A Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the
Award of the Degree of Master of Science in Procurement and Supply Chain
Management (MSc-PSCM) of Mzumbe University, Dar es Salaam Campus
College.
The purpose was to examine how effective tendering processes are at CBE. The
collection of data, processing, analyzing, and presentation of primary data which
were acquired by use of observation, interview, questionnaires and face to face
techniques were used. Secondary data was collected by consulting various literature
and documents such as management reports, text books, manuals and internet. The
information represented in different forms such as tables, percentages and few
narrative notes.
The finding revealed that:
(i.) The finding shows that tendering processes at CBE was not executed within
the time limit thus leads into much of procurement emergencies.
(ii.) In this finding show that after award of tender being made bidders are not
informed at the right time while users were not informed at all.
(iii.) Tendering procedures at CBE do not follow time frame stated in the
procurement plan as the result took much of time in offering tenders to
prospective suppliers, contractors or service providers.
In the view of findings the following recommendations were made;
(i.) Management should find out or put strategy to reduce time taken or spent in
processing tender.
(ii.) CBE should stick on the laid down procedures while conducting procurement
activities.
(iii.) There is need of employing more procurement personnel in order to add work
force in the organization so as to avoid tendering procedures to be skipped.