A Dissertation Submitted to Mzumbe University Dar es Salaam Campus
College in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Award of the Degree
of Master of Business Administration in Corporate Management (MBA-CM) of
Mzumbe University
This study was conducted at Tanzania Revenue Authority on the achieving value for
money procurement in public organizations of Tanzania, A case of Tanzania
Revenue Authority headquarters. This study examined the factors that affect
effectiveness of Public Procurement in Achieving Value for Money in Tanzania.
Specifically it sought to investigate the procurement legal framework and its
contribution to the effectiveness in public procurement and the achievement of VfM
in Public Entities in Tanzania; Functioning of procurement institutional arrangement
towards effective public procurement and achievement of VfM in Public Entities in
Tanzania; Fund disbursement and its effects on the effectiveness of public
procurement and the achievement of VfM as well as contribution of professional
qualification on procurement specialist towards effective public procurement and the
achievement of VfM in Tanzanian public entities.
The study involved a case study design at TRA and the sample of 27 employees were
selected involving respondents from Engineering department, Legal department,
Procurement Management Unit and Tender Board. It also involved an interview of
10 employees from such departments. The analysis was made using both qualitative
and quantitative approach by computation of frequency and percentages and the use
of tabulations, pie chart and bar charts. The research methods and instrumentation
that were used to collect data included the use of questionnaire, interview,
documentary review and observations.
The study findings indicate that, effectiveness of public procurement and the
achievement of VfM has not yet being achieved in TRA and many other PEs. The
study recommends for the review of the procurement legal framework in the country
to allow for more flexibility and easy implementation so as to achieve VfM in
procurement through efficient and effective use of tax payer’s money as well as more
procurement experts to be trained on public procurement act and its regulations.