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 < $10,000.00 Informal Tender- $10 000.00 - $300 000.00

Advertise for 30days Adjudication by the PTC and finalised

Formal Tender - $ 300 000.00 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.