Putting Public Values in Public Procurement Agenda

Synonyms

Collaborative public procurement governance; Procurement process; Public procurement; Public values

Definition

Collaborative public procurement governance is an innovation in the procurement system which puts public values at its core. With public value as the focus, certain values such as public environmental values, social values and sustainable development values which refer to “green procurement”, “social procurement” and “sustainable procurement” are promoted among the public procurement processes.

Introduction

The essential function of any state is to provide public services to its citizens in order to realize, preserve, and enhance public values; these include social welfare, social justice, and citizens’ happiness. A successful state that which succeeds in providing good public services, while a failed state is one that has failed to provide such services. However, every state needs an optimal budget for public service spending. The “optimal budget” means that the...