Public Procurement of Innovation: Selection of the Sustainable Alternative

2019
Viktorija Babiča, Deniss Ščeulovs

The European Union has been highly emphasising the role of public procurement for innovation as a policy instrument that can be used to stimulate sustainable development. This development reflects and responds to improvements in social welfare, growth of entrepreneurship and of national competitive advantage. In the process of selection, the awarding tender public procurement institutions lack an overall approach for choosing the most advantageous and sustainable innovation alternative. To contribute purchasing of innovative solutions, the present paper elaborates a framework of innovation measurement and quality evaluation. Thus, it makes possible to assess proposals from different aspects and to choose the most valuable offer notwithstanding the lowest price criteria. The paper studies the concept of public procurement, its pitfalls and prospects, dimensions of innovation definition and innovation added value assessment. The authors conducted expert interviews, which were analysed using an AHP method in order to set the most appropriate evaluation criteria indicator. The authors also designed the framework for assessing the quantitative and qualitative value of innovation proposals. The proposed approach is based on the analysis of innovation quality, added value, its potential impact and the sustainability of changes it produces.

Atslēgas vārdi
Best tender, innovation, innovation evaluation, public procurement, public procurement of innovation, sustainable innovation, quality
DOI
10.2478/eb-2019-0017

Babiča, V., Ščeulovs, D. Public Procurement of Innovation: Selection of the Sustainable Alternative. Economics and Business, 2019, Vol. 33, No. 1, 233.-246. lpp. ISSN 2256-0386. e-ISSN 2256-0394. Pieejams: doi:10.2478/eb-2019-0017

Publikācijas valoda
English (en)