Patricia Oketch
HOD Procurement and Supply Chain Management

Procurement and Supplies department, led by the Procurement Officer, plays a key role in ensuring timely acquisition of goods, services and works in the college on optimum terms in line with the prevailing Public Procurements and Asset disposal act and Regulations.

The office is charged with the responsibility to prepare, the college annual procurement plans, publish and distribute procurement and disposal opportunities not limited to; invitations to tender, request for quotations or proposals, prequalification documents and invitations of expressions of interest. It is in the jurisdiction of this office that continuous updating of a standing list of registered suppliers as required, preparing tender and asset disposal documents are realized to facilitate fair competition among bidders.

The Procurement and Supplies section has managed to coordinate the relevant applied method of procurement in complete consideration with the Public Procurement and Asset disposal act and the Regulations and ensure that qualified suppliers are offered equal opportunity. In addition to this, the department also ensure that STVCBD adheres to all the presidential directives, circulars and all relevant regulations issued regarding procurement.

The department is striving to improve its relationship with all departments, suppliers and all the college stakeholders through teamwork and cooperation in daily operations. It always ensures that highest ethical and professional standards in procurement are observed in all procurement processes.