From social justice to social value: The changing fortunes of using public purchasing for social ends

Tessa WrightSchool of Business and Management, Queen Mary University of London, Hazel Conley, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Joyce C Mamode, School of Business and Management, Queen Mary University of London, EK Sarter, Institute for Employment Research, University of Warwick

Public Policy and Administration

Published online on April 01, 2025

Abstract

Public Policy and Administration, Ahead of Print.
This aim of this article is to trace the concept of ‘social value’ in public procurement (purchasing by the public sector from private and third sector contractors of goods, services and works) in the UK through four decades of the incorporation of social ...