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COMPETITIVE TENDERING POLICIES IN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS
Author(s) -
Dommerger S.,
Hensher D.,
Wedde S.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
australian journal of public administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1467-8500
pISSN - 0313-6647
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8500.1993.tb00295.x
Subject(s) - call for bids , procurement , public sector , business , competition (biology) , private sector , scale (ratio) , industrial organization , process (computing) , public economics , marketing , economics , economic growth , economy , ecology , physics , quantum mechanics , biology , computer science , operating system
This paper compares and contrasts the application of competitive tendering policies in the public and private sectors. It is based on information derived from a large‐scale survey of public and private sector organisations in New South Wales. Analysis of the survey responses suggests a common approach to the basic elements of the tendering (market‐testing) process. However, there are also some important differences, the most striking of which is that public sector organisations advertise more frequently and generally review more tenders. Despite this, there appears to be little difference in the degree of effective competition achieved between the two sectors. More generally, while nearly all organisations surveyed collect information that is relevant to performance evaluation, it does not appear to be systematic or rigorous enough to secure contract compliance.