Abstract:

The aim of the study is an attempt to identify the main factors influencing the innovativeness of the public procurement on the supply side of the public procurement market. The motive of the research was also the shortcoming in scientic research in the field in national and foreign literature on the subject.

To obtain reliable and credible research results on the supply-side conditions of the innovative public procurement market, a Delphi study was conducted, followed by the application of network thinking methodology.

The factors contributing to the improvement of innovativeness of public procurement in the aspect of sustainable development are the following: bureaucracy, expertise, interpersonal skills, EU grants, R&D activities, and legislation. However, it is still essential to conduct  further research to test the influence of each of the extracted in the article  factors on the system of innovative public procurement