Procurement Planning and Local Government Performance: A Case of Wakiso District Local Government
Keywords:
Procurement Planning, Government, WakisoAbstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of procurement planning on performance of Local governments in Uganda, a case of Wakiso district local government. Specifically, the study was set to examine the extent to which user needs assessment affects performance of Wakiso district local government. A cross sectional approach was adopted for this study. The population of the study was 55, and the sample size was 48 respondents constituting of representatives from PDU, Contracts committee, District council members, Suppliers and vendors, NGO forum, respective Heads of departments, District chairperson, and CFO. The response rate was 93.7%, and data was analyzed using SPSS. Findings show that User needs assessment has a positive relationship in affecting local government performance. The study recommends that user needs assessment should be part of the procedure for user departments, technical teams and PDU to follow as part of the institutional procurement process. User departments and technical teams should share work plans and procurement plans in order to allow ample time for the PDU to execute and finalize procurement process timely to enhance performance targets.
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