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UNFPA

Campbell Bright, Procurement Services Branch United Nations Population Fund, Copenhagen

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

• What UNFPA does• What UNFPA buys• Quality standards• Tender procedures

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UNFPA’s Mission

Operating since 1969…

UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is an international development agency that promotes:

the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity.

UNFPA supports countries in using population data for policies and programmes to reduce poverty and to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, every young person is free of HIV/AIDS, and every girl and woman is treated with dignity and respect.

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UNFPA’s Focus Areas

• Improving Reproductive Health • Making Motherhood Safer• Supporting Adolescents and Youth• Preventing HIV/AIDS• Promoting Gender Equality

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UNFPA Funding

158 countries contributed $469 million to UNFPA in 2008

See: unfpa.org (2008 Annual Report)

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UNFPA Procurement Services Branch (PSB)• 2008 procurement $256 million

• $133 million by PSB, in CPH

• Reproductive Health commodities• Emergency Health kits

• For UNFPA, UN, and others

• ~40 Procurement staff in CPH

• Key items under Long Term Agreements (3 years)

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PSB Teams

• Headquarters: conduct pre-qualification exercises and provide procurement services to HQ, NY.

• Contracting: develop LTAs with UNFPA major suppliers, supplier monitoring and contract management.

• Humanitarian Logistic and Emergency: provide assistance and training on logistic and in emergency situations.

• Regional Teams:

• Africa

• Arab States and Eastern Europe

• Asia / Pacific

• Latin America and the Caribbean.

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What UNFPA Buys40% of purchases are contraceptives, medical equipment, and pharmaceuticals.

Category Total US$ 2008

Contraceptives 87,576,647

Miscellaneous 49,129,008

Services 42,304,263

Medical Equipment 18,436,985

Vehicles 17,855,047

Printing and Publication 8,429,070

Office Furniture and Supplies 5,511,586

IT / AV / Communication Equipment 8,478,492

Pharmaceuticals 5,173,850

Total 256,806,516

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2008 Purchases

Contraceptives 2008

Combined Low Dose OC Pills $15,733,491

Condoms $13,612,024

Emergency Contraceptive $608,141

Female Condoms $3,561,492

Injectable Contraceptives $29,613,133

Intra Uterine Device (IUD) $741,956

Miscellaneous $1,270

Phasic Pills $1,063,636

Progestagen only Pills $4,117,462

Sampling/Testing of condoms $1,089,674

Spermicidal Cream/Jelly $7,257

Spermicides Tablets $124,677

Subdermal Implants $14,918,981

Total $85,193,195

Pharmaceuticals 2008 $

Anaesthetics $216,084

Analgesics $80,704

Anthelminthics $9,500

Antiallergics $15,323

Antianaemia Medicines $57,325

Antibacterials $735,557

Antifungal Medicines $47,046

Antihypertensive Medicines $23,765

Anti-Inflamatory Medicines $46,764

Antimalarial Medicines $91,009

Antiprotozoal Medicines $24,844

Antiseptics $151,930

Antispasmodic Medicines $36,450

Antiviral Medicines $441,800

Cardiovascular Medicines $63,811

Diagnostic and Lab. Reagents $686,907

Gastro-Intestinal Medicines $3,000

Intravenous Solutions $117,785

Muscle Relaxants $1,950

Other Pharmaceuticals $657,106

Oxytocics $398,671

Respiratory Tract Medicines $31,978

Sedatives And Narcotics $59,440

Vitamins and Minerals $196,668

Total $4,195,414

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• WHO pre-qualification required for oral, implant and injectable

contraceptives

• WHO approval for pharmaceuticals

• Pre-qualification required for condom and IUD

(managed by UNFPA Copenhagen)

• Evaluation Criteria:

1) Documents (certificates, ISO)

2) Factory inspection,

3) Quality control (sampling and testing)

• 24 pre-qualified condom manufacturers

• 8 pre-qualified IUD manufacturers

UNFPA Quality Standards

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Advantages of Prequalification Program• Ensure high-quality commodities

• Help to keep costs low

• Reduce the number of inspections/audits

• Harmonize quality standards

• Ensure safety and efficacy throughout shelf life

• System supported/approved by donors

• Facilitate UNFPA Global Strategy on RHCS

• Technical cooperation

• Build national capacity

• Improve sustainability

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Reliance on Prequalified Suppliers

• Qualified manufacturers published on UNFPA web site

• Public access to lists of prequalified manufacturers

• Only prequalified manufacturers invited to bid

• Purchasers guarantee quality and simplify purchasing procedures

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Core EML RH Medicines in EoIOral hormonal contraceptives

- ethinylestradiol + desogestrel, tablet 30 micrograms +150 micrograms

- ethinylestradiol + levonorgestrel, tablet 30 micrograms + 150 micrograms

- levonorgestrel, tablet 30 micrograms

- levonorgestrel, tablet 750 micrograms (pack of two); 1.5 mg (pack of one)

- lynestrenol, tablet 500 micrograms

- norethisterone, tablet 350 micrograms

- norgestrel, tablet 75 micrograms

Injectable hormonal contraceptives

- medroxyprogesterone acetate, depot injection 150 mg/ml, in 1-ml vial

- medroxyprogesterone acetate + estradiol cypronate, injection 25 mg + 5 mg

- norethisterone enanthate, injection 200 mg

- norethisterone enanthate + estradiol valerate, injection 50 mg + 5 mg

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Core EML RH Medicines in EoI Implantable contraceptives

- two-rod levonorgestrel-releasing implant, each rod containing 75 mg of levonorgestrel

- etonogestrel, implant, 68 mg of etonogestrel

Oxytocics

- oxytocin, injection 10 IU, in 1-ml ampoule

- mifepristone + misoprostol

Prevention and treatment of eclampsia

- Magnesium sulphate, injection 500 mg/ml, in 2-ml and 10 ml ampoule

clotrimazole

azithromycin

cefixime

copper-bearing intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUD)

latex male condoms

Essential Medicines UNFPA Supports

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AMOXICILLIN 125 MG/5 ML (For suspension) 100 ml bottleAMOXICILLIN 250 MG tabletAMOXICILLIN 500 MG tabletAZITHROMYCIN 250 MG f/c tabletAZITHROMYCIN DIHYDRATE 200 MG BASE/5 ML (For suspension) 15 ml bottleBENZATHINE PENICILIN G 2.4 M I.U. (1.44g) vialBENZYLPENICILLIN SODIUM 1 M I.U. vialCEFIXIME 400 MG tabletCLOTRIMAZOLE 1% CREAM, 20g tubeCLOTRIMAZOLE 100 MG VAGINAL tabletCLOTRIMAZOLE 500 MG VAGINAL tabletERGOMETRINE MALEATE 0.2 MG/ML, 1 ML (keep cool 2-8 °C) ampouleFERROUS SULPHATE 200MG/FOLIC ACID 0.4MG tabletMAGNESIUM SULPHATE 500 MG/ML (50 %) 10 ml vialMETRONIDAZOLE 200 MG tabletMETRONIDAZOLE 500 MG VAGINAL tabletMETRONIDAZOLE 250 MG tabletMETRONIDAZOLE 5 MG/ML (for infusion) 100 ml bottleOXYTOCIN 10 I.U./ML, 1 ML (store between 2-8 °C) ampoule

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UNFPA procurement process

Offer Evaluation

Contracts Review Committee

RequisitionSearch possible

suppliersOpening

bids

Product DeliveryContract Award/POCreate Vendor Invoice Payment

UNFPA operates using standards of public procurement and UNFPA processes

Bid >$ 30,000 ungm.org

LTA, RFQ,

ITB

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PSB: unfpa.org/public/procurement/

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RHSC: Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition

See about us/who we are/members

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RHI: Reproductive Health Interchange