AN ANALYSIS OF COMPLIANCE TO THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ACT ADVERTISEMENT PROCESS BY THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
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This study seeks to analysis the challenges confronting compliance to advertisement of bid process as stipulated in the Public Procurement Act, 2007 by the Federal Ministry of Education. An analysis of the collected data revealed that lack of appropriated fund for advert placement; pervasive ‘culture of secrecy’ in the civil service; resistance to change by procurement personnel; interference by elected or appointed political office holders (Who are not Authorized Officials); delays in passing the budget and the need to quickly dispense the projects; delays in securing ‘No objection’ from the BPP; corruption; lack of dedicated staff that handle website administration; and non-provision or approval of website maintenance cost were the significant factors that possess challenge to Federal Ministry of Education compliance with the Public Procurement Act, 2007 guidelines on advertisement of bids process. It recommended that the Federal Civil Service Commission and the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation should look into recruiting website design and administrative specialist and other computer and web-allied personnel like database management, and graphic design specialist for the Ministry, among others.