Identifying and confirming drivers and barriers to e-procurement in construction organisations

![CDATA[E-business models are emerging in many business sectors [1], although the potential has been realised, the level of implementation and penetration has not been as predicted. E-business achievements in other industries exemplify the potential for construction. However, its poor uptake (less than 2.9%) suggests the lack of usage of e-procurement in UK construction [2]. There are many drivers and barriers to e-procurement. Previous studies in the US [3,4] and Australia [5] ranked these for the general procurement of goods and services. A pilot study for this research, Eadie et.al [6] ranked the drivers and barriers to e-procurement in construction from the perspective of contractors working for the Northern Ireland public sector. Perera et.al. [9] suggested a methodology for the production of an e-capability maturity model for construction organisations. To strengthen this methodology a Delphi process was added to the suggested methodology. This paper collates the findings on identified drivers and barriers from literature and reports on the findings of the Delphi process, confirming those that apply to the construction sector.]]