Consultancy Services to Conduct a Study on Own-Source Revenue Allocation Between Lower Level Governments (LLGs) and Local Government Authorities and Development of the LLGs' Own-Source Revenue Administration Guidelines under the TACTIC Project

THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT TANZANIA CITIES TRANSFORMING INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMPETITIVENESS PROJECT IDA CREDIT NO. 7151 -TZ TENDER NO. 56/2026/2027/C/12 FOR PROVISION OF CONSULTANCY SERVICES TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON OWN-SOURCE REVENUE ALLOCATION BETWEEN LOWER-LEVEL GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE LOWER-LEVEL GOVERNMENTS’ OWN-SOURCE REVENUE ADMINISTRATION GUIDELINE REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION) 1. This request for expressions of interest follows the General Procurement Notice for the Tanzania Cities Transforming Infrastructure and Competitiveness (TACTIC) Project that appeared in the United Nations Development Business (UNDB) online Notice No. OP00215554 of February 21, 2023. 2. The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania has received financing from the International Development Association (IDA) towards the cost of the Tanzania Cities Transforming Infrastructure and Competitiveness (TACTIC) Project, implemented by the Prime Minister’s Office – Regional Administration and Local Government (PMO-RALG). Part of the proceeds of this financing will be applied to eligible payments under the contract for the provision of consultancy services to conduct a study on own-source revenue allocation between Lower-Level Governments (LLGs) and Local Government Authorities (LGAs) and to develop the LLG Own-Source Revenue Administration Guideline (LLG-RAG). 3. The overall objective of the assignment is to conduct a rigorous, evidence-based study across ten selected Local Government Authorities in Tanzania to determine which sources of own-source revenue should remain administered at the Lower-Level Government level and which should be collected at the LGA level, thereby providing the evidentiary foundation for a comprehensive and contextually appropriate Revenue Administration Guideline for LLGs. 4. The specific objectives of thi