Assessment of Public Procurement Performance and Challenges: The Case of Fdre Public Procurement Service
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2023-07
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Addis Ababa University
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Public procurement is the process of acquiring goods and services by a public organization and has remained a key tool to help public institutions acquire strategic goods and services required for the normal functioning of the organizations. The Ethiopian government has established Public Procurement Service to provide excellent public procurement service to public bodies ensuring the achievement of value for money, accountability objectives, and effective use of public funds. This research, therefore aimed to assess the existing public procurement practice and to identify procurement challenges and their causes responsible for public procurement ineffectiveness in the case of the FDRE Public Procurement Service. To achieve the research’s objective, descriptive research design with mixed method of research approach was used by the researcher. Questionnaire survey and semi-structured interviews were used to collect primary data for the research, and secondary data was gathered through document reviews. The study revealed Ineffectiveness in all procurement procedures coupled with lack of cooperation among procurement actors, foreign currency shortage and failure to quickly transition from traditional procurement to digital procurement system. In addition, Failure to create a strong organization and conductive work environment, and being unable to hire and retain skilled professionals, and failure to develop and motivate the organization’s procurement experts were identified as the major causes for ineffectiveness in public procurement practice. Therefore, with the study’s findings, PPS is advised to create a strong and conductive work environment, to find ways to develop and motivate its procurement experts.
Keywords: Public procurement, procurement procedures, procurement practice, procurement effectiveness, challenges of public procurement
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SOCIAL SCIENCES::Business and economics::Economics