PHARMACY PRACTICE II
PROCUREMENT
BY
MR. OPIYO SUNNY
Procurement
• Refers to the process of acquiring medicines
and health supplies from manufacturers or
suppliers.
• Ways of acquiring medicines or medical
commodities includes;
Purchase
Manufacture
donations
Effective Procurement process
• An effective procurement method should
procure the right medicines in the right
quantity with acceptable quality at the lowest
possible purchase price in a timely manner.
Good procurement practices (GPPs)
Maintenance of proper records
Licensed suppliers
Generic names
Procure in bulk
Only drugs on essential drug list
Competitive procurement preferred
Reliable payment and audit
Procurement cycle
Collect consumption data
Review and make relevant adjustments
Determine order quantities
Reconcile needs using available funds/budget
Choose procurement method
Locate and select supplier
Agree on contract terms
Place order
Monitor order status
Procurement cycle
Receive and check medicines
Make payments
Update records, store and distribute supplies
Collect consumption data
FACTORS INFLUENCING PHARMACEUTICAL
PRICES AND TOTAL COSTS
Unit prices
The fundamental principle is that increasing
competition among suppliers and products
usually decreases pharmaceutical prices.
Reorder frequency and total cost of purchasing
Several cost such as acquisition costs, costs
associated with holding inventory, cost of
operating purchasing system, cost incured
when stock out occurs(shortage costs).
FACTORS INFLUENCING PHARMACEUTICAL
PRICES AND TOTAL COSTS
• So to reduce the total purchasing cost, one
should choose an optimal reorder frequency
model; based on the following factrs;-
Interval between orders
Safety stock targets, lead times, patterns of
consumption, and service level
Visible and Hidden costs
Total procurement cost has four components-
• Pharmaceutical acquisition prices
• Inventory holding costs
• Purchasing operation costs
• Shortage costs
Visible and Hidden costs
• Poor supplier performance
• Replacement costs when goods are lost or
must be discarded due to poor quality, poor
packaging, improper shipping conditions,
rapid spoilage, or short shelf life.
• Replacement costs for short shipments,
incorrect concentrations of liquid
preparations, wrong dosage forms.
Procurement methods
Open tender
Formal competitive bidding where quotes are invited
from any supplier or representative on a local or
worldwide basis, subject to the terms and conditions
specified in the tender invitation.
Restricted tender/selective
Interested suppliers must be approved in advance, often
through a formal prequalification process that
considers adherence to GMPs, past supply
performance, financial viability and related factors.
Procurement methods
Used mainly in;
Emergency
When only one vendor is qualified to fulfill
the requirements
Continuation of previous work which another
supplier cannot do due to patent.
Item is only available from a specific source
There is a clear advantage of using the
method over the other competitive methods.
Procurement methods
Single source tender
Non-competitive method where goods are
acquired from a sole supplier. Mgt conducts a
strict approval process.
Competitive negotiation
The buyer approaches a limited number of
selected suppliers typically 3 for price
quotations.
Procurement methods
Direct procurement
Buyer approaches a supplier’s outlet and makes
purchase.
E-procurement and reverse auction
Is internet based tendering. In the reverse auction
approach, qualified bidders submit an initial offer;
the lowest offer received is posted publicly without
mentioning the bidder after the first round; then
qualified bidders are invited to offer lower prices
than that posted low price.
E-procurement
• The process continues round by round until no
more prices are submitted; then the lowest
posted bid wins the contract.
Steps involved in Ordering
Prepare a list of items to be procured
From the list, include quantities, unit costs
and total costs of entire supplies to be ordered
Adjust list according to available budget
Finalize the list of items to be ordered
Submit the list to the supplier basing on
agreed terms
Thank you