Proposal to Increase Registered Special Groups to 300,000
Latest Tanzania business news · Proposal to Increase Registered Special Groups to 300,0… explained · updated Aug 20, 2026 · business news · companies · investment
TLDR
- A total of 397,395 tenders worth Sh40.4 trillion have been issued through the Electronic Public Procurement System (NeST).
- Special groups have benefited from tenders worth Sh56 billion since the system was implemented.
- The Director General of the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA), Dennis Simba, announced these figures on August 20, 2026, in Dodoma.
- The use of NeST has increased compliance with procurement laws from 65% in 2023/24 to 79% in 2025/26.
- NeST has significantly reduced paper usage, avoiding the printing of over 288.57 million pages of tender documents, saving approximately Sh27.64 billion.