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27.64bn/- Saved by Eliminating the Need to Print Tender Documents

Latest Tanzania public admin news · 27.64bn/- Saved by Eliminating the Need to Print Tender… explained · 2025 updates · updated Aug 21, 2026 · breaking news · latest updates · explained

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  • The National e-Procurement System of Tanzania (NeST) has issued 397,395 tenders worth 40.4 trillion/- in three years.
  • The system has improved transparency, efficiency, and access in public procurement, particularly for local suppliers, women, youths, and people with disabilities (PwDs).
  • Special groups have secured tenders worth 56 billion/- under the Public Procurement Act, which mandates that 30% of procurement budgets be allocated to these groups.
  • A total of 27,946 special groups are registered on the NeST system, including 13,317 youth groups and 13,400 women’s groups.
  • The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) aims to have approximately 300,000 special groups ready to apply for tenders by 2050.

Latest news excerpts & sources: 27.64bn/- Saved by Eliminating the Need to Print Tender…

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resulting in the compliance rate increasing from 65 per cent in 2023/24 to 76 per cent in 2024/25 and 79 per cent in 2025/26. The NeST system, he said, had also eliminated the need to print more than 288.57 million pages of tender documents, saving approximately 27.64bn/-.

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