International Journal of Academic Management Science Research (IJAMSR)
  Year: 2022 | Volume: 6 | Issue: 10 | Page No.: 79-87
Procurement Process and Service Delivery in Kagadi District Local Government, Uganda Download PDF
Nkalubo Mathias, Rutaro Abas

Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to establish the relationship between procurement process and service delivery in Kagadi District Local Government. Specifically; the study established the relationship between procurement planning and service delivery, examined the relationship between solicitation of bids and service delivery, and assessed the relationship between contract award and service delivery in Kagadi district local government. Descriptive, correlational and crosses- sectional survey design was employed and adopted a mixed methods approach. A sample size of 108 was selected using simple random and purposive sampling technique. The findings revealed 0.613 as the correlation coefficient and a sig value of 0.011 indicating a significant positive relationship between procurement planning and service delivery in Kagadi District local government. The correlation between Solicitation of bids and service delivery was 0.244 with a significance value of 0.035 implying a weak positive significant relationship between solicitation of bids and service delivery. The correlation between contract award and service delivery was 0.641 with significance value of 0.001 implying a good positive significant relationship between contract awards and service delivery in Kagadi District local government. The study concluded that there is a relationship between procurement process and service delivery was significant since the P value (0.000) is less than 0.05 meaning procurement process contributes to the quality, efficiency and timeliness of services offered by to the citizens in the district.