Most national records are dominated by open tenders, because a notice appears when a procedure starts and the award follows later, often somewhere else. Tanzania’s record is the opposite: it is very nearly all outcomes. That single characteristic makes it the most useful African record for anyone studying what public money actually bought rather than what was advertised.
| Measure | Tanzania |
|---|---|
| Notices sampled | 1,000 |
| Already at award stage | 987 |
| Awards naming a winner | 63% |
| Notices carrying a value | 61% |
| Median notice | TZS 8,442,000 |
| Leading buyers | Morogoro Regional Secretariat (35), Kondoa District Council (34), Dodoma City Council (29) |
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The buyers at the top are regional secretariats and district councils rather than national ministries, which describes a decentralised system where a substantial share of purchasing is decided at district level. For a supplier that is a very different market from a centralised one: many small counterparties, local delivery expectations, and no single relationship that unlocks the country. The completion rate is the standout figure though. When 987 of a thousand records already carry an outcome, and 61% carry a value, the record can answer questions about realised spending that most European records cannot — including which suppliers keep winning, and at what price. It is worth stating plainly that a market rarely described as data-rich is, on this measure, ahead of markets that are.
Data: Otnox — live procurement intelligence across 56 markets. Basis: the 1,000 most recent published Tanzanian notices, 2026-06-26..2026-07-26.
