PUBLIC PROCUREMENT GOVERNANCE: A STUDY ON RISK MANAGEMENT IN THE PROCUREMENT METAPROCESS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BRASÍLIA.
Governance; risk management; public procurement; metaprocess; federal university.
Risk management has become an essential component of governance in public administration, contributing to the improvement of service quality and outcomes delivered to society. With the enactment of Law No. 14.133/2021, the New Public Procurement and Contracts Law, the implementation of systematic risk management practices in procurement processes became mandatory. In this context, this research aimed to analyze the risk management structure in the procurement metaprocess of the University of Brasília (UnB), based on the ISO 31000 (2018) and COSO ERM (2017) methodologies, and to compare it with practices adopted by other federal universities, under the lens of Agency Theory. The study is applied in nature, with a qualitative, exploratory, and descriptive approach, conducted through a case study in the Purchasing Directorate of UnB and document analysis of 21 federal universities. The results reveal a heterogeneous landscape regarding the maturity of risk management practices among the institutions analyzed. Although most universities present policies that are conceptually aligned with reference models, there is a lack of structured and integrated regulatory frameworks addressing risk management throughout all stages of the procurement metaprocess. The UnB case study demonstrated progress, such as the existence of internal regulations and the adoption of international standards, but also highlighted challenges related to the practical implementation of these guidelines and the absence of effective monitoring mechanisms. As the main outcome of this research, a Technical-Technological Product (TTP) was developed: a practical guide for risk management in the public procurement metaprocess, designed for application in federal universities and aimed at strengthening public governance.