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The Challenge of Competitive Procurement: Value for Money Versus Small Business Support

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Both UK government and small firms believe that public sector procurement is a good way of helping to support small business and may even lead to improvements in service delivery. The article begins by examining the extensive government literature on procurement-related policies and initiatives, followed by a brief consideration of the SME policy context. It then presents and discusses evidence of procurement practice from public sector organizations, and assesses the implications for the small business sector.

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  • Kim Loader, 2007. "The Challenge of Competitive Procurement: Value for Money Versus Small Business Support," Public Money & Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 27(5), pages 307-314, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:pubmmg:v:27:y:2007:i:5:p:307-314
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9302.2007.00601.x
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    1. Kim Loader, 2018. "Small- and medium-sized enterprises and public procurement: A review of the UK coalition government's policies and their impact," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 36(1), pages 47-66, February.
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    5. Schneider, Sebastian & Reiff, Annika & Schlömer-Laufen, Nadine, 2023. "Mittelstandsfreundliche Gestaltung von öffentlichen Ausschreibungen," IfM-Materialien 301, Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn.
    6. Belokrylova Olga (Белокрылова О.С.) & Streltsova Elena (Стрельцова Е.Д.), 2020. "Economic-Mathematical Model In The Expert System Of Quality Assessment Of Public Procurement Based On Fuzzy Logic [Экономико-Математическая Модель В Экспертной Системе Оценки Качества Государственн," State and Municipal Management Scholar Notes, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, vol. 1, pages 55-63.
    7. Andrea S. Patrucco & Davide Luzzini & Stefano Ronchi & Michael Essig & Markus Amann & Andreas H. Glas, 2017. "Designing a public procurement strategy: lessons from local governments," Public Money & Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 37(4), pages 269-276, June.
    8. Timo Tammi & Helen Reijonen & Jani Saastamoinen, 2017. "Are entrepreneurial and market orientations of small and medium-sized enterprises associated with targeting different tiers of public procurement?," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 35(3), pages 457-475, May.
    9. Kidalov Max V. & Snider Keith F., 2011. "US and European Public Procurement Policies for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SME): A Comparative Perspective," Business and Politics, De Gruyter, vol. 13(4), pages 1-43, December.
    10. David Pickernell & Christine Atkinson & Christopher Miller, 2015. "Guest Editorial," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 33(1), pages 4-8, February.
    11. Bhabesh Hazarika & Pratap Ranjan Jena, 2017. "Public Procurement in India: Assessment of Institutional Mechanism, Challenges, and Reforms," Working Papers id:12004, eSocialSciences.
    12. Hanspach, Philip, 2023. "The home bias in procurement. Cross-border procurement of medical supplies during the Covid-19 pandemic," International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier, vol. 89(C).
    13. Muhammad Ahmed Butt & Paul Katuse & Juliana Namada, 2019. "Government’s role as moderator in relationship of porter’s diamond factor conditions and firm’s performance," International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147-4478), Center for the Strategic Studies in Business and Finance, vol. 8(6), pages 40-48, October.
    14. Joshua Steinfeld & Kouliga Koala & Ron Carlee, 2019. "Contracting for public stewardship in public-private partnerships," International Journal of Procurement Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 12(2), pages 135-155.
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    17. Sandro Cabral, 2017. "Reconciling Conflicting Policy Objectives in Public Contracting: The Enabling Role of Capabilities," Journal of Management Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 54(6), pages 823-853, September.
    18. Martijn van den Hurk, 2016. "Bundling the procurement of sports infrastructure projects: How neither public nor private actors really benefit," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 34(8), pages 1369-1386, December.
    19. Kim Loader, 2013. "Is Public Procurement a Successful Small Business Support Policy? A Review of the Evidence," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 31(1), pages 39-55, February.
    20. Byun, Sang-Eun & Han, Siyuan & Kim, Hyejeong & Centrallo, Carol, 2020. "US small retail businesses’ perception of competition: Looking through a lens of fear, confidence, or cooperation," Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, Elsevier, vol. 52(C).
    21. Anthony Flynn & Paul Davis, 2016. "The policy–practice divide and SME-friendly public procurement," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 34(3), pages 559-578, May.

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