# \[e-drug\] Re: Pre-qualification of suppliers (cont'd) **URL:** \ **Category:** e-drug\ **Created:** [April 26, 2000, 7:35pm UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-re-pre-qualification-of-suppliers-contd/8035 "2000-04-26T19:35:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![R\_Verhage1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5e9695/32.png) [@R\_Verhage1](https://talk.edrugplus.org/u/R_Verhage1)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2000, 7:35pm UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-re-pre-qualification-of-suppliers-contd/8035/1 "2000-04-26T19:35:00Z")
E-drug: Re: Pre-qualification of suppliers (cont'd) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Val, The new draft (when will it be published?) World Bank Standard Bidding Documents "Procurement of Health Sector Goods" does give the opportunity to set conditions for eligibility of suppliers. But that is in fact not pre-qualification. Let me quote from the Ghana MoH Procurement Procedure Manual (November 1999) about pre-qualification (I know u\you have a copy): "The procedures for pre-qualification share many similarities with those required for tendering (see section below). The requirement for wide advertising of the opportunity to pre-qualify, the preparation and issuance of documents and the evaluation are common to both pre-qualification and procurement. The use of pre-qualification is more common for civil works than for goods or services, although in the latter selection by using a short list may apply. An invitation to pre-qualify is advertised and interested companies obtain a pre-qualification document (based on the World Bank standard pre-qualification document) that describes the information that must be provided. This information falls into the groups: 1. experience and past performance; 2. capabilities in respect of personnel, equipment and plant; and 3. financial strength. The details provided by the companies are evaluated. Companies that demonstrate by the information they provide, that they have the experience and the financial and logistical capability to carry out the required project will be pre-qualified. Invitation to bid documents are then sent only to these pre-qualified companies. It is customary to issue pre-qualification documents free of charge. " This gives room for use of country specific conditions. At the moment, in Ghana we do not use pre-qualification of suppliers for the procurement of essential drugs. Mainly because we feel it is not really necessary and it is against open competition. However, we do think that in the long run, using the suppliers' database now being built up, shortlisting will take place. Hope this will help a little, Rob Verhage P.O.Box 4002 Zorg&Hoop, Paramaribo rverhage@cq-link.sr PS I do remember that Medicins sans Frontieres in Brussels are using a pre-qualification system with a questionnaire for suppliers: Dr. Brigitte Renchon at brenchon@msf.org ( I trust she does not mind giving this address) -- Send mail for the `E-Drug' conference to `e-drug@usa.healthnet.org'. Mail administrative requests to `majordomo@usa.healthnet.org'. For additional assistance, send mail to: `owner-e-drug@usa.healthnet.org'.