Presented By S Mhlanga

 The Procurement Process  Types of Tender  Challenges  Opportunities

 NAC comes up with a budget for the year and sets aside 55% of the income for Treatment and Care ( ARVs, OI Medicines, Diagnostic equipment, Reagents and commodities)  Notification and receipt of an annual purchase Plan  Tendering process – Procurement Committee and relevant specialists

Procurement in NAC is governed by the Procurement Act that is administered by the State Procurement Board. There a various tendering options applied (4)  Competitive Bidding < $10,  Informal Tender- $ $ Advertise for 30days Adjudication by the PTC and finalised

 Formal Tender - $ and above ◦ Advertised for 30days by SPB on behalf of NAC ◦ Preliminary adjudication done by NAC (recommendations) ◦ Final adjudication and tender award by SPB ◦ Notification of Suppliers by SPB ◦ Contract Management by NAC

 Special Formal Tender (SFT) -Urgent requirements where time does not permit advertising -Supplies and services of local interests -Suppliers of a proprietary nature or specialist services. -Sole suppliers - None responses to Formal tenders

 Weak coordination of the Procurement process – other partners ( Zim orders ) ( prices, varying delivery timelines,  Procurements outside the purchase plan  Poor specifications  Unregistered medicines  Capacity of the local industry / delays in the supplying of orders ( stock outs)

 Coordination of Procurements among procuring entities – information sharing  Enjoy economies of scale ( low prices)  Meeting suppliers and manufacturers  Strengthening the capacity of the local industry (restrictive procurement) and local employment creation.