O papel da concorrência no controle de atividades terceirizadas no setor público

Abstract

In line with the discussions on the outsourcing of services in the public sphere, this study aimed to determine the relationships between the control of outsourced activities in the public sector and competition between suppliers. The study is characterized as an exploratory/descriptive research, with a quantitative approach, having as the unit of analysis the bodies that make up the government at the state level in the State of Rio Grande do Sul. on the TCE/RS website, from 2019 to 2022. In terms of results, it was found that there are different types of bidding and types of services present in the analyzed contracts. With regard to the bidding modality, no evidence was found that they affect the control of outsourced activities. Regarding the type of service, it was observed that the less complex “soft” type is predominant compared to the more complex “hard” type. In addition, it was observed that the type of service influences the average number of competitors. The “soft” type, on average, is 20% higher than the “hard” type. Based on a Robust Linear Regression (RLM) model, the results confirmed a significant and positive relationship between the variables. Thus, hypothesis H1 (contract control is greater when bidding is more competitive), is confirmed. In practical terms, it is believed that the results discussed can help public management, in particular, showing that the dynamics of control of activities it is regulated by market action (competition) and can be an important constraint in optimizing the costs of controlling activities.