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UNICEF’s Procurement of Essential Medicines. Jan Komrska Essential Medicines and Nutrition Unit UNICEF Supply Division. Meeting of WHO Prequalification Programme with European manufacturers and EU marketing authorisation holders Copenhagen, November 2009. What is the role of Supply Division?.
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UNICEF’s Procurement of Essential Medicines Jan Komrska Essential Medicines and Nutrition Unit UNICEF Supply Division Meeting of WHO Prequalification Programme with European manufacturers and EU marketing authorisation holders Copenhagen, November 2009
What is the role of Supply Division? • Oversee UNICEF’s global procurement and logistics operation. • Procure supplies on behalf of UNICEF and Procurement Services partners • Ensure that high quality, good value supplies reach children and their families quickly. • Maintain the highest ethical standards for procurement. • Provide technical support to UNICEF offices and Procurement Services partners globally. Share procurement know-how with development partners. • Innovate to find ever-better supply solutions for children.
Why do we buy pharmaceutcals? Under 5 Mortality Sierra Leone – 270 Angola – 260 Afghanistan – 257 Niger – 253 Liberia – 235 Guinea-Bissau – 234 Mali – 217 Chad – 209 Equatorial Guinea – 206 DR Congo – 205 2008: 8.8 million 2007: 9.2 million 1990: 12.7 million Acute respiratory infections Diarrhoea Measles Malaria Malnutrition
How do we procure? • Principles of public procurement: • Fairness • Transparency • Equal treatment • Best value for money • Registration of the product: • Law on medicinal product for human use
Guiding principles • All purchases shall be carried out by means of competitive tenders UNICEF financial rules and regulations • The following products may only be procured through Supply Division. Exceptions may be granted on a case-by-case basis but these must be authorised by Supply Division. (h) pharmaceuticals; (i) therapeutic food; (j) supplementary food; Book G: Supply Manual, Chapter: 7
PROCUREMENT WORKFLOW Confirmation/ Production of Specifications Defining commercial requirements Requisition Drafting List of Potential Suppliers Choice of solicitation method Compliance with product specification Compliance with manufacturing standards Commercial evaluation of offers Floating of bid Receipt of offers Technical evaluation of offers CRC Submission >100,000 USD PO Value Adjudication Issuing Purchase Orderd ARD < 100,000 USD
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