Application of the public procurement act, no. 21 of 2004 in public corporations: the case of the Tanzania broadcasting corporation in 2009
| dc.contributor.author | Mlawa, Gwakisa Martine | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-07-31T14:34:11Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-01-08T11:38:43Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-07-31T14:34:11Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-01-08T11:38:43Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
| dc.description | Available in print form | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Public Procurement in Tanzania has undergone various changes for the better since the first commissioned consultancy by the Crown Agents in 1992. In 1996 and 2003 the Word Bank prepared the Tanzania Country Procurement Assessment Report (CPAR). The assessment identified a number of serious weaknesses in the country's Public Procurement system, and recommended urgent reforms which, among others was the enactment of the law that would govern the public procurement process in the country. The reforms led to the enactment of Public Procurement Acts (Act No. 3 of 2001 and later Act No. 21 of 2004). The said Acts, therefore, were enacted as a reactive response to procurement problems and specifically with a view to instituting efficiency in the country’s procurement system. This study aspired to examine all these limitations that slow down effectual application of the Public Procurement Act, No.21 of 2004. It exposes limitations in application of the Public Procurement Act, 2004 at Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC) and subsequently develops possible solution to existing problems associated with the Act. The study was conducted at the Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC) Headquarters, Nyerere Road and at the Corporation’s Television Station (TBC 1) at Mikocheni, Dar es Salaam. The researcher collected data mainly through interviews, questionnaires and documentary sources such as files, books, different reports and past studies on the subject The study has established that TBC, like many other procuring entities in Tanzania, has experienced problems with the application of the Public Procurement Act No.21 of 2004. It was seen that 90% of respondents pointed out the following as the reasons for problems with the application of the rules and regulation governing public procurement in Tanzania; inadequacy of the Act, poor implementation of the procurement plan, lack of capacity of the personnel manning the procurement units within the organization, poor records keeping, poor contract management and interference with functional areas namely Procurement Management Unit, Tender Board, Evaluation Committee and Accounting Officer. The environment surrounding public procurement within the public service has led to problems in the applicability of the Act leading to failure to achieve the main pillars of public procurement that is transparency, economy, efficiency, eligibility, probity, ethics, equality and value for money. Other factors have also been unearthed from within the PE itself. The researcher hopes that the output from this research study shall be of practical use to the Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC), the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA), the Government and other stakeholders and will have a positive impact in the proposed Act. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Mlawa, G. M. (2012). Application of the public procurement act, no. 21 of 2004 in public corporations: the case of the Tanzania broadcasting corporation in 2009. Master dissertation, University of Dar es Salaam. Available at (http://41.86.178.3/internetserver3.1.2/search.aspx?formtype=advanced) | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/6385 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of Dar es Salaam | en_US |
| dc.subject | Government purchasing | en_US |
| dc.subject | Corparations | en_US |
| dc.subject | Government | en_US |
| dc.subject | Corporation | en_US |
| dc.subject | Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation | en_US |
| dc.subject | Law and legislation | en_US |
| dc.subject | Tanzania | en_US |
| dc.title | Application of the public procurement act, no. 21 of 2004 in public corporations: the case of the Tanzania broadcasting corporation in 2009 | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |