The Effect of Tender Management on Procurement Performance of Medical Devices: The Case of Ethiopian Pharmaceuticals Supply Service.
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2022-06
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Addis Ababa University
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The general objective of this study was to determine the effect of tender management activities on procurement performance of medical devices in the case of Ethiopian Pharmaceuticals Supply Service. The study used a quantitative research approach as well as an explanatory research design was also applied in this research. The study's population was all staff who directly or indirectly engaged in managing EPSS’s tender and a census sampling technique was conducted to gain insight into procurement performance. In this study, descriptive and inferential data analyses were produced. Out of 100 questionnaires 92 responses were valid thus makes the response rate 92%. Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficient was computed and accordingly a positive and strong relationship exist between tender award, record management respectively and procurement performance and the variables were found statistically significant. A positive and very strong relationship exist between tender evaluation, tender planning, tender document initiation respectively and procurement performance of medical device as well as all variables were statistically significant. A multiple linear regression analysis was carried out, and the coefficient of determination represented by adjusted R2 showed that the percentage of variance in procurement performance of medical device explained by the predictor variables (tender planning, tender document initiation, tender evaluation, tender award and record management factors) was 85% hence the overall model fit was significant. Based on the study findings, the investigator concludes that strong and positive association exist between procurement performance and tender award, record management factors whereas, very strong and positive association exist between procurement performance and tender planning, tender document initiation, and tender document initiation factors. Furthermore, tender document initiation, tender evaluation, tender planning, tender award, and record management were the most factors affecting procurement performance of medical device with statistically significance level of 1%. The study recommended the organization to implement medical device essence based tender planning, tender document initiation, tender evaluation, tender award and record management practice so that ensures the availability of affordable quality medical devices.
Keywords: Medical device, tender management practices (tender planning, tender document initiation, tender evaluation, tender award and record management), procurement performance.