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Eforts towards ull e-procurement have started;_ Feasibility
study on implementation o ull e-procurement inTanzania carried out
in April, !"!#The study ocused on $ey issueincludin% readinesso
e&istin% le%islative ramewor$, '(Ts,inrastructure, )eople etc
etc*ecommended action are currently bein% wor$ed on so as toachieve
the recommended readiness levels prior to implementin%ull
e-procurement systems E-procurement in Tanzania has
alreadystarted#E-procurement, bein% a ma+or reorm, reuiressupport
rom all sta$eholders procurin% entities,politicians, business
community, etc etc_ .et us all /oin 0ands to achieve
e-procurement*eorms
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To start with, the country can start with the procurement of
routine items which are less costly,risky and plenty available in
the market as there are many suppliers. This will save costs,
minimize unnecessary delays and ensure the achievement of value
for money in public
procurement. Towards its efforts to integrate public procurement
electronically PublicProcurement Regulatory Authority PPRA! has
established the Procurement "anagement
#nformation $ystem P"#$! for all public Procuring %ntities P%s!
to share some data with
PPRA. P"#$ is a tool to facilitate e&change of information
between PPRA and P%s. P"#$supports the system for checking and
monitoring of procurement activities by enabling online
submission of Annual Procurement Plans APP!, monthly reports and
checklist forms $i'aona,
2()(!. *ther e+procurement interventions in place include
e+sharing of public procurement news
and knowledge through website+http--www.ppra.go.tze+sharing of
public procurementknowledge through online Tanzania Procurement
/orum + http--forums.ppra.go.tzand e+
advertising of tenders and e+informing of tender awards through
tenders portal+
http--tender.ppra.go.tz.*n the other hand, a feasibility study
on implementation of full e+procurement in Tanzania was carried out
in April, 2()(. The study focused on key issue
including readiness of e&isting legislative framework,
#nformation and 0ommunication
Technologies #0Ts!, infrastructure and people $i'aona, 2()(!.
The study found out that policyframework, legislative framework,
institutional structures and #0Ts are not ready but efforts
initiated while the procurement processes are ready however,
additional efforts re1uired.
Recommended actions are currently being worked on so as to
achieve the recommendedreadiness levels prior to implementing full
e+procurement systems.
). 0hallenges on adopting e+procurement in Tanzania public
procurement
#n the public procurement conte&t, there are various
organisational, technical and governmental
challenges on the ground that defies the full integration and
adoption of e+procurement in publicprocurement. *nce these
challenges are addressed effectively, the country will make
good
progress towards full application on e+procurement especially in
public procurement. The
challenges include but not limited to poor technological
infrastructure, inade1uate funds for
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capital investment, risks, unsupportive legal framework,
shortage of technical knowhow,
incapable suppliers, changes of responsibilities, shifting the
mind+set of people. Also there is
shortage of technical support, security of data transaction,
poor network infrastructure andunstable power supply. /or
e&le, 3uru 2((4! made a study on the challenges facing
e+
procurement implementation in Tanzania taking a case of TA5%$0*.
The study found out that
staff are interested to operate electronically but currently
they have made a little progresswhereby they communicate with
suppliers via e+mails, telephones and fa&es thus,
e+procurement
is still at infancy stage. 6owever, this is hindered by several
challenges that include inade1uate
financial resources for capital investment, shortage of skilled
manpower-e&perts in e+
procurement and incapable suppliers.
).7 The way forward
#n Tanzania, most people think that purchasing of vehicles
online is e+procurement by itself butthe truth is far from that as
it is only one among the many approaches to reach full
e+procurement
application at a country level.
%+procurement is successfully implemented through business to
business 828! level oftransaction i.e organisation Procuring
%ntity! to organisation $upplier! and not at individual
level consumer to organisation+028! such as purchasing vehicles
online. 6owever, this progress
can not be ignored as it enlightens and e&poses individual
procurement e&perts to some practicalknowledge on e+procurement
such as the %lectronic 3ata #nterchange %3#!, e+sourcing, e+
payment and risk management. 6ence, when the e+procurement
revolution comes they will be a
little bit prepared. At the country level, we have made little
progress towards full application of
e+procurement and more efforts are re1uired in order to fast
track the process. 6ence, thegovernment has to be more committed
and needs to provide its full support. 6ence, as the way
forward, the following framework should be adopted for adopting
e+procurement effectively in
public procurement.
