Public Procurement Manual for Health Sector
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT MANUAL
FOR
HEALTH SECTOR
First Edition
July 2009
TABLE OF CONTENTS........................................................................................................ PAGE PREFACE 2
ACRONYMS 3
1.0 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................ 4
2.0 THE SCOPE OF THE MANUAL ...................................................................................... 5
3.0 HEALTH SECTOR PROCUREMENT OBJECTIVES .................................................. 6
4.0 HEALTH SECTOR PROCUREMENT STRATEGIES .................................................. 8
5.0 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR OVERSIGHT AND
REGULATORY FUNCTIONS .......................................................................................... 9
6.0 CLASSIFICATION OF HEALTH SECTOR PROCURING ENTITIES.................... 13
7.0 HEALTH SECTOR PROCUREMENT PLANNING .................................................... 14
8.0 SPECIFICATION OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES .................................................................. 19
9.0 CHOICE OF PROCUREMENT METHODS................................................................. 28
10.0 EMERGENCY PROCUREMENT .................................................................................. 29
11.0 BIDS EVALUATION PROCEDURE .............................................................................. 31
12.0 SUPPLIER SELECTION.................................................................................................. 32
13.0 BIDS ADJUDICATION AND CONTRACT AWARD .................................................. 33
14.0 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION ................................................................................. 34
15.0 SPECIFIC HEALTH SECTOR PROCUREMENT ISSUES ........................................ 36
16.0 ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS IN HEATH SECTOR PROCUREMENT
FOR
HEALTH SECTOR
First Edition
July 2009
TABLE OF CONTENTS........................................................................................................ PAGE PREFACE 2
ACRONYMS 3
1.0 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................ 4
2.0 THE SCOPE OF THE MANUAL ...................................................................................... 5
3.0 HEALTH SECTOR PROCUREMENT OBJECTIVES .................................................. 6
4.0 HEALTH SECTOR PROCUREMENT STRATEGIES .................................................. 8
5.0 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR OVERSIGHT AND
REGULATORY FUNCTIONS .......................................................................................... 9
6.0 CLASSIFICATION OF HEALTH SECTOR PROCURING ENTITIES.................... 13
7.0 HEALTH SECTOR PROCUREMENT PLANNING .................................................... 14
8.0 SPECIFICATION OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES .................................................................. 19
9.0 CHOICE OF PROCUREMENT METHODS................................................................. 28
10.0 EMERGENCY PROCUREMENT .................................................................................. 29
11.0 BIDS EVALUATION PROCEDURE .............................................................................. 31
12.0 SUPPLIER SELECTION.................................................................................................. 32
13.0 BIDS ADJUDICATION AND CONTRACT AWARD .................................................. 33
14.0 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION ................................................................................. 34
15.0 SPECIFIC HEALTH SECTOR PROCUREMENT ISSUES ........................................ 36
16.0 ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS IN HEATH SECTOR PROCUREMENT