Transcript voluntary pooled procurement and capacity building services

VOLUNTARY POOLED
PROCUREMENT AND CAPACITY
BUILDING SERVICES
MICK MATTHEWS
CIVIL SOCIETY OFFICER
THE GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS
AND MALARIA
 THE BOARD OF THE GLOBAL FUND
HAS MANDATED THE GLOBAL FUND
 SECRETARIAT TO ESTABLISH AND
IMPLEMENT A VOLUNTARY POOLED
 PROCUREMENT MECHANISM FOR
GLOBAL FUND PRINCIPLE
 RECIPIENTS.TO BE LAUNCHED IN
JANUARY 2009
 VOLUNTARY POOLED PROCUREMENT AIMS TO:
 PROVIDE LOWER PRICES FOR CRITICAL PRODUCTS
 IMPROVE TRANSPARENCY IN PROCUREMENT PROCESSES
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AND PRICES
ENSURE THE PURCHASE OF QUALITY ASSURED PRODUCTS
DECREASE PROCUREMENT AND DELIVERY LEAD TIME
PROVIDE AUTOMATIC COMPLIANCE WITH GF PROCUREMENT
GUIDELINES
ELIMINATE PROBLEMS AND DELAYS IN DISBURSEMENT AND
PAYMENTS FOR PROCUREMENT THROUGH DIRECT PAYMENT
MECHANISM
ELIMINATE PROBLEMS WITH DATA REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS THROUGH DIRECT DATA REPORTING FROM
THE PROCUREMENT AGENT
 FOUR IDENTIFIED PRODUCT
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CATEGORIES:
FIRST LINE ANTIRETROVIRALS
SECOND LINE ANTIRETROVIRALS
ARTEMISININ COMBINATION THERAPY
(ACT) MALARIA
LONG LASTING BEDNETS (LLINs)
MALARIA
GUIDING PRINCIPALS
 PR PARTICIPATION WILL BE VOLUNTARY, EXCEPT FOR PRs
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THAT IN THE DETERMINATION OF THE SECRETARIAT,
THROUGH THE FUND PORTFOLIO MANAGER, HAVE
DEMONSTRATED INADEQUATE CAPACITY TO PROCURE
EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY. IN SUCH INSTANCES THE
SECRETARIAT, IF APPROPRIATE, MAY REQUIRE THE PR TO
PROCURE THROUGH THE POOLED SERVICE
POOLED PROCUREMENT WILL BE OUTSOURCED WITH THE
SELECTION OF PROCUREMENT AGENT(S) THROUGH A
TRANSPARENT AND COMPETITIVE TENDER PROCESS. THE
POOLED PROCUREMENT SERVICE WILL BE MANAGED AS
PER CONTRACTED TERMS ESTABLISHED BY THE
SECRETARIAT.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
 THIS SYSTEM IS OPEN TO GLOBAL
FUND PRINCIPLE RECIPIENTS (PRs) ONLY.
 IT IS VOLUNTARY FOR PRs WHO MAY
CHOOSE TO “OPT IN” OR “OPT OUT”.
 FOR A MUCH SMALLER GROUP OF
PRs PARTICIPATION IN THE POOLED
PROCUREMENT PROCESS WILL BE
MANDATORY.
THE PROCESS
 THE GLOBAL FUND WILL SELECT ONE
OR MORE PROCUREMENT AGENTS.
THIS WILL BE DONE THROUGH AN
OPEN AND TRANSPARENT TENDER
PROCESS.
 THE POOLED PROCUREMENT WILL
BE A GLOBAL PROCESS, OPEN TO ALL
PRs.
CAPACITY BUILDING SERVICES
 CAPACITY BUILDING SERVICES AND
SUPPLY CHANGE MANAGEMENT
ASSISTANCE WILL BE OFFERED TO
COUNTRIES WHERE A PR IS UTILISING
VOLUNTARY POOLED PROCUREMENT
TO ADDRESS THE WEAKNESSES IN
THE PROCUREMENT
AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
SYSTEMS
CAPACITY BUILDING SERVICES
 THE AREAS THAT HAVE TENTATIVELY BEEN
IDENTIFIED FOR CAPACITY BUILDING AND
MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE ARE:
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QUANTIFICATION AND FORECASTING
PROCUREMENT PLANNING
INVENTORY CONTROL
DISTRIBUTION
LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT
CONSULTATION
 THE GLOBAL FUND IS CONSULTING WITH A
NUMBER OF OTHER ENTITIES
SUCH AS THE GLOBAL DRUG FACILITY,
WHO, AMDS, TCM AND OTHERS .
 CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS OR
INDIVIDUALS IN THE REGION WISH TO
MAKE A CONTRIBUTION SEND
THEM TO:
[email protected]
FINALLY
 THE GLOBAL FUND WILL HIRE
 ADDITIONAL STAFF, FINALISE THE
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, SELECT THE
 PRODUCTS FOR VPP AND IDENTIFY
AREAS FOR CAPACITY BUILDING
 SERVICES, SELECT THE PROVIDERS
OF BOTH SERVICES AND IDENTIFY
 PARTICIPATING PRs, ALL READY FOR
LAUNCHING IN JANUARY 2009.
THANKYOU
 MICK MATTHEWS
 MICK.MATTHEWS@THEGLOBALFUND
.ORG
 TEL: 00 41 22 791 5991