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PPPs are shifting procurement from transaction to transformation. Here’s how collaboration is reshaping value and delivery.
For much of its history, public-sector procurement was treated as an administrative function. Success was measured through compliance, probity, and cost control. As public-private programs expand, that model no longer holds.
Procurement is now one of the primary mechanisms through which governments shape delivery outcomes. The line between public purpose and private capability has blurred, and procurement sits at the centre of that convergence.
Traditional procurement focused on buying predefined inputs at the lowest compliant price. Public-private programs require something different.Modern procurement increasingly:
The most effective programs no longer begin with rigid specifications. They start by defining the capability needed to achieve a public outcome and structuring the market response around that need.
Public-private programs are becoming practical testing grounds for new delivery models. Procurement frameworks now allow staged entry, pilots, and adaptive contracts, particularly in digital and complex infrastructure environments. This approach enables:
Procurement shifts from acquiring solutions to discovering them.
Risk in public procurement has traditionally been treated as something to transfer. In public-private programs, it is increasingly shared to align incentives. Risk becomes a design tool rather than a liability:
At the same time, value is no longer defined solely by cost. Social outcomes, environmental performance, and long-term capability development are now embedded into procurement decisions.
Procurement is no longer the final step in public delivery. It is the mechanism that shapes markets, incentives, and outcomes from the outset.
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