TY - JOUR
T1 - Piloting public-private partnerships
T2 - Expensive lessons from Ireland's schools' sector
AU - Reeves, Eoin
AU - Ryan, James
PY - 2007/11
Y1 - 2007/11
N2 - In 1999 the Irish government launched a programme of public-private partnerships (PPPs) for the purpose of achieving better value for money in public procurement. This article analyses the procurement of the contract for five secondary schools, which was the first Irish PPP to reach the stage of operation. It highlights a number of problems with the procurement process, which are likely to result in a failure to achieve value for money. By exploring these problems in detail, the authors provide lessons for countries adopting PPPs.
AB - In 1999 the Irish government launched a programme of public-private partnerships (PPPs) for the purpose of achieving better value for money in public procurement. This article analyses the procurement of the contract for five secondary schools, which was the first Irish PPP to reach the stage of operation. It highlights a number of problems with the procurement process, which are likely to result in a failure to achieve value for money. By exploring these problems in detail, the authors provide lessons for countries adopting PPPs.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=35348815657&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/j.1467-9302.2007.00604.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1467-9302.2007.00604.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:35348815657
SN - 0954-0962
VL - 27
SP - 331
EP - 338
JO - Public Money and Management
JF - Public Money and Management
IS - 5
ER -
