22 August 2016, Dar Es Salaam – Tanzania has transformed its bulk procurement system for petroleum products into a single product tendering system, making it possible for importers to bid to supply Jet A1, petrol and kerosene separately.
“This means that local companies, some of whom have been complaining of being locked out due to heavy financial requirements, can now participate,” said the Energy and Water utilities Regulatory Authority (EWURA) director general, Felix Ngamlagosi.
Tanzania had introduced the bulk procurement system (BPS) in January 2012, establishing a database on consumption trends in a bid to get the best price on the world market and guarantee quality of imported products.
PBPA consolidates all the requirements and prepares a tender document indicating the specific quantity of diesel, petrol, Jet A1 and kerosene to be supplied by the winning bidder.
Bidding process
On commencement of the BPS, tenders were floated on a quarterly basis where the winning bidder was to supply petroleum products for a period of three months.
After the second tender, the bidding period was changed to monthly tenders to solve the problem of inaccurate forecasts of product requirements which resulted in congestion of vessels at the port.
Based on BPS regulations, the successful bidder was required to supply all requirements of petroleum products for the month.
- The East Africa
