Institution: | aDepartment of Public Administration, University of Central Florida, USA bCenter for Community Partnerships COHPA, University of Central Florida, P.O. Box 163680, 3280 Progress Drive, Orlando, FL 32816-3680, USA |
Abstract: | Public procurement partnerships represent a new approach to conducting government acquisition. These partnerships are predicated on the notion that governments today simply lack the requisite knowledge, skills and financing to provide core public services and acquire sophisticated services, IT and knowledge development by themselves. Instead, governments need to enlist the collective energies of the governmental, business and non-profit (third) sectors. This research looks at the concept of public procurement partnerships in the United States and the major trends promoting their use. Two case examples of public procurement partnerships are presented; one from the perspective of a government partner, the other from the perspective of a private (third) sector partner. |