Local preferencing for local suppliers: examining the use of locality in public procurement

Williams, Adam M.

doi:10.1080/09540962.2014.908006

Cited by 7 publications

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“…In the European Union, public procurement accounts for 16% of the total GDP of member states (Lega et al, 2013;Gobbi and Hsuan, 2015). As such, effective management of the procurement process by LAs can help in achieving several objectives, such as regional development and support of SME suppliers rooted in the local community (Pickernell et al, 2011;Williams, 2014, Harland 2019. Sönnichsen and Clement (2020) emphasise the possible benefits of public procurement-led projects to society and economy, while emphasising the possibility of minimising impact on the environment, drawing on definitions from the United Nations and European Commission.…”

Section: Literature Background: Public Procurement and Supply Chain Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The contemporary role of LAs in public procurement is increasingly associated with organising finances and partner firms and the overall structure of supply chains (Williams, 2014;Flynn and Davies, 2015;Morris et al, 2017). LAs are therefore serving in a role that aims to perform well on measures of profit and loss (e.g.…”

Section: Local Authorities and Supply Chain Planningmentioning

confidence: 99%

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An investigation into design and performance of supply chains for public procurement projects

Genovese

Morris

Koh

et al. 2020

Production Planning & Control

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This study provides new insight into current and emerging supply chain approaches and related power relations deriving from public procurement processes within Local Authorities (LAs).Drawing on a mixed-method empirical research (involving data from LAs across the Yorkshire and Humber region of the United Kingdom) this research examines stakeholder pressures, paying particular attention to principal-agent and dependency relationships between public sector and private companies in public procurement projects. Resource Dependency Theory is used as the theoretical framework to support the study. The paper presents and critically evaluates across a set of dimensions, four models of supply chain archetypes deriving from the implementation public procurement projects. These archetypes identify key stakeholders and determine power relations between main contractors, sub-contractors, government agencies and LAs for the delivery of public sector projects.The research carried out in this paper can inform practice, policy and research in aiding public organisations such as LAs in the design of projects before the procurement stage. Also, the research provides useful insight on how the procurement process can serve as a mechanism for LAs to manage activities of agents in order to achieve a range of objectives.

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Section: Literature Background: Public Procurement and Supply Chain Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Local Authorities and Supply Chain Planningmentioning

confidence: 99%

An investigation into design and performance of supply chains for public procurement projects

Genovese

Morris

Koh

et al. 2020

Production Planning & Control

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“…Within the US, public procurers have more discretion regarding supplier selection, and research has examined the local economic development aims of public procurement, through specific ‘buy-local’ schemes, and as a driver of innovation (see Nijaki and Worrel, 2012 for a review). There is however debate as to whether such discretion, and local preferencing, can aid or hinder the decision-making process in relation to supplier selection (see Williams, 2014 for a summary of the issues).…”

Section: Public Procurement and Local Economic Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The Welsh NHS is a useful lens through which to study these issues, with health sector spending of £6.47bn in 2014(Wales Governance Centre, 2016 or around one fifth of total identifiable public expenditure on services in Wales. The Welsh Government has noted the requirement to lever better quality local socio-economic outcomes from public procurement (Welsh (NHS) Government, 2010a), and stressed connections between health sector public procurement and economic growth.…”

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Local economic development opportunities from NHS spending: Evidence from Wales

2016

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The paper examines the local and regional economic impacts of NHS spending. The research is set in the context of tensions between buying economies, process efficiencies and local economic development impacts of public sector procurement, and contributes to the evidence base on supplier proximity and income retention at the local and regional level. The scale, scope and spatial distribution of NHS spending in a South Wales case is analysed using detailed purchasing information provided by a local health board. The paper then uses an economic modelling framework to quantify the supply chain impacts of this spending to determine the full regional economic impacts of operational and capital expenditures. The analysis shows that NHS Wales spending supports significant levels of regional economic activity in terms of output, employment and gross value-added. The paper also explores scenarios on the potential economic significance of import substitution of selected purchases. The implications of the changing procurement environment, with new EU directives, and a reorganisation of procurement functions within NHS Wales, are explored, and suggestions are made for further research.

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“…The economic benefits of local procurement (e.g. Williams, 2014) are an important part of these debates, not least because local procurement may entail supply from the voluntary and community sector (Greenhalgh and Harradine, 2014). It may well be, of course, that the contemporary focus upon 'commissioning' from third sector suppliers of services is just old-fashioned contracting out in different language (see Rees, 2014).…”

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Localism and the third sector: New relationships of public service?

Fenwick

Gibbon

2015

Public Policy and Administration

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Using interview and documentary empirical evidence from leaders of a local community group that took on the running of a leisure facility after its threatened closure by the local authority, this paper examines the relationship between third sector and state sector, the role of volunteers, the changing role of third sector organisations and the theoretical and practical limitations of 'localism' in making sense of these changes. It is suggested that localism is to be understood in relation to continuing central influences over policy, that community and voluntary organisations are inextricably bound up with the public sector rather than being a discrete and independent sector in their own right, and that the extant academic literature on networks, agencies and partnerships does not adequately describe these emergent new relationships of public service.

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Local preferencing for local suppliers: examining the use of locality in public procurement

Cited by 7 publications

References 17 publications

An investigation into design and performance of supply chains for public procurement projects

An investigation into design and performance of supply chains for public procurement projects

Local economic development opportunities from NHS spending: Evidence from Wales

Localism and the third sector: New relationships of public service?

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