International Research Study on Public Procurement 2 (IRSPP2) aims to build on the initial meeting in Budapest in April 2003 through a range of interactive workshops exploring the principal themes arising from the first study.

Objectives

To perform an initial survey prior to the workshop
To use the analysis of the initial survey to inform and guide the design of the workshop
To explore four specific sectors of public procurement in the workshop – health, defence, education and local government
To explore themes arising from IRSPP1 in the workshop:

structure and organisation
human resource issues
politics, government objectives and public involvement
policy, performance, innovation and capacity
supply relationship management
major problems and exemplar innovations

To draw out during the workshop critical research questions that need examining
To use the findings of the workshop to inform the design of a comprehensive, rigorous international survey to contribute to answering the research questions
To use the findings of the initial survey, the workshop and the international survey to provide papers for future International Public Procurement conferences
To use the findings of the workshop and the international survey to inform the design of IRSPP3 2007.