Konkurrencebaseret

Konkurrencebaseret is a Danish adjective meaning based on or determined by competition. In public and organizational contexts, it describes systems, processes or mechanisms that rely on competitive selection, bidding, or scoring to allocate resources, award contracts, or decide outcomes. The concept is commonly applied to procurement, funding, and program design, as well as to evaluation and performance-based contracting.

In procurement, konkurrencebaseret udbud refers to open or restricted bidding where suppliers submit proposals and awards are made according to predefined criteria such as price, quality, and delivery. In funding and grants, konkurrencebaseret tildeling means that programs are allocated through competitive calls with transparent scoring, allowing applicants to compete for finite resources. In policy design and management, it can guide performance-based contracts, where payment or continuation depends on meeting measurable results.

Advantages associated with competition-based approaches include increased efficiency, transparency, and potential for innovation, as well as better alignment of resources with demonstrated value. However, there are criticisms: competitive processes can favor larger or more experienced actors, create incentives for short-term gains, entail high administrative costs, and risk gaming of evaluation criteria or metrics.

The term is widely used in Danish public administration, especially in relation to procurement, research funding, and social or welfare programs. Related concepts include anbud, udbudskonkurrence, and tildelingskriterier.