Room for maneuver: practicing competitive dialogue in infrastructure projects in Norway
ISSN: 1535-0118
Article publication date: 15 May 2023
Issue publication date: 1 August 2023
Abstract
Purpose
This study aims to explore the experiences of using competitive dialogue (CD) as a procurement procedure and the freedom it provides to the contracting parties in Norway.
Design/methodology/approach
This study opted for qualitative research design. Data were collected from four case projects through document reviews and in-depth interviews with procurement experts and key contract partners of the projects.
Findings
Results indicate that CD has some room for maneuver that is worth trying. Furthermore, the research identified several measures that can be implemented to use the procedure effectively. Contracting parties that have used the procedure have had various positive experiences.
Social implications
The findings have implications in improving project outputs, building better trust and cooperation between the contracting parties and better use of public money on projects that have lasting outcomes for the society.
Originality/value
The authors studied four actual projects that used CD as a procurement procedure and aimed to provide first-hand information on the degree of freedom that it offered to the contracting parties.
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Acknowledgements
The authors wish to acknowledge master’s degree students at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Fredrik Forsberg Ellingsen, Ola Collett Ulimoen and Joachim Evensen who helped to collect data for this paper.
The authors wish to acknowledge the Norwegian Public Roads Authority (NPRA) and NMBU for supporting us in preparing this paper.
Funding: This research work was supported by NPRA.
Citation
Shiferaw, A.T., Wondimu, P.A. and Stevik, T.K. (2023), "Room for maneuver: practicing competitive dialogue in infrastructure projects in Norway", Journal of Public Procurement, Vol. 23 No. 2, pp. 200-220. https://doi.org/10.1108/JOPP-09-2022-0041
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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