Políticas públicas na perspectiva do desenvolvimento sustentável: uma avaliação da política de Compras Públicas Sustentáveis (CPS) da Universidade Federal do Ceará

Abstract

It is reported as the general objective of this dissertation to evaluate the public policy of sustainable public procurement at the Federal University of Ceará, under the perspective of sustainable development and in the view of the participants of the procurement process of the institution. The methodology used in the research consisted of an exploratory and descriptive analysis about the object of study through a bibliographical survey and also its normative bases. The approach used is both qualitative and quantitative, and the research contemplates the use of mixed methods of investigation. The exploratory qualitative stage was operationalized through semi-structured interviews with managers and questionnaires applied to purchasing agents and price scorers at the Federal University of Ceará, emphasizing that the information collected was treated by applying content analysis techniques. With regard to quantitative data, when the questionnaires were applied, the Likert Scale (Likert Rensis, 1932) was used in each question, seeking to capture quantitative data regarding the opinion of those involved in the procurement process. The results achieved at the end of the research showed that the sustainable public purchasing policy in the UFC lacks effective implementation and monitoring. Furthermore, those involved in the institution's material acquisition process, in their majority, are unaware of the theme in the proper way and are not periodically trained to act in a way that enables the effective implementation of the policy. The limitation of budget resources and the difficulty of describing items with sustainability criteria without competitiveness restriction were also pointed out as barriers to the effective implementation of the policy.