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Ask the Expert - Supplier Appraisal Takeaway!
Ask The Expert - Apply the Model - TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP
During this surgery session, the experts explore the TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP (TCO), with the first half of the session spent discussing ...
Ask The Expert - Apply the Model - SUPPLIER APPRAISAL
The importance of supplier appraisal is that it is an essential aspect of both strategic sourcing, supplier management and the ...
Developing Evaluation Criteria
Background Establishing evaluation criteria is an important part of many procurement processes. When developed appropriately criteria ...
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 ...