Tanzania's Office of the Attorney General Completes Two-Week PPP Training Programme

The PPP Alliance is proud to announce that officials from the Office of the Attorney General of the United Republic of Tanzania have completed an intensive two-week Public-Private Partnership training programme. Delivered in Kibaha from 28 September to 8 October 2026, the programme combined one week of CP3P Foundation training with one week of the PPP Alliance's new PPP Contract Management course.

30 officials took part, including state attorneys, legal advisors and PPP contract specialists]. The programme builds on the PPP Alliance's long-standing work supporting PPP capacity building in Tanzania.

Why legal capacity matters in PPPs

Every public-private partnership rests on a contract that will govern the relationship between government and a private partner for 20 years or more. Government lawyers shape that contract at every stage: drafting the legal framework, reviewing tender documents, negotiating risk allocation, and advising on variations, claims, disputes and termination long after the contract is signed.

When legal teams understand both the principles of PPPs and the day-to-day realities of managing a PPP contract, governments are better placed to protect value for money and the public interest. The two-week programme was designed to give participants exactly that combination.

Week 1: CP3P Foundation

The first week covered the CP3P Foundation curriculum, the entry level of the internationally recognised Certified PPP Professional (CP3P) programme developed with the World Bank Group and other multilateral development banks. Participants worked through the full PPP lifecycle, including:

• what a PPP is, and how it differs from privatisation and traditional procurement;
• PPP models and contract types, from availability-based PPPs to user-pays concessions;
• PPP legal and institutional frameworks;
• risk allocation, payment mechanisms and the basics of project finance;
• the PPP process, from project identification to contract management.

[Optional: Number] participants sat the CP3P Foundation exam at the end of the week. [Add results if appropriate.]

Week 2: PPP Contract Management

In the second week, participants moved from principles to practice with the PPP Alliance's new Contract Management for Public-Private Partnerships course. The course focuses on the stage that decides whether a PPP actually delivers what it promised: managing the contract through construction, operations and eventual exit.

Every session was anchored in a single running case study, Bayview International Airport, a composite airport PPP built for the course. Working in small groups, participants:

• reviewed and redrafted project specifications as measurable, output-based requirements;
• built a risk matrix and drafted a compensation event clause;
• assessed how financing structure and payment mechanisms affect risk allocation;
• designed a KPI-based performance monitoring and enforcement response;
• negotiated final contract terms in a mock procuring authority vs bidder exercise;
• proposed a resolution path for a complex dispute involving construction delay, a financing shortfall and stakeholder resistance.

The legal perspective of the participants made the drafting, negotiation and dispute resolution exercises especially rich. [Optional: number of participants who earned the PPP Alliance Certificate of Completion.]

In their words

"This programme means a lot for the development of the skills of our stated attorneys, and provides them with the knowledge and skills to review PPP contracts."

Naomi Joshua, Office of the Attorney General

"This has been an excellent two weeks, with strong focus on learning and capacity building. I am impressed with the participant's motivation and dedication in this intensive program"

Jan-Willem Middelburg, President, PPP Alliance

Strengthening PPP capability across government

Tanzania has made PPPs an important part of its infrastructure strategy, and building capability across government, from PPP units to line ministries and legal advisors, is essential for success. The PPP Alliance is proud to continue supporting this effort.

Bring this programme to your organisation

The CP3P Foundation and PPP Contract Management courses can be delivered as private, in-house programmes for ministries, PPP units, legal offices and development finance institutions, tailored to your sector and legal framework. Contact us to discuss a programme for your team.

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