Writing Contracts
Definition A contract is a legally binding agreement between two or more parties whereby one of them promises to do some act in return ...
The Evaluation Process
What is it The Evaluation Process is the procedure by which a qualified evaluation panel receives, opens and evaluates the requested ...
Procurement Value Analysis in Healthcare
Procurement value analysis is a systematic, objective process for evaluating new and current products and services with a view to ...
Medical Devices and Equipment Procurement
Medical devices and equipment (MDEs) are broadly defined as products used in healthcare provision, whether for assistive, diagnostic, ...
Value Based Procurement
Over recent years, healthcare stakeholders have begun to address the challenges of unacceptable patient outcomes, unsustainable cost ...
PPE Supply During the Covid-19 Pandemic [1]
INTRODUCTION Personal protective equipment (PPE) protects the wearer against health or safety risks at work. In health and social care, ...
Triple Bottom Line and Sustainability
The decisions you take when you buy products and services can have an impact outside your organisation. Communities and the environment ...
Lotting Strategy
INTRODUCTION Public procurement authorities are obliged to consider whether requirements are to be acquired by using one contract or by ...
Procurement Value for Money
Value for money (VFM) is the optimum balance between the cost of a procurement (input) and the value achieved (output). The following ...
E-Procurement Systems
INTRODUCTION E-procurement is the combined use of electronic information and communications technology in order to enhance the links ...
Pharmaceuticals Pricing
Medicines account for 20-60% of health spending in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), compared with 18% in countries of the ...
Sourcing Strategies
Strategic sourcing is a systematic, long term and holistic approach to acquiring the current and future needs of an organisation. It ...