CONTRATACIÓN PÚBLICA SOSTENIBLE: BARRERAS Y LIMITACIONES

Abstract

The inclusion of sustainable criteria in public tenders could achieve environmental and social benefits. For this reason, public agencies are seriously involved in designing and implementing sustainable procurement policies focusing on how environmental and social issues can be integrated in the procurement processes. However, a clear understanding of the concept of sustainability and how it is related to the procurement process is lacking. This study seeks to review the concept of sustainable procurement at an international level and to identify the main barriers and drawbacks that are limiting its endorsement.