Table 6.

Challenges to the implementation of social value

Challenges of integrating SV into the procurement of construction worksCommonalities after extractionComponent of challenges in integrating SV
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Weak process of SV in the tendering process and review during post-contract award0.6770.720      
Ingrained institutional norms, cultures, practices and supply chain relationships in the construction industry0.8140.607      
Legislation, bureaucratic and rigid nature of the procurement process07120.543      
It leads to less competition in the public procurement process07060.727      
Difficult to implement with traditional procurement processes and practices0.810 0.646     
SV pushes the construction industry into a state of institutional instability0.872 0.803     
SV is not seen as central to the delivery of construction projects0.852 0.883     
Lack of empirical data to demonstrate the effectiveness of public procurement as a vehicle for SV0.905 0.806     
It is difficult to balance the competing goals of public administration and SV0.847 0.852     
SV requirement results in the disqualification of some eligible tenderers from competition0.775 0.581     
SV restricts transparency and equity in the public procurement process0.834 0.803     
Misalignment in the targets set for SV policies and the capacity of the construction industry to implement these targets0.788  0.735    
SV does not contribute to the attainment of project goals0.787  0.787    
There is a lack of validity and effectiveness of socio-economic policies in public procurement0.859  0.602    
Deliverables in SV are poorly defined, ambiguous and do not include measurable and quantifiable requirements0.759  0.726    
SV results in the unjust and inequitable treatment of contractors0.815  0.836    
SV leads to the deterioration of clarity and transparency in public procurement practices0.698  0.586    
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Eigenvalues9.6114.5022.8811.7151.4671.1911.029
Variance explained33.14215.5249.9365.9155.0594.1073.547

Notes:

Extraction method: principal component analysis;

Rotation method: Oblinim with Kaiser normalization;

Keiser−Meyer−Olkin measure of sampling adequacy = 0.768;

Bartlett’s test of sphericity: chi-square = 2462.512 (df = 406), p < 0.000;

Factor loadings less than 0.5 were suppressed

Source: Authors’ own work

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