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Procurement department |
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Goal/Objective:-
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a). To ensure timely procurement of goods and services by optimal utilization of financial resources through open market by tender and through UNICEF
b). Assistance in procurement of goods and services from the initiation of demands/ TOR’s to the award of contracts.
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Rules/Guidelines followed:-
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a). As the major funding partner of the project is World Bank, hence the guideline of World Bank are followed for the procurements of goods and consultant’s services.
b) Where 100 % PSDP is involved i.e Small Gants, purchase of Stationery and consumables; PPRA rules are followed.
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Advance procurement Actions:-
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Long Distance Truckers Project
Small Grants
Research Advocacy and Communication
Monitoring & Evaluation and Third Party Evaluation Firm
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Long Distance Truckers Project:-
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Expression of Interest (EOIs) of Long Distance Trucker Project was advertised on 9th November 2008. The approval for the constitution of Evaluation Committee from ministry of health is awaited.
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Small Grants:-
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Proposals for “Small Grants” were advertised on 13th October 2008. The proposals have been received and evaluated.
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Research Advocacy and Communication:-
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An amount of RS 630 million has been allocated for “Research Advocacy and Communication Campaign” in the revised PC-1 for 5 years. The Programme requested the World Bank for Technical Assistance for the preparation of TOR’s of the Research Advocacy and Communication Campaign in September 2008.World bank has agreed to provide Technical Assistant through DFID funds. The consultant has submitted its reports. TOR’s are under review and will be submitted to World Bank for NOC.
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Monitoring & Evaluation and Third Party Evaluation Firm:-
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Monitoring & Evaluation consultant has been hired by the World Bank. TOR’s are under review in light of decision in the World Bank Mission wrap up meeting under chairmanship of Secretary Health.
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Cost Extension of Contracts :-
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FHI (Trucker project)
MIDAS Advertising Pvt Ltd.
Capacity Building & Contract Management (Anjum Asim Shahid Rehman)
The cases for the cost extension of contracts for the above firms till December 2009 have been regretted by World Bank & Ministry of Health and all these projects stand closed
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Brief Activities 2008-09 and 2009-10 :-
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2008-2009
Total budget --- 181 million
Financial cut --- 81 million
Net budget --- 100 million
Procurements
Tenders
Stationery 2008-09 --- 3.2 million
BT Component --- 5.1 million (Could not materialized)
Infection Control Component --- 2.2 million (Materialized in 2009-2010)
Screening kits through UNICEF --- 33.0 million PKR
2009-10
Total budget --- 300 million
Tender
Stationery items --- 3.4 million
Local purchase/direct contracting
Service Agreement (Roche) PCR --- 195,000/- PKR
Viral Load Kits (Roche) --- 5.86 million PKR
CD4 kits (BD) --- 2.71 million PKR
HIV Rapid kits --- 96,900/- PKR
Pneumococcal Vaccine --- 199,000/- PKR
Pneumococcal Vaccine --- 497500/- PKR
(OIs medicine) --- 95,000/- PKR
HIV ELISA kits --- 4, 38,000/- PKR
HIV Confirmatory Kits --- 4, 81,000/- PKR
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Procurement of ARVs
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Currently about 3200 peoples are registered with HIV/AIDS and among 1381 are under treatments. NACP is providing ARVs support to these patients through Global Fund R-3 continuation of services proposal. ARVs amounting 258,000 US $ from FG COS fund are under process from UNICEF and will be received soon. This will cover about 650 patients. To fill the gap DFID has also showed concern and new MOU amounting 450,000 US $ is under view by World Bank and shortly will be submitted to UNICEF for final signature.
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Technical Documents
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Monitoring Tool kit |
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ADB Procurement Guidelines. |
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UNDP Procurement Manual. |
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World Bank Consulting Services Manual 2006. |
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Procurement Manual for the AIDS Control Programme - World Bank & IDA Rules. |
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Trainer's Manual for Capacity Building in Procurement using World Bank & IDA Rules. |
