Procurement Design: Lessons from Economic Theory and Illustrations from the Dutch Procurement of Welfare-to-Work Projects 1

Procurement consolidation in humanitarian supply chains: a case study

“…In the context of public procurement, it is important to note the need for transparency and accountability with requirements of competitive bidding (Tadelis, 2012) that might preclude the use of supplier partnerships (Snider & Walkner, 2009). However, certain practices might mitigate the impact of this need when procurement conditions are put into place such as past performance, grandfather clauses in contracts and benchmarking (Onderstal & Felsö, 2009).…”