FAQs
Your participation in this research is voluntary, and you may change your mind about being involved in the research at any time, and without giving a reason.
This page is designed to give you full details of the research project, its goals, the research team, the research funder, and what you will be asked to do as part of the research. If you have any questions that are not answered by this information sheet, please ask.
This research has been reviewed and given favourable opinion by the Nottingham University Business School Research Ethics Committee.
What is the research project called?
Embedding circular economy principles into public procurement of net zero solutions
Who is carrying out the research?
This research is being implemented by Dr Luis Torres from the Nottingham University Business School. More information about Luis can be found here: Dr Luis Torres-Retamal – Nottingham University Business School
This research being implemented in collaboration with Connected Places Catapult (https://cp.catapult.org.uk/) and its Innovation Procurement Empowerment Centre (https://www.ipec.org.uk/).
What is the research about?
Our project focuses on the development of an implementation framework that will aid local authorities in the East Midlands to integrate circular economy principles into public procurement of transportation solutions.
This research being implemented in collaboration with Connected Places Catapult (https://cp.catapult.org.uk/) and its Innovation Procurement Empowerment Centre (https://www.ipec.org.uk/).
What is the research about?
Our project focuses on the development of an implementation framework that will aid local authorities in the East Midlands to integrate circular economy principles into public procurement of transportation solutions.
This research being implemented in collaboration with Connected Places Catapult (https://cp.catapult.org.uk/) and its Innovation Procurement Empowerment Centre (https://www.ipec.org.uk/).
What groups of people have been asked to take part, and why?
We are interviewing people involved in public procurement. This includes public procurement officers and equivalents, as well as staff from companies which have been awarded a contract.
This research being implemented in collaboration with Connected Places Catapult (https://cp.catapult.org.uk/) and its Innovation Procurement Empowerment Centre (https://www.ipec.org.uk/).
What will research participants be asked to do?
Participants will be invited to take part of:
- A 40 mins interview (face to face or by online, depending on preference): Interviews will help us to identify the current barriers to green public procurement. Semi-structured interviews are characterised by a set of questions which are flexible enough to also allow further exploration of issues raised by the interviewee.
- A half-day workshop (face to face or online – To be confirmed): The findings from the documentary analysis and interviews and their implications for the future of circular public procurement will be discussed during the workshop. The outcome of the workshop will be a pathway to overcome the barriers identified during the interviews.
No financial compensation will be offered to participants. However, participants will be offered free access to the final workshop, to the guidance and framework before available online, and free of charge participation on any potential forum/workshops/training that results from this project.
What will be the outputs of the research?
We intend to publish peer reviewed academic publications, conference papers, blogs, a guidance document, and policy briefs with the finding of this project.
What will happen to the information I provide?
The University may store your data for up to 25 years and for a period of no less than 7 years after the research project finishes. The researcher who gathered or processed the data may also store the data indefinitely and reuse it in future research. Measures to safeguard your stored data include encryption protocol, pseudonymisation, and anonymisation of data when possible.
The use of potentially identifying characteristics will be reduced to the name of your organisation, and your role within it.
Anonymised excerpts from your interviews and/or workshop participation may be used in reports, academic publications, and policy briefs.
For more information, please see the Privacy Notice
How do I complain if there is a problem?
If you wish to complain about the way in which the research is being conducted or have any concerns about the research then in the first instance please contact Dr Luis D. Torres, luis.torres@nottingham.ac.uk.
Or contact the School’s Research Ethics Officer: Dr Samuel Dallyn, samuel.dallyn@nottingham.ac.uk
Get involved
We are interviewing people involved in public procurement. This includes public procurement officers and equivalents, as well as staff from companies which have been awarded a contract in the last couple of years.