Over the past few years, public procurement has become an increasingly important policy tool for fostering social and environmental objectives. In this vein, a myriad of policy goals has entered public procurement policies, from fostering carbon neutrality to promoting employment equality and decent work.

While existing research sheds light on organisational features that support or hinder the successful implementation of various policy goals, how the inclusion of a variety of different goals and the increasing complexity of public procurement affects working practices and skill demands remains under researched.

Tackling this gap in knowledge, this project examines the impact that the reorientation of public policy on procurement and the accumulation of policy goals has for public procurement departments and professionals. It thereby broadens academic knowledge and builds a crucial evidence-base for policymaking and implementation on sustainable public procurement.

This project is conducted in collaboration with Scott Parfitt (University of South Wales)

Project Team

Katharina Sarter (Principal Investigator)

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Project Funder:

Policy Support Fund