Public procurement in Brazil: Innovation trends, advances and difficulties in the recent period

• Autor(a) principal: Fernandes, Ciro Campos Christo
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Administração Pública e Gestão Social
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufv.br/apgs/article/view/7262
• topic: Licitações; Contratações Públicas; Gestão Pública; Compras Públicas

 This paper is an assessment of the advances, limitations and prospects for strengthening public procurement in central government and in the Brazilian states (subnational governments). The research was based on a document survey, categorization and analysis of the scientific production of works on public procurement issues. The research focused the scientific production presented at the annual congresses of Public Administration between 2008 and 2016, promoted by the association that congregates the leaders responsible for the public management of Brazilian states. A sample of works that deal specifically with public procurement was selected. A systematic view of the main changes and innovations is presented, stressing the following trends: Legal and regulatory framework, computerized systems and portals on the internet, restructuring of purchase and contracting conformation, outsourcing, methodologies and tools for purchasing management, use of purchasing power, supplies cycle, centralization of purchases and institutionalization of the area.Keywords: bidding, public contracts, public management.