Investigation of current perspectives for NHS Wales sustainable development through procurement policies

Christos I. Papanagnou, Natalia Shchaveleva

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Abstract

Public sector procurement has to operate under the pressure of policies and strict budgets. This paper examines the current perspectives of the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) on sustainable procurement policies. In particular, it investigates the adoption levels of the sustainable procurement policies of buyers (NHS Wales), examines the level of engagement of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with NHS Wales, and explores the support for the existing sustainable procurement function through order processing analysis of catalogue coverage.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)493-502
Number of pages10
JournalPublic Money and Management
Volume38
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Nov 2018

Keywords

  • Catalogue coverage
  • NHS Wales
  • procurement policies
  • SME engagement
  • sustainability

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