4.3 Findings on the effect
of electronic submission of bids on effectiveness of public tendering at Kabaya
District Hospital
The first objective of the study was to examine how electronic
submission of bids affects effectiveness of public tendering at Kabaya District
Hospital.
The following section discusses the presentation, analysis,
and interpretation of related findings. The answers to Likert scale questions
are given as frequencies/percentages. Strongly Disagree was at the
bottom of the scale, followed by Disagree, Neutral, Agree,
and Strongly Agree. While correlation and regression tests were
used to assess the relationship.
Table 4.3: Respondents'
views on electronic submission of bids and effectiveness of public tendering at
Kabaya District Hospital
|
Statements
|
Strongly Disagree
|
Disagree
|
Neutral
|
Agree
|
Strongly Agree
|
Total
|
|
Electronic submission of bids affects effectiveness of public
tendering at Kabaya District Hospital by time saving.
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
9
|
14
|
N=24
|
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
4.2
|
37.5
|
58.3
|
100%
|
|
Electronic submission of bids affects effectiveness of public
tendering at Kabaya District Hospital by flexibility.
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
10
|
12
|
N=24
|
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
8.3
|
41.7
|
50
|
100%
|
|
Electronic submission of bids affects effectiveness of public
tendering at Kabaya District Hospital by cost reduction.
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
5
|
16
|
N=24
|
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
12.5
|
20.8
|
66.7
|
100%
|
|
Electronic submission of bids affects effectiveness of public
tendering at Kabaya District Hospital by eliminating paper work
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
15
|
N=24
|
|
0.0
|
8.3
|
12.5
|
16.7
|
62.5
|
100%
|
Source: Survey, August 2021
Table 4.3 shows that the 58.3% position is strongly
agree and the 37.5% position is agree while the remaining 4.2% were
neutral on that the electronic submission of bids affects effectiveness of
public tendering at Kabaya District Hospital by time saving meaning that one of
the advantages of e-procurement to the suppliers dealing with Kabaya District
Hospital is time saving because after accessing all published tenders at their
front desks and submission of their bids without getting out of their offices
save their time.
The findings show that 50% of total respondents strongly
agree, 41.7% of respondents agree and 8.5% were neutral that electronic
submission of bids affects effectiveness of public tendering at Kabaya District
Hospital by flexibility meaning that flexibility is among of benefits of
e-procurement in Kabaya District Hospital.
The statement regarding electronic submission of bids affects
effectiveness of public tendering at Kabaya District Hospital by cost reduction
was confirmed by 66.7% of respondents strongly agree with 20.8% who agree and
the reaming 12.5% were neutral on the mentioned statement. The last statement
about electronic submission of bids affects effectiveness of public tendering
at Kabaya District Hospital by eliminating paper work was confirmed by 62.5%
who strongly agreed, 16.7% agreed and minority of respondents 8.3% were neutral
on advantages of electronic submission as a way to eliminate paper works.
One of the interviewees stated: "e-procurement saves time
while also being efficient, Transaction speed is increased as a result of the
electronic handling of tasks, which facilitates and simplifies the purchasing
process. Additionally, procurement cycle times are reduced as a result of
enabled relationships with suppliers. E-procurement process eliminates
time-consuming activities, allowing me to devote my attention to more important
tasks.»
Another participant in the interview stated: «I was
tired of finding new space to store all that paperwork; with e-procurement,
everything can be saved and stored electronically. This not only saves me from
having to find additional space, but it also makes the process of finding older
tenders more straightforward.»
In the same vein, another interviewee stated «the
system of Umucyo has transparency, because all information is centralized and
can be made available to management, stakeholders, shareholders and members of
the public as needed.»
In agreement with Oyediran & Akintola (2011) E-tendering
is a procedure in e-procurement applied in supplier selection in order to find
a competent supplier using internet based ICT infrastructures or on the basis
of electronic transaction through the internet. It is expected to reduce face
to face transaction as well as collusion. Through e-tendering, the process of
supplier or contractor selection is considered a suitable mechanism to select a
proper contractor fairly, efficiently and productively.
| 
