Making Dual Procurement Standards Work: Cases in the Indonesian Higher Education

Higher education institutions in Indonesia have experienced significant changes since the introduction of semi-autonomous agency model. In the context of procurement, these agencies adopt both Government Procurement Procedure... [ view full abstract ]

Higher education institutions in Indonesia have experienced significant changes since the introduction of semi-autonomous agency model. In the context of procurement, these agencies adopt both Government Procurement Procedure issued by central government for all government institutions and Special Procurement Procedure prepared by the agency. Consequently, the agencies have to implement two different procurement procedures in accordance with each procedure. This study deeply looks at the micro level how dual procurement procedures are implemented in the context of agencification. This research focuses on examining the use of dual procurement procedures in supporting agencification through an exploration of the experiences of higher education in Indonesia. A central feature of procurement in the Indonesian higher education is unnecessary dual procedures. Higher education institutions have experienced many constraints in developing and implementing dual procurement procedures. There are internal factors including risk, human resources, quality, and organizational structure and external factors including audit, political pressure, and regulation.