur the economy whilst protecting the environment. However, the implementation of GGP…