Public Tendering Practices and Operational Performance in Parastatals

Governments have an enormous task to provide adequate quality service to its citizens in a timely manner. Different public tendering practices can be used for the purposes of acquisition of goods and services to be used in public institutions. In this context, Public Procurement tendering practices have all been embraced by all electricity sub sector agencies. Amongst, these public procurement tendering practices include direct procurement, request for quotation, restricted tendering, and national open tendering practices. The public tendering practices have the potential to influence operational performance of electricity sub sector parastatals. The operational performance within the context of electricity sub sector parastatals is concerned with effectiveness, efficiency, quality of service, customer lead times, and delivery dependability in the discharge of their respective mandates. However, the discharge of operational performance is dependent on the availability of key equipment, resources and technologies within the required timelines and quality.