PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ACT COMPLIANCE AMONG HEALTH FACILITIES IN GHANA. THE CASE OF EASTERN REGIONAL HOSPITAL, KOFORIDUA OF GHANA.

Abstract

Over the past decades, public procurement has gained much attention amongst developing countries. The object of the procurement reform in Ghana is to harmonize the processes of procurement in the public entities to secure a judicious, economic and efficient use of state resources in public procurement and ensure that public procurement is carried out in a fair, transparent and non-discriminatory manner while promoting a competitive local industry. The main objective of the study is to assess the level of compliance with public procurement reform by public entities in Koforidua, using Eastern Regional Hospital. The researchers employed the purposive sampling technique with a sample size of twenty-five (25) respondents. Both primary and secondary sources of data were adopted. SPSS was used to draw the frequency tables whiles Excel for drawing the charts. From the study, revealed that the Eastern Regional Hospital. hospital per the procurement reforms places the procurement unit on the strategic level of management and hence part of all decisions taken at the management level of the organisation. The study showed that the Eastern Regional Hospital. ensures value for money at all times (68% of the respondents agreeing to the fact), project are completed on schedule without cost (96% agreeing to this fat per the analysis). The study revealed that there are challenges / weakness in public procurement system. The study therefore recommended that, PPA must develop Contract Management Manual, buyer-supplier relationship Management and record Keeping Manuals and train entities on them. Again, the study further recommends the establishment of permanent Procurement Units and Entity Tender Committees (ETCs) managed by qualified procurement experts to ensure an improved overall procurement performance and compliance with the Public Procurement Act, 2016.