The Relationship Between Supplier Evaluation And The Quality Of Goods And Services Supplied: A Case Of The Judiciary Head Office, Kamp Ala, Uganda

ABSTRACT

This study was undertaken to establish the relationship between suppliers' evaluation and

quality of goods and services supplied within the judiciary of Uganda. It was prompted

by rampant reports of poor quality goods and services offered by contractors attributed to

poor evaluation procedures married y conuption, selfishness, greed for money and lack

of value for money audit.

The major objective was to examine if suppliers' evaluation was related to the quality of

goods and services supplied the study was conducted tln·ough the judiciary with particular

reference to Kampala giving a total of 40 respondents. The data was sourced primarily

through semi- strnctured questionnaires and interview guides for politicians. Secondary

data comprised of documentary review of supplier evaluation concepts models and its

effect on quality of goods and services supplied through text book, research paper,

Journals, presentations, interest and magazines.

Data was collected and presented in form of tables, frequencies, and percentages using

elementary statistical methods. The final analysis was made using the spea1111an's rank

conelation coefficient to establish the relationship.

The findings of the study indicated that within the judiciary, standards of goods and

services supplied reflect the loopholes within the supplier evaluation process.

It is recommended that avenues should be opened to facilitate further research to address

the problem of supplier evaluation to attain better quality of goods and services within the

judiciary of Uganda.