Central Procurement System

The Central Procurement System was developed as a platform to centralize all of our hospitals’ purchases by entering into rate agreements with companies at the RUPCHA central level. This platform sets fixed prices for commodities across all hospitals, ensuring consistency and cost-effectiveness. With over 12 years of operation, the system has been adopted by 54 participating hospitals with more than 4,000 beds. This initiative is voluntary in nature.

It encompasses a wide range of products, including hospital consumables, medications, reagents, equipment, and furniture. To maintain high standards, we partner with 3-5 companies per product, ensuring quality, service, and cost-effectiveness. This approach enables us to procure high-quality products at competitive prices, while also providing uniform pricing for all participating hospitals, regardless of size or location. Consequently, smaller hospitals can access quality products on an equal footing.

Regional level meetings are held to facilitate yearly rate contracts with enterprises and major suppliers, as well as to monitor and assess product quality and service efficiency. These meetings bring together hospital administrators, directors, and procurement officials to discuss their experiences with the suppliers. Member hospitals collectively recommend and select high-quality products and reliable vendors.