Examining viable options for state procurement of services

The rise of the so-called 'tenderpreneur' has received much attention in the popular media with calls lamenting and questioning the advantages of the current system of public procurement. The alternative seems to suggest direct state procurement of services. Margaret Chitiga-Mabugu makes some suggestions in a new study.

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Human Science Research Council SA
Published
2026-07-01
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https://doi.org/10.14749/32847848
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Public Procurement and Policy
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Examining viable options for state procurement of services

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Examining viable options for state procurement of services

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Abstract

The rise of the so-called 'tenderpreneur' has received much attention in the popular media with calls lamenting and questioning the advantages of the current system of public procurement. The alternative seems to suggest direct state procurement of services. Margaret Chitiga-Mabugu makes some suggestions in a new study.

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