Legal, regulatory, and policy framework hypothesis testing in a proposed e-procurement implementation assessment model framework

Purpose: This paper investigated the essential variables that contribute to the successful implementation of an electronic procurement system in Bangladesh. Another goal was to build an efficient e-procurement implementation assessment model.

Design/methodology/approach: The hypothesized model was operationalized with survey data from 206 samples of procurement entity (PE) officers collected via primary investigation. Survey questionnaires were employed to collect data from eleven zones in Roads and Highways Division (RHD) as a population in Bangladesh.

Findings: The analysis found that the proposed conceptual framework for the e-procurement assessment model confidently asserts that the legal, regulatory, and policy framework was accepted. The results also demonstrated that the alternative hypothesis was accepted, so the proposed model was fit.

Originality/value: The study was an early attempt for the first time to get the theoretical design of a unique e-procurement implementation assessment model that had been developed and proposed. The study's findings would be helpful to e-procurement practitioners. The suggested assessment model would further help review, implement, and modify subsequent e-GP policy/guidelines.