Description of selected cases
| Category | MunOrg | ResOrg |
|---|---|---|
| Expert interviews | 3 interviews with lawyers specializing in public procurement and commercial contracting | |
| Case data | 12 interviews Procurement documentation and contracts (82 pages) Documents and public sources describing organization, policy and processes | 6 interviews Procurement documentation and contracts (281pages) Documents and public sources describing organization, policy and processes |
| Position of respondents | Procurement manager, procurement officers, cleaning coordinators, department officer, sustainability coordinator, procurement unit division manager and cleaning support unit manager | Head engineer, procurement manager, legal counsel and procurement officers |
| Empirical setting | Municipality | Research organization |
| Studied relationship | Publicly procured cleaning services | Publicly procured technical system delivered and installed by large European engineering company |
| Transaction attributes | Two plus two years contracts for daily cleaning services on specified objects within the municipality Asset specificity in terms of set-up costs and dedicated assets (employees, equipment) Uncertainty concerning delivered quality | Project-based engineering, manufacturing and assembly of single customized technical system Asset specificity in terms of customized design, component sourcing, manufacturing and assembly Uncertainty concerning timing of installment and commissioning of system in relation to other systems |
| Category | MunOrg | ResOrg |
|---|---|---|
| Expert interviews | 3 interviews with lawyers specializing in public procurement and commercial contracting | |
| Case data | 12 interviews Procurement documentation and contracts (82 pages) Documents and public sources describing organization, policy and processes | 6 interviews Procurement documentation and contracts (281pages) Documents and public sources describing organization, policy and processes |
| Position of respondents | Procurement manager, procurement officers, cleaning coordinators, department officer, sustainability coordinator, procurement unit division manager and cleaning support unit manager | Head engineer, procurement manager, legal counsel and procurement officers |
| Empirical setting | Municipality | Research organization |
| Studied relationship | Publicly procured cleaning services | Publicly procured technical system delivered and installed by large European engineering company |
| Transaction attributes | Two plus two years contracts for daily cleaning services on specified objects within the municipality Asset specificity in terms of set-up costs and dedicated assets (employees, equipment) Uncertainty concerning delivered quality | Project-based engineering, manufacturing and assembly of single customized technical system Asset specificity in terms of customized design, component sourcing, manufacturing and assembly Uncertainty concerning timing of installment and commissioning of system in relation to other systems |
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