Los criterios sociales en la contratación pública de obras de construcción

Abstract

At the global level, the term sustainability is evident in the future development policy approaches of many countries, and this translates into at least a reproduction or a statement of intent in many of the normative preambles. In Spain, public procurement is governed by Law 9/2017 on Public Sector Contracts (LPSC), which transposed into Spanish law European Directives 2014/23/EU and 2014/24/EU, of 26 February, on the award of concession contracts and public procurement. This regulation promotes sustainable procurement through, among other aspects, the selection of offers at the best quality/price ratio and the use of environmental and social aspects as award criteria. The inclusion of social aspects as award criteria and not only as a contracting capacity, are the newest and least studied aspects in the scientific literature. The purpose of this communication is to carry out an analysis of the state of the art on the inclusion of social aspects in public procurement, both at an academic and a regulatory level.