KEMSA HOSTS PRE-BID CONFERENCE AS TWO YEAR FRAMEWORK TENDERS ARE FLOATED

KEMSA hosts pre-bid conference as two-year framework tenders are floated

 

 

 

 

…Acting CEO Njoroge implores local manufacturers and

disadvantaged groups to participate, assures bidding process will be

undertaken with strict adherence to local and international

procurement standards

 

 

 

 

By Wangechi Wahome

 

 

 

 

The Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) has stepped

up plans to guarantee access to quality Health Products and

Technologies (HPTs) supply to more than 8,000 facilities in the

national public health care system, with a floating of two

competitive tenders for pharmaceutical products.

 

 

 

 

The newly floated tenders are open for local manufacturers and

related suppliers, including youth, women and persons with

disability-owned enterprises, which can participate under the

Access to Government Procurement Opportunities (AGPO) program,

among other supplier categories.

 

 

 

 

As part of KEMSA’s ongoing public procurement integrity assurance

plan, local and international bidders seeking to supply Health

Products and Technologies (HPTs) under a two-year framework

model converged at the College of Insurance, Nairobi, this morning

for a pre-bid conference.

 

 

 

 

KEMSA hosted the pre-bid conference for the two tenders for

prospective bidders. The pre-bid conference provided an

engagement platform to ensure that the highest standard of ethics

and integrity is maintained during the procurement, selection and

execution of all contracts.

 

 

 

 

Speaking at the pre-bid conference, KEMSA acting Chief Executive

Officer Mr Edward Njoroge called on local manufacturers and

disadvantaged groups under the AGPO program not to shy away

from placing tender submissions. He reiterated that the Authority’s

public procurement processes would be undertaken with utmost

transparency to guarantee value for money and competitiveness.

 

 

 

 

He explained that the entire bids submission and evaluation process

will be undertaken on the National Treasury’s Integrated Financial

Management Information System (IFMIS) Digital procurement

platform (www.supplier.treasury.go.ke). No manually submitted

bids will be accepted to promote fair play and enhance competition.

 

 

 

 

The over 260 suppliers at the pre-bid conference are set to submit

their tender documents to deliver Health Products (Tablets and

Capsules), ARV Medicines, Topical, Disinfectants, Antiseptics & Oral

Liquids, Surgical and Orthopaedic Dressing and Theatre Medicines

& Injectables among others.

 

 

 

 

While imploring the bidders to consider providing competitive

prices based on supply volumes, Njoroge disclosed that an

automated supplier performance tool will be used to guarantee

efficient service delivery. The tool will track supplier performance

on specific metrics, including timely deliveries, quality of products,

among others.

 

 

 

 

“At KEMSA, we are known for quality services thanks to the

commitment of our suppliers who adhere to the strict quality

assurance standards. This time around, we are activating a new

supplier performance measurement tool to raise the quality

standards to world-class benchmarks and ensure value for money

to the Kenyan taxpayer,” Njoroge said.

 

 

 

 

Having undertaken extensive integrity adjustments at KEMSA,

prospective suppliers to the Authority, including local

manufacturers and disadvantaged groups (AGPO), will also be

required to maintain high ethical operating standards.

 

 

 

 

“At KEMSA, we have re-engineered many of our financial

management and procurement processes and adopted information

technology systems. This is to ensure that we achieve excellence by

providing critical assurance of ethical conduct to all our

stakeholders,” Njoroge said. He further assured that “Various covert

and overt oversight frameworks have been put in place to guard

against the loss of taxpayers and donor funds through procurement

processes manipulation.”

 

 

 

 

KEMSA, Njoroge said, is committed to achieving excellence in

procurement, warehousing, and distributing quality affordable

Health Products and Technologies (HPTs) to public health facilities.

 

 

 

 

The Authority, he added, has put in place strategic measures to

make a significant contribution to the attainment of Universal

Health Coverage (UHC).

 

 

 

 

“KEMSA’s role in the success of UHC is the provision of quality,

accessible and affordable Health Products and Technologies sourced

from local and international suppliers such as those converged at

this pre-bid conference,” he said.

 

 

 

 

All KEMSA business processes are fully automated through the

Authority’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Logistics

Management Information System (LMIS) and the KEMSA e-mobile

service that facilitate on-time stocks fulfilment to public health

facilities countrywide.

 

 
Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) is a state corporation

under the Ministry of Health established under the KEMSA Act 2013

whose mandate is: Procure, warehouse and distribute drugs and

medical supplies for prescribed public health programs, the

national strategic stock reserve, prescribed essential health

packages and national referral hospitals. KEMSA provides reliable,

affordable and quality health products and supply chain solutions

geared at improving healthcare in Kenya. https://www.kemsa.co.ke