Social procurement in UK construction projects

Loosemore, M

Social procurement in UK construction projects

Loosemore, M

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Publisher:: ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: International Journal of Project Management, 2016, 34, (2), pp. 133-144
Issue Date:: 2016-02-01

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dc.contributor.author	Loosemore, M https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3189-4655
dc.date.accessioned	2022-08-15T21:38:34Z
dc.date.available	2022-08-15T21:38:34Z
dc.date.issued	2016-02-01
dc.identifier.citation	International Journal of Project Management, 2016, 34, (2), pp. 133-144
dc.identifier.issn	0263-7863
dc.identifier.issn	1873-4634
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/160260
dc.description.abstract	Recent developments in the field of social procurement mean that in the future, firms tendering for major construction and infrastructure projects will need to demonstrate that they are not just efficient in project delivery, but also contribute positively to the communities in which they build. The emerging social enterprise sector represents a potentially innovative and sustainable opportunity to meet this new challenge but is poorly understood and grossly under-represented in the construction industry. Through interviews with twelve leaders of successful social enterprises operating in the construction industry, it is concluded that many changes are needed to traditional procurement practices to grasp this opportunity. These include unbundling work packages, reducing tender compliance burdens, changing traditional perceptions of 'value' which revolve around lowest price, incorporating social value requirements into existing subcontracts and challenging the dominant role of supply chain incumbents and ingrained negative stereotypes of the disadvantaged groups which social enterprises employ.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	ELSEVIER SCI LTD
dc.relation.ispartof	International Journal of Project Management
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.ijproman.2015.10.005
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	12 Built Environment and Design, 15 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services
dc.subject.classification	Building & Construction
dc.title	Social procurement in UK construction projects
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	34
utslib.for	12 Built Environment and Design
utslib.for	15 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Built Environment
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access	*
dc.date.updated	2022-08-15T21:38:33Z
pubs.issue	2
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	34
utslib.citation.issue	2

Abstract:

Recent developments in the field of social procurement mean that in the future, firms tendering for major construction and infrastructure projects will need to demonstrate that they are not just efficient in project delivery, but also contribute positively to the communities in which they build. The emerging social enterprise sector represents a potentially innovative and sustainable opportunity to meet this new challenge but is poorly understood and grossly under-represented in the construction industry. Through interviews with twelve leaders of successful social enterprises operating in the construction industry, it is concluded that many changes are needed to traditional procurement practices to grasp this opportunity. These include unbundling work packages, reducing tender compliance burdens, changing traditional perceptions of 'value' which revolve around lowest price, incorporating social value requirements into existing subcontracts and challenging the dominant role of supply chain incumbents and ingrained negative stereotypes of the disadvantaged groups which social enterprises employ.

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