[e-drug] Request for proposals: Global Fund's Voluntary Pooled Procurement Mechanism

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E-DRUG: Request for proposals: Global Fund's Voluntary Pooled Procurement Mechanism
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The (Pharmaceutical) Procurement Support Services Team at the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria was established in response to the 2007 Board Decision to establish a pooled procurement service and capacity building services/supply chain management assistance to grant recipients as a coordinated approach to provide support to resolve procurement bottlenecks and supply chain management challenges.

The Voluntary Pooled Procurement (VPP) mechanism became operational in June 2009, and by the end of 2010, Principal Recipients from 40 countries corresponding to 74 grants utilized the VPP mechanism with an aggregate confirmed order value of approximately US$ 500 million - of which around 90% by value spent was on VPP core health products. More information about VPP and the complementary Capacity Building Services can be found at http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/procurement/vpp/.

The Global Fund is seeking proposals from qualified suppliers to submit proposals to act as Procurement Services Agent for the Voluntary Pooled Procurement mechanism commencing in 2012. Two requests for proposals can be found at http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/business/:
    - Procurement Services Agent for the Voluntary Pooled Procurement Mechanism - Core Health Products
    - Procurement Services Agent for the Voluntary Pooled Procurement Mechanism - Non-Core Health Products

If you have any questions or require further information, please contact Orion Yeandel, Relationship Manager, Corporate Procurement Unit by email on Orion.Yeandel@theglobalfund.org<mailto:Orion.Yeandel@theglobalfund.org>.

Regards, Martin

Martin Auton
Senior Technical Officer, Procurement Support Services Team
Pharmaceutical Management Unit

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
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