Procurement and Logistics Management

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    The contribution of procurement contract management in attaining value for money in the procurement of works: A case of VETA Kihonda and MVTTC
    (Mzumbe University, 2019) Sanga, Devotha
    It is well understood that the purpose of procurement contract management is to deliver value for money or to improve the quality of the public service. VfM is the optimum combination of the whole-life cost and quality (fitness for the purpose) to meet the users' requirement (Msita 2007). It is therefore procurement contract management is the management of the whole life cost and quality of a project or service to meet user’s requirement. The aim of the study is to find out the contribution of procurement contract management in attaining value for money in the procurement of works. The objective of the study among others include, to ascertain the contract management competencies of the procuring entity, to determine the influence of contract administration in attaining value for money in procurement of works, to determine the influence of relationship management in attaining value for money in procurement of works, to ascertain the influence of service delivery management in attaining value for money in procurement of works. The main data collection instrument employed in this study was structured questionnaire and interviews. The study employed the purposive sampling technique. The finding revealed that the methods in place to track time, quality and cost, effective and efficient mechanism for risk analysis, dispute resolution mechanism provided in the contract document, adequate provisions are in place for standard contract. It was recommended that there is still a need for formulating a policy of value for money that would address specific issues relating to achievement of value for money such as formulation of value for money objectives, value for money terms in the contract, value for money performance criteria and contract auditing
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    Effectiveness of procurement contracts management in achieving value for money in procurement of works: A case of Moshi University College of Cooperative and Business Studies (MUCCoBS)
    (Mzumbe University, 2013) Mchopa, Alban
    Contract management is an important activity in public procurement especially on the deployment of the procurement system to achieve value for money. On the contrary, reports from researchers, the CAG and PPRA have shown that public funds have been wasted and misused because of poor contract implementation and management. Generally, the study aimed at assessing the effectiveness of procurement contracts management towards achieving value for money in procurement of works. Specifically, the study intended to describe the nature of procurement contracts for works, evaluate the adequacy of formulated procurement contracts for works towards guaranteeing achievement of value for money, determine the effectiveness of procurement contracts for works implementation as per terms and conditions and determine the contribution of effective contract management on the achievement of value for money. Through taking the case of MUCCoBS, case study research design was used to undertake the study whereby purposive and random sampling techniques were used to pick a sample of 60 respondents while questionnaires, interviews, observations and documentary review were used to collect data. Data were analysed through applying qualitative techniques that involved the use of "interpretive" and "reflexive" approaches while quantitative techniques involved utilization of SPSS as a tool for data analysis. Findings showed that contracts contained all the necessary required terms and conditions to guarantee value for money and it was established that contracts were effectively executed and managed adequately when compared to the terms. Also, it was determined that management of time, quality, costs and risk control results in effective contract management which contributes highly to the achievement of value for money. However, in some contracts there were signs of ineffectiveness in terms of variations and lots of extensions of time which jeopardized the achievement of value for money. Thus, it was recommended that the college should enhance supervision, prepare quality plans, hire construction experts and perform defects inspection for completed works.