When municipalities go shopping-Portuguese direct awards

A direct award allows a public sector entity to contract with a supplier of goods and services and accelerates most procedures associated with public contracts. Direct awards are used by many European municipalities and are the subject of much debate. This paper looks at the value of direct awards i...

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Published in:Public money & management 2014-11, Vol.34 (6), p.433-440
Main Author: Mourão, Paulo Jorge Reis
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Competition
Direct awards
Government contracts
Municipalities
Portugal
Public expenditure
Public sector
Regression analysis
Shopping
Studies
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Summary:A direct award allows a public sector entity to contract with a supplier of goods and services and accelerates most procedures associated with public contracts. Direct awards are used by many European municipalities and are the subject of much debate. This paper looks at the value of direct awards in Portugal. Employing classification and regression tree (CART) analysis, the author concludes that, in European countries, direct awards are the most efficient solution for small, current expenses; however, larger projects should be subject to public competition.
ISSN:0954-0962
1467-9302
DOI:10.1080/09540962.2014.962370