Abstract:
Generally, the study aimed at assessing the effectiveness of framework contract and its
performance in public procurement. Specifically, the study intended to assess the application
of framework contracts for common use items and services in achieving value for money;
examined the implementation of effective framework contract toward shorten delivery time
of common use items and services and examine the complied legal procedure applied in
administration of framework contract in public procurement. Furthermore, the study assessed
the challenges in the implementation of a framework contract towards achieving costeffectiveness. A cross-sectional research design was used whereby qualitative and quantitative
approaches such as interview, questionnaire and documentary review were applied in
gathering both primary and secondary data. Purposive and random sampling techniques were
used to select the sample size of 69 respondents. The data collected were analysed both
qualitatively and quantitatively. The findings revealed that the framework contract
performance and effectiveness on the procurement of common use items and services were
higher which enabled the procuring entities to obtain value for money. However, the
respondents had opinion that the price proposed during formulation of the contract was not
realistic compared to the market price value. The proposed price Of GPSA was always much
higher than the market price. The study concluded that, to enhance the performance of the
framework contract there should be a mechanism for selecting suppliers who financially and
technically have the capacity to supply the common use items and services before awarded
the contract. The study recommended procuring entities to have the responsibility of
monitoring their performance and that of the suppliers to ensure efficiency and cost
effectiveness of the contract.
