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    Challenges facing effectiveness of preparation and implementation of Annual Procurement Plan in procuring entities.
    (Mzumbe University, 2018) Bryson,H.
    The aim of the study was to identify the challenges facing effectiveness of preparation and implementation of Annual procurement plan at Njombe Town Council. Specifically the study aimed at assessing whether process which are needed to be done in APP preparation being followed by NTC, determining the factors affecting preparation and implementation of APP and also identifying the measures which should be taken by NTC to implement better APP. The data for this study were collected by using questionnaires and interviews guide. The researcher employed cross sectional design with the sample size of 56 respondents which was selected by using simple random techniques and purposive sampling techniques. Data collected were analysed both quantitatively and qualitatively by Descriptive statistics and multiple regression model by the help of SPSS version 20. The findings from the study revealed that NTC follows effectively four procedures of preparing APP which are notification to users, proper aggregation of requirements, proper arrangement of tender board committee meetings and Configuration and approval of Annual procurement plan while two procedures which are submission of users requirement to PMU and Publication and review of the Annual procurement plan are not followed effectively by NTC. Also the study revealed that skilled and competent personnel, APP templates, cooperation, and procurement forecasting were statistical significant to effectiveness of APP preparation while fund, economic change, political intervention and procurement procedures were statistical significant to the effectiveness of implementation of APP. Hence from the findings it was revealed that in order to have effective implementation of APP, enough fund should be release, training should be provided to users and there should be no political intervention in procurement matters. It was recommended that for organization to archive the value for money, the better preparation and implementation of APP should be done at NTC.