Planejamento das contratações de serviços de mão de obra: avanços e desafios a luz da nova lei de licitações.

Abstract

The planning of public procurement for exclusive labor outsourcing services is a strategic stage for ensuring administrative efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and transparency in university management. With the implementation of Law No. 14.133/2021, new normative and procedural requirements now guide the planning phase. This study analyzes the advances and challenges faced by the Federal University of Campina Grande (UFCG) in implementing this new regulatory framework, focusing on procurement processes conducted between 2023 and 2024. A qualitative, descriptive, and exploratory approach was adopted, based on documentary analysis of administrative processes, legal assessments, and complementary regulations. The results revealed persistent weaknesses, including difficulties in justifying the execution regime, inconsistencies in price investigations, the presence of prohibited cost items in spreadsheets, absence of essential technical reports, and failures in aligning procurement with the Annual Procurement Plan (PCA) and the Sustainability Logistics Plan (PLS). Conversely, significant progress was observed, such as increased use of digital systems for preparing the Preliminary Technical Study (ETP) and the Terms of Reference (TR), greater clarity regarding scope and sustainability requirements, improved standardization of TRs, and stronger traceability across planning stages. Based on these findings, the study proposes a revised planning flow supported by a mandatory checklist and a guiding document, positioning PRGAF as the initial control unit and DPA as the technical consolidation stage. The study concludes that full implementation of Law No. 14.133/2021 at UFCG requires procedural adjustments, institutional capacity- building, and consolidation of governance practices capable of promoting more efficient, transparent, sustainable, and legally sound procurement processes.