FACTORS AFFECTING TENDERING PROCESS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR IN KENYA: A CASE STUDY OF KEN GEN

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to determine factors affecting tendering process in the public sector in Kenya a case study of Ken Gen. The specific objectives were to determine the effect of supplier relationship on tendering process in the public sector in Kenya, to find out the effect of ethical behavior on tendering process in the public sector in Kenya and to establish the effect of government regulation on tendering process in the public sector in Kenya. The study will be of benefit to the management of Ken Gen, the public authority government of Kenya and other views; the target population was 190 employees of Ken Gen from which a sample size of 57 respondents was taken using stratified random sampling technique. The instruments of data collection were questionnaires. Data was analyzed using qualitative and quantitative techniques. Qualitative data was presented in the form of descriptive notes while quantitative data was presented was presented in form of tables and figures. The study results revealed that 69.6% (mean=3.46) of the respondents were of the view that relationship with suppliers can take different structures going from straightforward evaluation to concentrated relationship, 63.4% (mean=3.17) were of the view that supplier relationship has turned into a basic tendering process attributable to cutthroat pressing factors, hazard relief, cost effectiveness just as growing great organizations with key suppliers, 64.2% (mean=3.21) were of the view that the nature of organizations with advisors can profoundly affect the quality and degree of tendering process 51% (mean=2.55) of the respondents were of the view that ethical behavior is significant openly tendering process as it includes the use of public cash, and is dependent upon public study, 67.4% (mean=3.37) were of the view that ethical codes contain a couple of general standards or key qualities, 50.6 % (mean=2.53) of the respondents were of the view that tendering cycle is a region that has for quite some time been perceived as being especially defenseless against misrepresentation and debasement and 55.6% (mean=3.03) of the respondents were of the view that guidelines are rules or strategies set to the side by a public sector, office or the public authority in doing the tendering system, 62.8% (mean=3.14) were of the view that the public procurement framework in Kenya has developed from a rough system without any guidelines to a precise legitimately managed procurement system, 62.2% (mean=3.11) of the respondents were of the view that management offices require public sectors to supply information on their labor for different purposes, like information consistence, or capability to execute certain agreements. The researcher recommended that the organization should not simply speak with suppliers when an procurement need emerges; they ought to likewise reach them to talk about their future necessities and to decide how best to fulfill those requirements by cooperating in a group to fortify the tendering system in the public sector, public authorities ought to consistently act ethically and decently, remembering for their business endeavors. Capable ethical support receptiveness and responsibility in a tendering interaction and gives suppliers certainty to partake in the public authority commercial center and administrative construction ought to make straightforwardness between open sectors, people and organizations with which they lead business, in addition to other things.