Abstract
The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between strategic purchasing and performance of public procurement, a case of Rwanda Basic Education Board (REB). The specific objectives were to examine the relationship between cost management and performance of public procurement at REB, to establish the relationship between supplier relationship and performance of public procurement at REB, to establish the relationship between records management and performance of public procurement at REB and to examine the relationship between procurement plan management and performance of public procurement. A cross sectional data was collected from a sample of 112 staff from REB and its supplier/contractors in the period 2016-2018. Data was collected using a close-ended questionnaire. The literature review was based on the institutional, network and agency theories. Empirical literature on variables studied in this study were also reviewed.
 The results on the first objective indicated a positive relationship between cost management and performance of public procurement at REB. For the second objective, the results indicated a positive relationship between supplier relationship and performance of public procurement at REB. For the third objective, the results indicated the positive relationship between records management and performance of public procurement at REB and for the fourth objective, the findings indicated a positive relationship between procurement plan management and performance of public procurement. Findings also revealed that among the predictors procurement plan management was noted to be a better predictor of relationship. 
 The researcher recommends Government of Rwanda to give important place in public procurement items that were produced/ manufactured in Rwanda. Apart from enhancing made in Rwanda, the researcher recommends the government of Rwanda to review the public procurement process. The researcher recommends that trainings in procurement planning shall be offered to procurement officers and other people in connection with public procurement. For REB, the researcher recommends them to put in place strategic purchasing policy which shall determine why where, when and what services, works and goods to be purchased. The researcher also recommends REB to review the way archive for tender documents is maintained.
Highlights
The study examined the relationship between strategic purchasing and performance of public procurement, case of Rwanda Basic Education Board (REB)
The first objective was to examine the relationship between cost management and performance of public procurement, the findings reveal a significant positive relationship between cost management and procurement performance (r = .680, p < .05) supporting the findings from study made by Kihanya et al (2015)
This study has examined the relationship between strategic purchasing and performance of public procurement, case of Rwanda Basic Education Board (REB)
Summary
The study examined the relationship between strategic purchasing and performance of public procurement, case of Rwanda Basic Education Board (REB). Portugal on his part has launched e-Procurement Programme in June 2003 as a priority target of the National Action Plan for the Information Society This system, implemented by the Knowledge Society Agency (UMIC), was set up with the main objectives of creating a centralised and high quality technological platform that promotes efficiency and competition through increased transparency and savings in the whole public procurement process (OECD, 2007). The Act created necessary institutions to enforce it, including the Public Procurement Oversight Authority (PPOA), the Public Procurement Advisory Board (PPAB) and the continuance of the Public Procurement Complaints, Review and Appeals Board as the Public Procurement Administrative Review Board (PPARB) These mechanisms intend to uphold the principles of an open tender system in the public sector, including of transparency and accountability (Economic Commission for Africa, 2015) Concerning Rwanda, after the tragedy of Genocide against Tutsi in 1994, Rwanda has made a number of reforms to improve its procurement. 2) The study was guided by the following objectives: 3) To examine the relationship between Cost management and performance of public procurement at REB 4) To establish the relationship between Supplier relationship and performance of public procurement at REB 5) To establish the relationship between Records management and performance of public procurement at REB 6) To examine the relationship between procurement plan management and performance of public procurement
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