Pre-Commercial Procurement: In Search of Innovative Solutions for the Public Sector

Miglena Pavlova (), Petya Dimitrova () and Kristina Vasileva ()
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Miglena Pavlova: University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria
Petya Dimitrova: Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Bulgaria
Kristina Vasileva: Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Bulgaria

Nauchni trudove, 2023, issue 3, 107-138

Abstract: Public sector expenditures in the form of public procurement form 14% of the gross domestic product of the European Union. Realizing the potential of this impressive purchasing power determines the direction of building new concepts in the procurement process. A strategic understanding of procurement hat shifts the focus from “how†we buy to “what†we buy is outlining. Innovative procurement is one aspect of the strategic concept for this peculiar relationship between the public and private sectors. Pre-commercial procurement as an approach to purchase innovative solutions in response to identified needs of the public sector adds value not only in terms of buyers, but also to achieve economic growth by creating competition in the market, accelerated commercialization of innovative solutions, improvement of cooperation between market entities, incl. cross-border etc.

Keywords: public procurement; pre-commercial procurement; innovations; innovative procurement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D91 H57 M13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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