About HealthPRO’sContract Award Process

Support Services

Who We Are

Commitment

RFP • Canada’s healthcare procurement

services organization

• Invested in Canada’s healthcare system

• Advance the purchasing interests of healthcare facilities from coast to coast

• Aggregate national volumes to facilitate contracts for the highest quality products at the best price

Our Reach

• Greatest purchasing power ever assembled within Canada’s public healthcare system.

• Membership includes 257 members representing over 800 hospitals across seven provinces and the territories.

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Support Services Contract Approach

Result: Maximizing Contract Value

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Many factors are considered:

Service based contract?

Capital Equipment?

Commodity based?

Potentialfor innovation?

1 Plan and Develop a Strategy

The New West Partnership and other provincial procurementguidelines governing its

membership.

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Compliant Procurement Practices

HealthPRO follows fair, open and transparent evaluation and procurement practices to achieve the best contracts for its members.

The Ontario Ministry of Finance

Broader Public SectorSupply Chain Directives

The Agreement on Internal Trade

Our contracts comply withall provincial procurement

guidelines such as:

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Plant Engineering Advisory Committee

Provide strategy input

Help develop criteria to be considered in creating the RFP

Help facilitate contract implementation

Made up of 20 member-based plant engineers from across the country

About HealthPRO’s Support Services Subcommittees

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For more complex products or services, HealthPRO forms a

subcommittee comprised of subject matter

experts.

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HealthPRO ensures the contract strategy

Meets the unique needs of members

Delivers the best overall value

1 Plan and Develop a Strategy

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Contracting documents are always posted for prequalification.

Samples may be requested but pricing is not submitted at this stage.

2 Prequalify Products

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Product Scoring

Products are scored by subject matter experts against predetermined criteria

Scoring is individual

Weighting based on nature of contract

Suppliers who prequalify invited to participate in the Request for Proposal (RFP)

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Prequalification

Allows our members to commit to contracts in advance, as they are informed of prequalified brands and are ensured that the products have met our members’ criteria.

Commitment in advance Commitment in advance to

the contract with supplier selection post-award

Commitment within the first six months post award

Product Launch

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3 Commit to the Contract

Prequalified suppliers are invited to provide their proposals, which are scored to assess price, quality of service and other considerations.

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4 Request for Proposal and Award

4 Request for Proposal and Award

Major RFPs

Within HealthPRO’s regular contract cycle; issued upon contract expiry

Contracts are separated into distinct categories which are traditionally renewed every five years

All contract opportunities posted on biddingo.com/healthpro

Contract schedule available at http://portal.healthprocanada.com/web/healthpro-public/supplier-resources

The MMAC, comprised of Directors of Materials Management and Supply Chain practitioners, meets twice per year to make recommendations for contract award.

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About HealthPRO’s Materials Management Advisory Committee (MMAC)

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5 Implement and Ongoing Support

Our local teams collaborate with our national team to assist our suppliers and our members.

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5 Implement and Ongoing Support

HealthPRO remains involved every step of the way.

Generate cross-

reference reports

Facilitate supplier meetings

Develop implementation plans in collaboration with

members

National reach, ensuring access to the largest possible customer base

Compliance with regulatory procurement guidelines – ensures consistency in the process

High levels of contract commitment and compliance

Market intelligence:– Insight into hospital practice– Insight into government policy,

trends

Benefits of Working with HealthPRO

Questions?

Ian JohnsonBusiness Director, Support Servicese: ijohnson@healthprocanada.comt: 905-568-3478 ext. 512

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