The contribution of procurement contract management in attaining value for money in the procurement of works: A case of VETA Kihonda and MVTTC
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2019
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Mzumbe University
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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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A Dissertation submitted inpartial/fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Procurement and Supply Chain Management of Mzumbe University. 2019
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Procurement Contract Management, Value for Money, Control Audit General, Morogoro Vocational Teacher’s Training College, Procurement Management Unit, Public Procurement Act, Public Procurement Regulatory Authority, Vocational Education and Training Authority, Public Procurement, Contract Administration, Contract Management, Nature of Public Procurement, Procurement Planning
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