Assessment of Procurement Practices Implementation on Organizational Performance in Public Institutions:

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of procurement practices on the performance of public organisations in Tanzania. The study operationalized procurement practices in terms of procurement planning, procurement professionalism and supplier selection procedures, analyzing its effect on the performance of public organisations. Igunga District Council was chosen by the researcher as a case study. Because of the explanatory nature of the research design, it was possible to describe and analyse the variables under study in great depth, as well as to display their traits and explain their connections without the use of artificial means. The target population sample consisted of 30 respondents who work for the Igunga District Council. Questionnaires and interview guide were the main research tool for this study. Inferential statistics was used to present the study’s quantititave information in terms of frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation with help of content analysis for the presentation of qualitative information. The study revealed that; majority of the respondents agreed that the implementation of procurement planning enhances organizational performance and it was discovered that a good procurement plan would state the process in which the organisation will go through to appoint the suppliers contractually. Also, the majority of respondents firmly concur that choosing an acceptable supplier and conducting research is necessary before making any procurement decisions in a public institution, all of these decisions are largely made based on cost, quality, dependability, and punctuality. The study found that professionalism influences procurement performance in the public sector through employing skilled procurement personnel, competent procurement professionals and the implementation of procurement policies introduced by the government. Finally, the study recommends that all procurement officials with low academic standing should receive extra encouragement to continue raising their standards and the council should ensure that all planning related to procurement is involved by all stakeholders like user departments, budget officers, procurement officers. Also, the study recommends that all suppliers selected to procure certain goods, works and services at Igunga council be selected based on the criteria and not otherwise; the aim is to improve organization performance.