Public procurement and innovation is the subject of a growing body of literature. This article
systematically reviews the existing research, documenting its evolution and highlighting …

Public sector purchasing processes are gaining increasing prominence as a demand‐side
innovation tool for addressing national sustainability challenges. Accordingly, there has …

The growing awareness of public procurement as an innovation policy tool has recently
sparked the interest of both policy makers and researchers. While an increasing number of …

Purpose Although small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play major roles in most
economies in terms of job creation, innovation and contribution to national income, they are …

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the role of micro, small and medium enterprises
(MSMEs) within the Canadian public procurement, by seeking to identify barriers and …

This paper examines the public procurement policy towards small-and medium-sized
enterprises adopted by the UK coalition government during its five-year term of office from …

Purpose Despite their significant economic impact, small and medium-sized enterprises
(SMEs) remain underrepresented in public procurement. While previous research has …

Both public procurement and innovation are well-established research themes in
contemporary social science. The cross-fertilisation of these two themes–the special …

Most quantitative evaluations report positive but small effects of supply-side innovation
measures. Although the literature suggests that demand-side measures, in particular, public …

Procurement rules in market economies are long-standing. They have safeguarded public
interest in the awarding of contracts by public authorities and developed instruments to …