Abstract: Procurement in the Public Sector in Kenya has passed through many stages and made various strides to enhance its operations so that members and the general public are benefiting from it in a broad perspective. Although the government has been involved in streamlining the procurement system in the public sector it is marred by inefficiencies. The study aim was to investigate the factors that affect the procurement system specifically looking at the tendering process in the public sector in Kenya. The study was carried out on the Directorate of Public Service Management. The study was guided by the specific objectives: to find out the challenges to an effective tendering process in the procurement system; to find out the role and impact of rules and regulations concerning tendering in the public sector; And to find out the effect of procurement activities on operations of the Directorate of Public Service Management. The study looked at past literature on the procurement tendering process with emphasis on procurement in public sector. The literature review also gave attention to regulation implications and the factors that need to be addressed before an institution can engage in tendering activities. The study will took up the descriptive research design using the Directorate of Public Service Management as the target population and researchers case. The study used primary data as its source and questionnaires as the main instrument of data collection. The findings of the study showed that the policies and guidelines to ensure that the process of procurement is not interfered with by individuals who have interests in the transactions made and especially in the tendering stage are not well spelled out. The study recommended that there is need for strengthening the policies and guidelines for procurement to promote transparency in tendering process. The study is intended to add into information on procurement and tendering processes and help in informing the factors to be considered in drafting the same.
Keywords: Tendering, Procurement and Performance.
Title: ROLE OF TENDERING PROCESS ON PROCUREMENT PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SECTOR IN KENYA: A CASE OF DIRECTORATE OF PUBLIC SERVICE MANAGEMENT
Author: COSMUS MUTWIRI NJAGI, DR NOOR ISMAIL
International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations
ISSN 2348-7585 (Online)
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