Procurement Risk:
Very High
Score:
28/100
Government Policy
Q57
25/100
Does the country have legislation covering defence and security procurement with clauses specific to corruption risks, and are any items exempt from these laws?
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This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. General procurement laws and regulations apply to the Ministry of Defence and the Zimbabwe…
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There is no explicit reference to corruption risks within the legislation; however, the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Act provides rules that…
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There is no specific legislation for defence procurement. Defence procurement is covered by general procurement laws and regulations [1]. Defence purchases are generally procured…
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Q58
58/100
Is the defence procurement cycle process, from assessment of needs, through contract implementation and sign-off, all the way to asset disposal, disclosed to the public?
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There is a procurement directorate within the Zimbabwe Defence Forces which deals with needs assessments, procurements and contracts and also deals with disposal of…
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The Procurement Act includes detailed procedures for the entire cycle. It requires all accounting officers of government departments, statutory bodies and state-owned entities to…
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The Procurement Directorate within the military has manuals outlining accounting and procurement procedures, in part, to ensure compliance with the Public Procurement and Disposal…
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Q59
17/100
Are defence procurement oversight mechanisms in place and are these oversight mechanisms active and transparent?
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The Procurement Directorate in the Zimbabwe Defence Forces submits its work for approval to the commanders of the military. The Public Procurement and Disposal…
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According to the law, Parliament can scrutinise reports submitted to it on all procurement [1]. Scrutiny includes calling witnesses and requesting supporting documents, which…
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Parliamentary reports in recent times have not included procurement transactions from Defence Forces. This is due to the political power which the Zimbabwean military…
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Defence purchases are rarely made public. Even internally, only the personnel responsible for procurement have access to information on planned purchases [1]. In most…
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Data on defence purchases are not made public, even though the Public Procurement Act and Disposal of Public Assets Act requires that information be…
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Capability Gap and Requirements Definition
Q62
NEI/100
What procedures and standards are companies required to have – such as compliance programmes and business conduct programmes – in order to be able to bid for work for the Ministry of Defence or armed forces?
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The Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Act obliges suppliers to comply with the provisions of Section 28, which requires suppliers to follow…
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There is not enough evidence to score this indicator, as it is difficult to ascertain whether the policies outlined in 62A are consistently implemented.…
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Q63
13/100
Are procurement requirements derived from a national defence and security strategy, and are procurement decisions well-audited? Are defence purchases based on clearly identified and quantified requirements?
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It is impossible to assess whether procurement requirements derive from a national defence and security strategy since the strategy is not publicly available and…
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There is limited scrutiny of defence purchases by independent bodies such as the Office of the Auditor General Zimbabwe (OAG). The Auditor General has…
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It is impossible to know if purchases are based on strategy or not since the strategy is not publicly available, and information on procurement…
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Tender Solicitation, Assessment and Contract Award
Q64
NEI/100
Is defence procurement generally conducted as open competition or is there a significant element of single-sourcing (that is, without competition)?
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Defence procurements are not publicised, and it is difficult to ascertain the percentages of purchases that are done through open competition. This is except…
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The Public Procurement and Disposal Act requires scrutiny of all procurements by the Procurement Authority under the terms of Section 6 [1]. However, in…
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Q65
19/100
Are tender boards subject to regulations and codes of conduct and are their decisions subject to independent audit to ensure due process and fairness?
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Officers responsible for procurement attend internal procurement courses before being posted to their various units. In this respect, the officers are aware of the…
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Any public procurement entity, under the terms of the Public Procurement and Disposal Act, is supposed to keep a record of the process clearly…
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All public procurement entities, are under the terms of the Public Procurement and Disposal Act, obliged to keep records of the procurement process and…
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There is some external verification that the particular specifications of the tender are appropriate, but it is not comprehensive. Reviews of tender and procurement…
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Q66
81/100
Does the country have legislation in place to discourage and punish collusion between bidders for defence and security contracts?
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There is no legislation specifically covering defence procurement. The Public Procurement and Disposal Act guides the conduct of all procurement officers in all public…
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The Public Procurement and Disposal Act empowers procurement officers to disqualify bidders if they have been implicated in acts of bribery or corruption or…
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Those involved in acts of corruption in respect of procurement are arrested and arraigned before the courts [1]. The arrests and prosecutions have been…
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The Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Act provides general obligations to train personnel involved in procurement entities to ensure they are equipped…
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Contract Delivery and In-Service Support
Q67
31/100
Are there mechanisms and procedures that ensure that contractors meet their obligations on reporting and delivery?
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The Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Act states the obligations to have procurement contracts include the procuring entity’s right to inspect the…
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Contract variations are supposed to be made through signed documents by both parties, and the documents must be available for inspection by the public…
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The Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Act requires the monitoring of contracts by procuring authorities [1]. The performance is monitored based on…
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It is not clear if most breaches of contract are fully acted upon. There are vested political interests that determines whether or not the…
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Q68
67/100
Are there mechanisms in place to allow companies to complain about perceived malpractice in procurement, and are companies protected from discrimination when they use these mechanisms?
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The Public Procurement Act has a mechanism to complain where malpractice is suspected or where unfair adjudication is suspected in respect of the bidding…
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The mechanism is relatively effective because the review panel is composed of individuals otherwise not resident in state institutions – this gives some semblance…
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There are instances where aggrieved bidders are reluctant to take procurement authorities to the Administrative Court even when they feel that their failure to…
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The Public Procurement and Disposal Act empowers procurement officers/authorities to disqualify bidders if they have previously been implicated in acts of bribery or corruption…
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Cases of corruption by suppliers are generally investigated and prosecuted through formal processes [1]. However, in some instances, the investigations and prosecutions are viewed…
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There is some evidence that companies accused of misconduct or corrupt activities can be blacklisted from future procurement processes/contracts. [1, 2]. However, there is…
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Offset Contracts
Q70
0/100
When negotiating offset contracts, does the government specifically address corruption risk by imposing anti-corruption due diligence on contractors and third parties?
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There are no formal policies specific to offset contracts in the defence sector. Offset contracts are assumed to be guided by some provisions on…
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The government and the defence sector does not provide a detailed list of offset contracts. The few details of offset contracts in the public…
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Performance and delivery reports for offset contracts are produced primarily for internal use and are not publicised [1]. Internal circulation and the use of…
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Verifiable information on breaches of military/defence contracts, and enformcement is not readily available [1,2]. Therefore, this indicator is not scored and is marked “Not…
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Verifiable information on how how offset contracts are negotiated and finalised is not readily available. Given the lack of relevant evidence, this indicator is…
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Agents / Brokers
Q73
0/100
How strongly does the government control the company’s use of agents and intermediaries in the procurement cycle?
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No regulations are restricting the use of intermediaries or agents in the procurement laws of the country [1]. The government and military have previously…
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This indicator is marked “Not Applicable,” due to the fact that the country has no restrictions on the use of agents and intermediaries.
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Financing Package
Q74
0/100
Are the principal aspects of the financing package surrounding major arms deals, (such as payment timelines, interest rates, commercial loans or export credit agreements) made publicly available prior to the signing of contracts?
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The primary financial aspects of major arms deals are not made publicly available prior to the signing of contracts. This goes against the requirement…
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Seller Influence
Q75
NS/100
How common is it for defence acquisition decisions to be based on political influence by selling nations?
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This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. Zimbabwe’s arms deals are primarily determined by the geopolitics and strategic interests of the…
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This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. The government rarely speaks publicly about its military acquisitions; hence there are usually no…
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This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. It is difficult to establish whether certain military acquisitions are a result of domestic…
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