Innovative public procurement policy failure: a case analysis from Poland

Abstract

Objectives: The rising popularity of innovation public procurement (IPP) sets a question about conditions as an effective tool of transformative policies, including the governance level, coordination and strategic development. The purpose of the article is to explore the failure of governance in a Polish IPP to present how IPP guidelines are implemented empirically. The other contributions refer to merging DARPA’s approach and IPP. Research Design & Methods: The research article presents conclusions from the case study of first large-scale trial of public procurement procedure with respect to an innovative partnership in Poland. Findings: The case is a rarely analyzed example of policy failure and shows that ignoring stakeholders’ needs, timeline constrains and market capacity can result in policy failure. Program history highlights that proper risk analysis and adaptation to the market context can prevent program failure. Implications / Recommendations: The article opens up a field for considering what steps are crucial in formulating IPP. The analysis leads to the main conclusion that transformative policy frameworks using demand- pull tools need to be embedded in the market realities and capabilities of national innovation systems. Article classification: research article