Procurement of common use items (such as pens, bond paper, toner, etc) has for a long time, been characterised with inefficiency and little fundamental regard of value for money considerations. This has adversely impacted on the quality of service delivery in the public sector in Zambia. There have been public complaints on overpricing and acquisition of substandard goods and services supplied to government line ministries by suppliers and services providers. As a Procurement/Project Manager under one of the line ministries, discuss and propose a suitable contract to manage the supply of common use items in order to realise value for money. State clearly with justifications, how value for money will be realised and measured.
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Procurement of common use items (such as pens, bond paper, toner, etc) has
for a long time, been characterised with inefficiency and little fundamental
regard of value for money considerations. This has adversely impacted on the
quality of service delivery in the public sector in Zambia. There have been public
complaints on overpricing and acquisition of substandard goods and services
supplied to government line ministries by suppliers and services providers.
As a Procurement/Project Manager under one of the line ministries, discuss
and propose a suitable contract to manage the supply of common use items in
order to realise value for money. State clearly with justifications, how value for
money will be realised and measured.
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