Public Procurement Regulations Authority and Performance of Institutions: A Case Study of Institute Of Social Work and Social Administration
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2017-06
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Kampala International University, bachelor's degree of procurement and supply management
Abstract
This research studied public procurement regulations authority and performance of
institutions, a case study of institute of social work and social administration, the
objectives of the study include; To establish the procurement systems that were in place
before the public procurement reforms in Uganda; to assess the Government Public
Procurement Reforms that was put in place in 1997 in Uganda; to identify the impact of
Public Procurement Reforms on services delivery in Uganda and to establish the factors
affecting service delivery in institutions. Data was collected using self administered
questionnaires. The study used stratified and purposive sampling techniques to draw
representative samples and 100 respondents were involved in the study. The study
sampled 1 00 respondents, 42 of whom were Local government leaders and employees, 50
procurement professionals and non professionals, and 8 providers. These respondents were
drawn from the three divisions and the municipality headquarters.
The research established the procurement systems that were in place before the public
procurement reforms, it assessed the Government Public Procurement Reforms that were
put in place and identified the impact of Public Procurement Reforms on institutions Also
the study undertook to examine the roles of different stakeholder in procurement planning
and the following were found out; defining procurement requirements, dividing
requirements allocated to a single procurement process into separate lots, integration of the
diverse decision and activities, ensuring availability of sufficient funds to run the plans,
developing of proposals and evaluation of potential service providers, Some factors were
found to be affecting service delivery and these included the following corruption, lack of
finances, the challenge of getting the right service provider, limited skilled personnel, also
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The findings of this study revealed that there is a positive impact of public procurement
reforms on procuring and disposing entities. It was found out that the CTB was the main
overseer of the procurement process in Uganda before the reforms; the reforms in place
include: formation of the municipal contracts committee, the creation and staffing of a
procurement unit among others, though the reforms are still incomplete due to serious
capacity bottlenecks.
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A Research Report Submitted to the College of Economics And Management in Partial Fulfillment of Requirements for the Award of a Bachelor’s degree in Procurement and Supply Management of Kampala International University
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Public Procurement Regulations Authority, Performance of Institutions