Application for the advertisement of prequalification of suppliers for Bulk Procurement System shall be done through the following;

1. Local and international newspapers;
2. Emails communication to past years prequalified suppliers;
3. Emails communication to OMCs;
4. Emails communication to international forums and institutions dealing with petroleum business;
5. Emails communication to individual companies that showed interest in participating in BPS tenders;
6. PBPA website;
7. Tanzanian Embassies.

Prequalification of suppliers shall be done in August after the expiration of the previous prequalification, and thereafter, the prequalification will proceed as when the applications are received.

Companies that have met the required Criteria shall be prequalified and be eligible to participate in the bidding of Supply for petroleum products under the Bulk Procurement System.

For the company to be prequalified as a supplier under the Bulk Procurement System, the following are the criteria to be complied with;

i) Application letter

ii) Statement in precise terms explaining the applicant’s commitment to;

iii) Provide credit of not less than sixty (60) calendar days to purchasers from the first day of delivery date range;

iv) Undertake to comply with TBS standards in regards to the specifications of the products;

v) Undertake to deliver the cargoes in vessels that TPA has approved and

vi) Perform the contract in line with the terms and conditions stipulated in the Shipping and supply contract and the governing laws of Tanzania.

vi) A warrant that no actual or threatened litigation may affect its liability to comply with the performance of the contract under the Bulk Procurement System.

vii) Assurance that the company is not insolvent, declared bankrupt by a competent court, or be the subject of any winding-up process.

viii) Valid tax clearance certificate issued by a competent Authority or as the case, a letter from a competent Authority that the company has been exempted from paying tax or is operating in a tax-free zone.

ix) A statement explaining the modality of handling the responsibilities under the shipping and supply contract i.e. office where all operations will be performed. If some of the company obligations will be performed by an offshore office or Affiliate Company, the applicant must provide the address and the nature of activities which will be performed by those offices 

For companies wishing to form a joint venture, a joint venture agreement is registered in Tanzania. The joint venture agreement should state:

1.  Management of the joint venture operations;
   • Rights and responsibilities of parties to the Joint venture agreement;
   • Profit and loss sharing;
   • Financial contribution to the joint venture; and
   • Technical support to the joint venture.
   • Details on the source of financing of the obligation under the shipping and supply contract in the event they win the contracts;
2. Company profile containing, among other information, staff competency on international trading of petroleum;
3. The applicant must be a registered legal entity structured for the petroleum supply and trading business, proof of which will be sought from certified copies of the company’s certificate of registration, memorandum/articles of association, taxpayer’s registration certificates, and business license;
4. International companies must have a gross trading turnover of at least US$ 100,000,000 per year and local companies must have capitalization or asset base of at least thirty billion (30,000,000,000) Tanzania Shillings, both shall be evidenced by certified Audited Financial Statements for the past three consecutive years;
5. Proof of payment of prequalification processing fees of USD 5,000 for multinational companies and TZS 5,000,000/= for local companies. The fee is payable after every three (3) years from the date of prequalification.
6. The applicant must have a minimum experience of three (3) years in international trading of petroleum products with a minimum trading volume of 1,500,000MT for international companies. Local companies must have a minimum of five (5) years’ experience in the local marketing business of petroleum products. The aforementioned experience must be proved by any of the two items listed below:
7. Letters from customers or suppliers/refineries indicating annual volumes traded;

Certified copies of Bill Lading;

Certified copies of the contract.

• local applicants must not have defaulted to make payment as buyers of refined petroleum products for twelve (12) consecutive months before invitation for prequalification.
• Past performance of the contracts with the Agency. In ascertaining the past performance, regard shall be made to the following:

i) The Agency records on the Supplier’s performance in the previous tenders;

ii) Minutes of the stakeholder’s meetings; and

iii) Correspondence from other parties in relation to the Supplier’s performance of the contract.

Prequalification results

1. A list of prequalified suppliers will be released to all applicants and all stakeholders in petroleum industry in Tanzania and will be maintained in the PBPA register;
2. The list of prequalified suppliers will be valid up to the 31st December of year of Supply; and
3. Upon consultation with EWURA and Ministry responsible for petroleum affairs PBPA might extend the validity of the prequalified of suppliers.

Prequalified Supplier will be eligible to participate in tenders for the Supply of petroleum product for three (3) years from the date of being prequalified.

Due Diligence for Suppliers

PBPA shall conduct a background check/due diligence of all prequalified suppliers and for the companies who are subsequently proven to be unqualified will be removed from the register.

Disqualification of Prequalified Suppliers

The Agency may disqualify a supplier who has been prequalified if it satisfies itself that such Supplier has submitted false information that materially influence or intended to influence the Agency’s decision.

Applicant for prequalification who will be aggrieved by the decision of PBPA may appeal to the Minister Responsible for petroleum affairs.