Abstract:
This study was carried to assess the compliance on Public Procurement (Amendment) Act
2016 and its regulations on inspection of procured goods at Nyerere National Park. Specific
objectives of the study were to assess level of adherence to the inspection requirements of the
Public Procurement Act No. 7 of 2011 and its regulations by procuring entities, to identify the
challenges faced by procuring entities in complying with the inspection requirements of the
Public Procurement Act No. 7 of 2011 and its regulations and to determine ways that could be
taken to improve compliance with the inspection requirements of the Public Procurement Act
No. 7 of 2011 and its regulations. The study was guided by institutional theory and resource
based theory. The study used cross-sectional research design, mixed research approach
whereby simple random and purposive sampling strategies were used to select 95 respondents
from the population of 420 staff. Both primary and secondary data were used and the data
collection instruments included questionnaire and interview instruments. Data were analyzed
using descriptive analysis and inferential analysis with the aid of SPSS and content analysis for
data that were gathered through interview. The study found that the inspection requirements of
the Public Procurement Act No. 7 of 2011 and its regulations by procuring entities is affected by
degree of compliance. In addition to that lack of adequate experts, time constraints and financial
constraints were found to affect level of compliance in the inspection of procured goods at
Nyerere National Park. The study concludes that the findings showcase a significant and robust
positive correlation between the Degree of compliance and ComplianceThe study recommends
that clear communication, training and building capacity, enhanced transparency and
accountability are necessary measures to address the identified challenges.
