An appraisal of the use of social criteria in public procurement in Nigeria

Socially responsible procurement is increasingly attracting public attention, but little is known about the use of social requirements in public procurement process in developing countries. This study explores the use of social criteria in public procurement in Nigeria. Data was collected from two w...

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Published in:Journal of public procurement 2013-09, Vol.13 (3), p.364-397
Main Author: Akenroye, Temidayo O
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Advertising
Benefits
Bids
Contracts
Data collection
Developing countries
Government purchasing
LDCs
Nigeria
Public sector
Purchasing
Questionnaires
Small & medium sized enterprises-SME
Social responsibility
Studies
Suppliers
Supply chains
Websites
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Summary:Socially responsible procurement is increasingly attracting public attention, but little is known about the use of social requirements in public procurement process in developing countries. This study explores the use of social criteria in public procurement in Nigeria. Data was collected from two websites being used for advertising public sector contract opportunities in Nigeria and by means of a questionnaire. Results show that public procurement is mostly used to promote a range of government policies and programmes. Based on the findings from this study, it cannot be concluded that a milestone has been reached in the use of public procurement to drive social benefits in Nigeria. The extent to which the findings of this study could be generalised is limited, because the findings are based on analysis of tender documents and a smallsized convenience sample of public procurement experts. A larger sample size may lead to improved accuracy or dissimilar results. Nevertheless, the research offers some baseline data against which future studies on social procurement can be conducted and evaluated.
ISSN:1535-0118
2150-6930
DOI:10.1108/JOPP-13-03-2013-B005