Supply of OPV for Pulse Polio Immunization Programme Twenty Third Meeting Of the India Expert Advisory Group (IEAG) for Polio Eradication on July 2011 Presentation by S N Panda General Manager, Rites Ltd
Structure of Presentation Supply of OPV in Summary of Rites Experience in OPV Procurement Status for rounds Recommendation of RITES
Introduction M/s RITES Limited (A PSU under Ministry of Rlys) assisting the Department of Health & Family Welfare as Procurement Agent for procurement of OPVs funded by External Agencies like World Bank since May’ 2010 In FY five indents were processed for four types of vaccines like bOPV, tOPV,mOPV1 and mOPV3. Shortfall quantities were procured by MoHFW through domestic budget. In FY two indents are being processed for bOPV and tOPV.
Vaccine Supply Objectives To ensure a sustained and uninterrupted supply of quality vaccines Through WHO Prequalification Appropriate contracting
Supply of OPV in OPVIndent Qty to RITES (Million Doses) Qty procured by RITES (Million dosess) Qty procured by MoHFW (Million dosess) bOPV tOPV mOPV Rest Qty was not required
RITES Experience
Response From Suppliers in Tenders with Externally Aided Component OPVNumber of WHO prequalified Firms Number of Participated Firms Remarks bOPV42Only Indian suppliers participated tOPV63One foreign supplier participated mOPV163One foreign supplier participated
Installed Capacity of OPV Suppliers participated in Rites Tender Firm NameInstalled Capacity Million Doses per annum M/s Panacea Biotec1600 M/s Haffkine600 M/s Sanofi Pasture4000 M/s Bharat Biotech * * Received their WHO prequalification on
Summary of Rites Experience in % of qualified suppliers participated in Bid Mostly suppliers from India participated though it was a LIB except M/s Sanofi from France No offer for full Bid quantity Appreciable gap in offered price of different suppliers
Reasons for low response Demand- Supply gap Shortage of bulk in International market Non participation of foreign suppliers due to (i) supply of OPV in short notice and (ii) shelf life of minimum 18 months on the date of arrival at port of entry in India
Supply of OPV in OPVQty procured by MoHFW (Million doses)- March to June’11 Indent Qty to RITES (Million Doses)-Sept’11 onwards Remarks bOPV Bid Opened on 20/06/11, BER sent to WB on 08/07/11 for full Qty. WB NOL received on date. tOPV0450LIB floated by RITES, bid opening on Note: No shortfall in supply is perceived at this moment.
OPV Procurement Status for rounds OPVIndent Qty (Million Doses) Delivery Requirement Remarks bOPV92.607/09/2011Bid Opened on 20/06/11, BER sent to WB on 08/07/11 for full Qty. WB NOL received on date /10/ /02/ /09/2011 Total tOPV22527/12/2011Bid Opening on 25/07/ /01/2011 Total450
Recommendation of RITES Indent should be sent at least 12 months in advance with respect to supply requirement so that tender can be finalised six months prior to requirements. This implies advanced planning and long term IEAG recommendations.
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