Transparency hypothesis testing in an e-procurement implementation assessment model framework: Case study of Bangladesh's roads and highways division

Abstract

The e-Government Procurement (e-GP) guideline 2011 is adopted and lunched e-GP system in public procurement in Bangladesh. However, since the e-GP system was first implemented, a great deal of investigations or analyses have not been conducted to determine how well its tender transparency is being assessed. This study aims to investigate the essential variables that contribute to the successful implementation of an electronic procurement system in Bangladesh. Another goal is to build an efficient e-procurement implementation assessment model. Survey questionnaires were employed to collect data from eleven zones in Roads and Highways Division (RHD) as a population. The study sample size was 139 RHD bidders. Hypothesis test has been done choosing MLR model using SPSS software. Transparency was one of the eight hypothesis tests in the study. The results demonstrated that the model was fit. Academicians, e-GP users, procurement professionals, and researchers will benefit from the study's findings. The study's original contribution is the creation of a theoretical design for the RHD e-procurement implementation assessment model.