The impact of accumulating policy goals on implementation - The case of public procurement

Over the past few years, attention has turned to the potential power of public procurement to foster social and environmental ambitions, leading to a myriad of policy goals entering public procurement policies.

These goals are highly diverse, ranging from fostering carbon neutrality to promoting employment equality and decent work. While public procurement professionals are vital agents implementing public policies and thereby contributing to the success of strategically using public purchasing, how the reorientation of public procurement towards social and environmental goals has affected their work has largely remained hidden.

The project “The impact of accumulating policy goals on implementation - The case of public procurement” examined how the reorientation of public policy on procurement and the resulting accumulation of policy goals has for public procurement departments and professionals in Wales. It thereby broadens academic knowledge and builds a crucial evidence-base for policymaking and implementation on sustainable public procurement.

Project Team

Katharina Sarter (Principal Investigator)

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Policy Support Fund