Abstract:
Despite the several benefits gained as a result of e-procurement, the
actual potential of it in the public sector in Ghana has not been realized.
Studies has further suggested that little is known of e-procurement in
most organizations. This demonstrates that the area is underresearched
and hence, there is a gap that needs to be filled in literature
on the aspect of e-procurement and its impacts in the public sector in
Ghana. Therefore the study was to assess the impact of e-procurement
in the Ghanaian public sector. The research design was descriptive.
Both primary and secondary data was used. Purposive sample method
was used to select 15 public sector organisations in Ghana for the study.
Multiple linear regression was used to analyze the data. Findings
revealed that, e-procurement leads to an effective E-tender evaluation
(ETE), improves transparency in supply selection, improve
procurement record management and effective supply relationships
can be made easy. Based on the finding the study recommended that,
Developing countries governments must invest heavily in eprocurement
infrastructure to enable its usage in all sectors. And also
procurement officers must also be trained well to enable its usage. And
lastly e- procurement should be mandatory in all public sector
procurements in the country.
