The impact of strategic procurement is driven by the contribution of the function to overall corporate performance and … evidence that progress has been achieved in strategic procurement in FE and HE and suggests areas for continuous improvement.  …

Procurement by executing agencies, statutory organisations or departments in developing countries responsible for … procurement against aid‐funded projects, has received little attention from academic researchers. This study found that executing …

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to shed light on the procurement process of consulting services within the public … private as well as public purchasers. Findings – It was found that the procurement process of consulting services in the … high‐level management involvement is needed, recognizing the importance of the procurement function within the public …

Purpose – Choosing the appropriate procurement system for construction projects is a complex and challenging task for … procurement selection tools and techniques have been developed by both academic and industry bodies. Public sector clients in … Western Australia (WA) remain uncertain about the pairing of procurement method to bespoke construction project and how this …

Purpose – The determination of the most appropriate procurement system for a capital works project is a challenging … task for public sector clients considering the array of assessment criteria that are considered and the procurement methods … propensity to use traditional lump sum as the default procurement solution despite knowing that the selection of an inappropriate …

decision makers’ guiding procurement principle, value for money, and the criteria and information sources both used and desired … procurement principle, value for money, although there appeared to be a lack of connection between this principle and procurement …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the transaction costs involved in managing procurement contracts in the …. Interviews with heads of procurement management units, focus groups and secondary sources were used to collect information for … lower levels of local government are faced with very high transaction costs for all procurement stages due to a lack of …