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Table 1

Data collection

Case	Data type	Object of data collection	Focus of data collection	Time period
Catering services	Primary data: Five thematic interviews (9 h), four workshops (10 h)11 thematic interviews (12 h) Observations (14 occasions, 18 h) Secondary data: Written documents Six local newspaper articles	Town’s personnel, participating in the pre- and the post-tender discussions Face-to-face pre-tender dialogues with suppliers, information sessions for groups of potential suppliers PowerPoint presentations and tender documents Relationships between the town and incumbent supplier	How early interaction is organized and how interactions are perceived by the buyer and the suppliers The content of shared knowledge and the atmosphere of the interaction and the depth of discussion The content of shared knowledge and the impact of the pre-tender interaction on the final RFQ Events in the relationships and in the service delivery	Jun 2014–Nov 2017 Sep 2015–Nov 2017 Aug 2014–Jan 2016 Sep 2014–Nov 2015 Oct 2019–Mar 2020
Home nursing services	Primary data: Five thematic interviews (6 h) Four thematic interviews (4 h) Secondary data: Written documents 10 local newspaper articles	Town’ personnel and an external consultant, participating in the pre- and/or the post-tender discussions New supplier, participating in the pre- and post-tender discussions PowerPoint presentation of the info session and tender documents Relationships between the town and selected and new supplier	Early interactions and their organizing and how interactions and their atmosphere are perceived by the buyer and the supplier Organizing early interactions and the content of shared knowledge Events in the relationships and in the service delivery	Oct 2014–Dec 2014 Nov 2014–Jan 2015 Feb 2012 Mar 2013–Nov 2013

Case	Data type	Object of data collection	Focus of data collection	Time period
Catering services	Primary data: Five thematic interviews (9 h), four workshops (10 h)11 thematic interviews (12 h) Observations (14 occasions, 18 h) Secondary data: Written documents Six local newspaper articles	Town’s personnel, participating in the pre- and the post-tender discussions Face-to-face pre-tender dialogues with suppliers, information sessions for groups of potential suppliers PowerPoint presentations and tender documents Relationships between the town and incumbent supplier	How early interaction is organized and how interactions are perceived by the buyer and the suppliers The content of shared knowledge and the atmosphere of the interaction and the depth of discussion The content of shared knowledge and the impact of the pre-tender interaction on the final RFQ Events in the relationships and in the service delivery	Jun 2014–Nov 2017 Sep 2015–Nov 2017 Aug 2014–Jan 2016 Sep 2014–Nov 2015 Oct 2019–Mar 2020
Home nursing services	Primary data: Five thematic interviews (6 h) Four thematic interviews (4 h) Secondary data: Written documents 10 local newspaper articles	Town’ personnel and an external consultant, participating in the pre- and/or the post-tender discussions New supplier, participating in the pre- and post-tender discussions PowerPoint presentation of the info session and tender documents Relationships between the town and selected and new supplier	Early interactions and their organizing and how interactions and their atmosphere are perceived by the buyer and the supplier Organizing early interactions and the content of shared knowledge Events in the relationships and in the service delivery	Oct 2014–Dec 2014 Nov 2014–Jan 2015 Feb 2012 Mar 2013–Nov 2013

Source(s): Authors’ own work