Factors Influencing Implementation Of Tendering Processes In Public Institutions In Kenya: A Case Of School Feeding Program In Ministry Of Education

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to establish the factors influencing implementation of tendering processes in public institutions with reference to school feeding program in Kenya. The study was guided by the following specific objectives: To assess how technology in procurement influence implementation of tendering processes in public institutions; To determine how ethics in procurement influence implementation of tendering processes in public institutions; To examine how records management in procurement influence implementation of tendering processes in public institutions and to establish how supplier selection in procurement influences implementation of tendering processes in public institutions. The study sought to be of help to policy makers, scholars who contribute to existing knowledge gap and management of Ministry of Education Kenya. The study adopted a descriptive research survey design which provided an in-depth analysis of the phenomenon. A descriptive research survey design is a scientific technique of investigation in which data is collected and analyzed in order to describe the current conditions, terms or relationships concerning a problem of a given single dynamic scope. The target population for this study was three hundred (N=300) respondents drawn from different directorates among which ninety (n=90) of them took part in the study. The sample size constituted 90 respondents who formed the sample size. The study adopted stratified sampling as a suitable sampling procedure. The study used interview schedules as its research instrument. From the analysis the study found out that technology, ethics, records management and supplier selection influence implementation of tendering process in public institutions to a great extent. The study recommended that the management should invest in technology and embrace new technology practices; there is need to put more efforts to prevent unethical issues in tendering processes; there is also need to embrace modern record management systems and finally the need to conduct supplier selection in a fair and transparent manner