Competitive bidding and Service delivery in Public Procurement A case study of Uganda Blood Bank Nakasero.
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2016-08
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Kampala International University, College of Economics and Management Sciences .
Abstract
This study is intended to analyze the effectiveness of competitive bidding and service dc/we!:), in
public procurement in Uganda Blood Bank Nakasero. The study was majorly based on two
specific objectives that is to say: evaluating the influence of competitive bidding on service
delivery in Uganda blood bank Nakasero and the second objective was to assess the influence of
restrictive bidding on service deliveiy in Uganda blood bank Nakasero. The research was
conducted in within Uganda blood bank Nakasero branch due to easy accessibility of
in/iwinalion by the researcher since it is in the heart of the capital of Uganda. Quantitative
data techniques of research were used during the study and these included; interviews,
questionnaires, and observation methods. Interviews were conducted on selected staff from the
Uganda blood bank Nakasero branch including the procurement departmnent~ User department,
accomitm~ officers and finally data from Service providers which helped the researcher to come
up with complete and reliable information. The information collected was organized according
to five chapters in order to make meaningful presentations and discussions, conclusions aiicl
recommendations. The research findings collected revealed that open competitive bidding and
restrictive bidding are prevalent in Uganda Blood Bank Nakasero and is the most used by the
organ ization to solicit fOr service providers. It was flirt/icr established that the level of open
competitive bidding had a mean index 2.652) implying that open domestic bidding influence
service delivemy management at a small extent since the mean generated provides a figure that is
slight/i’ above the average 2.5.Restrictive service delivemy had the total mean index is 12.3341)
in reference, in the questions presented it can be construed that restrictive bidding a/fret service
deliver~’ management in Uganda Blood Bank Nakasero to the smallest extent. The researcher
denotes that the nature of the relation could be a sign of other factors which influence service
deanship’ management in Uganda Blood Bank Nakasero, hence the need for consideration in
rcconunendation.s’.It is upon this background that the researcher called upon the o/ficials to
undergo ongoing, intensive and wholesome training to improve on competence and in/egrily. 7/ic
global environment is too dynamic, complex and thus turbulent requiring flexibility in the
execution of the procurementJunctions. Products are changing constantly, so are ~pecffications’.
Procurement official's must be fully knowledgeable of these changes to effectively perform. If
there is need, the department should be .financially facilitated to outsource some expertise in
situation of complex specifications.
Description
A research report submitted to the College of Economics and
Management Science as a Partial Requirement for
the Award of Bachelors Degree in Supplies and Procurement Management of Kampala International University.
Keywords
Public Procurement, Service delivery, Competitive, Bidding, Blood Bank Nakasero, Uganda