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Entering a brave new world? An assessment of third sector readiness to tender for the delivery of public services in the United Kingdom

Chapman, T.; Brown, J.; Crow, R.

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Authors

J. Brown

R. Crow



Abstract

The British government's intention to marshal the significant resource of the third sector to meet its social objectives has recently become an issue of significant political salience. Political enthusiasm for the third sector is based on the assumption that third sector organisations will be prepared to tender for contracts to deliver public services for government from local to a national level. Until now, there has been no evidence available for systematic analysis of readiness to tender in the third sector. This article makes a starting point in filling the knowledge gap by reporting on a quantitative study of 400 third sector organisations in North East England. The evidence presented casts doubt on the willingness, capability and capacity of the third sector organisations to engage with the government's contracting agenda. A research agenda is outlined to help identify which organisations are most likely to build the capacity and capability to engage in contract work in the future.

Citation

Chapman, T., Brown, J., & Crow, R. (2008). Entering a brave new world? An assessment of third sector readiness to tender for the delivery of public services in the United Kingdom. Policy Studies, 29(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/01442870701847998

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jun 1, 2008
Deposit Date May 23, 2013
Publicly Available Date Mar 19, 2015
Journal Policy Studies
Print ISSN 0144-2872
Electronic ISSN 1470-1006
Publisher Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 29
Issue 1
Pages 1-17
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/01442870701847998
Keywords Third sector, Organisational change, Procurement, Public service delivery
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1482751

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