Compras públicas sustentáveis na universidade estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul: propostas de um modelo estruturado de implementação

Abstract

Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) has increasingly been recognized as a strategic instrument for promoting sustainable development, particularly following the United Nations (UN) 2030 Agenda and the consolidation of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target 12.7, which assigns the State’s purchasing power the capacity to induce economic, social, and environmental change. In this context, this research aimed to propose a model capable of enabling the structured incorporation of sustainability criteria into procurement processes at the State University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UEMS), Brazil. The study is situated within the research field of Public Policy and Government Management, contributing to discussions on public procurement governance, institutional sustainability, and the strategic use of government purchasing as a public policy instrument to foster sustainable national development. Methodologically, this is an applied research study with a qualitative, descriptive, and exploratory approach, developed in three stages: an integrative literature review on Sustainable Public Procurement; documentary analysis of regulations and Preliminary Technical Studies (ETPs) conducted at UEMS; and the development of the Cyclical Model for the Implementation of Sustainable Public Procurement (MCI-CPS), inspired by findings from the literature and by the experience of the National University of Colombia (UNAL), adapted to the institutional reality of UEMS. The integrative review included 169 scientific articles published between 2021 and 2025 in the Web of Science and Scopus databases. The results showed that, although Sustainable Public Procurement is widely recognized as a strategic mechanism for promoting sustainability, its implementation still faces challenges related to the predominance of the lowest-price criterion, limited technical training, the absence of structured monitoring mechanisms, and weaknesses in institutional governance. At UEMS, isolated initiatives involving the inclusion of sustainability criteria were identified, especially in public works and engineering service contracts; however, these practices remain poorly standardized and lack systematic mechanisms for monitoring contract execution. As an applied outcome of the research, awareness-raising actions carried out with members of the Procurement Division demonstrated real organizational impacts, particularly in expanding the perception of the strategic role of SPP and strengthening institutional interest in the topic. The originality and relevance of this study lie in the proposal of a structured and cyclical implementation model for SPP tailored to the reality of a multicampus public university, integrating governance, planning, execution, and monitoring of sustainable procurement processes. The MCI-CPS presents potential scientific, organizational, practical, societal, and public policy contributions by offering applicable guidelines for the progressive institutionalization of Sustainable Public Procurement and reinforcing the role of public procurement as an instrument for promoting sustainable development.