THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PROCUREMENT NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROCUREMENT AND DISPOSAL UNITS IN UGANDA MINISTRY OF DEFENSE AND VETERAN AFFAIRS (MODVA). A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY.
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https://doi.org/10.70572/agp.v1i11.43Keywords:
Procurement Needs Assessment, Procurement and Disposal Units, Uganda, Ministry of Defense and Veteran Affairs (MODVA)Abstract
Background.
Most public procurement and disposal entities (PDEs) in Uganda today are known for their poor performance and corruption resulting from non-adherence to public procurement processes and procedures, poor resource utilization, and poor personnel management and training. This study intends to assess the relationship between procurement needs assessment and the performance of the procurement and disposal units in Uganda's Ministry of Defense and Veteran Affairs (MODVA)
Methodology.
The study adopted a cross-sectional study design and a selected size of 44 was used. Primary data was collected from procurement officers and staff from the accounts/ finance department using both questionnaires and an interview guide. Secondary data was mainly obtained from annual reports, manuals, the PPDA Act, 2003, policy guidelines, and journals. The data analysis was done using regression and correlation models to test the predetermined hypotheses of this study.
Results.
60% of the participants were aged between 30-39 years, and 65.7% were Bachelor’s degree graduates. The majority 49% of the respondents agreed that specifications are developed by competent persons. There is a positive significant relationship between procurement needs identification and the performance of MODVA’s PDU with a correlation coefficient of 0.206(**) at a significance level of 0.000. 69.5% of variations in the performance of MODVA PDU are attributed to procurement needs identification. The R-value is 0.704, which represents the strong correlation and therefore, indicates a high degree of correlation.
Conclusions.
Conducting procurement needs assessment and planning procedures contributes to the timely delivery of; and spending on the right goods, services/works.
Recommendation.
The government should empower and build the capacity of its procurement officers through training and sanitization on various aspects especially the PPDA Act 2003 and other international procurement procedures.
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