The Explanatory Notes to the 2023 Act set out that: “[t]he purpose of the Procurement Act 2023 is to reform the United Kingdom’s public procurement regime following its exit from the European Union (EU), creating a simpler and more transparent system not based on transposed EU Directives...
The focus of the survey was to understand the elements that act as barriers and drivers to stimulating innovation in the procurement process. The survey asked for information on a wide range of issues related to the innovation activities of supplier firms, the types of procurement they are engage...
Our results imply that the provision of financial support from ESIF in specific areas could act as an incentive for contracting authorities to adjust their preparations to meet these conditions. This behaviour is explained by the theoretical model and also appears rational, as it enables contracting ...
2014). Share ownership concentration can affect access to financing due to agency costs and information asymmetry. Majority shareholders in SMEs typically act as both principal and agent, but agency
That is, individuals expect others to act ethically, and vice versa. Chen [11] explored the public’s willingness to use public bicycles and found that subjective environmental norms had a positive impact on environmental trust. Therefore, this study posits that if hospital procurement personnel ...