Local government procurement in English regions: Organisations, collaborations and mechanisms

Parker, Steven and Liddle, Joyce (2024). Local government procurement in English regions: Organisations, collaborations and mechanisms. Local Government Studies (Early access).

Abstract

This paper considers public procurement practices in England focusing on the interface between local government and a variety of regional and national stakeholders. The paper argues that regional public procurement stimulates connections and activities between agencies in aggregations of strategy and practice rarely theorised in procurement research. Using documentary analysis the paper identifies key themes illustrating distinctive interpretations of local government procurement in English regions, by providing a theoretical framework indicating the role of regional procurement organisations, collaborations and mechanisms. The paper concludes with some broader considerations of the relationship between local government centralisation and fragmentation, and how policy makers interested in procurement transformation could benefit from a comparative perspective to aid policy learning across different global jurisdictions.

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