...–private partnership Contracting Procurement Cost analysis Construction Value for money Research indicates that 90% of megaprojects predominantly financed by public funds surpass their original budgets, highlighting the widespread occurrence of cost overruns in large-scale infrastructure...

...) perspective and its implications for tendering. Value for money Value Sustainable supply chains Award criteria Environmental sustainability and governance Social value procurement Value has been a long-neglected concept in public procurement: although it regularly emerges in discussions...

...Daniel Dramani Kipo-Sunyehzi; Abdul-Fatawu Abubakari; John-Paul Safunu Banchani Purpose This study aims to focus on public policy concerning the implementation of public procurement policies in Nigeria and Ghana toward achieving value for money in the procurement of goods, services and works...

... delivery in governance. Originality/value These findings are, thus, useful toward evolving regulatory quality governance mechanisms, flexible supervision and quality decisions that can enhance value for money in PPP projects in PPP project delivery. Public-private partnership (PPP) has extensively...

...Ernest Kissi; Theophilus Adjei-Kumi; Samuel Twum-Ampofo; Caleb Debrah Purpose The non-achievement of projects of best value remains a perennial problem within the construction industry. This paper aims to identify the latent shortcomings affecting the achievement of value for money (VfM) within...

...Anthony Flynn Purpose The European Commission has begun to measure procurement performance in countries belonging to the European Economic Area (EEA). Performance is understood in terms of practices designed to maximize value for money. The purpose of this paper is to report on the performance...