Strategic vaccine public procurement processes
Vaccine procurement should be implemented as an on-going development, with each process informing the next, both directly and indirectly.
The vaccine procurement cycle has been defined as a sequence of related activities, starting from the needs assessment to contract management, and any subsequent monitoring or auditing activities thereafter. Vaccine procurement therefore should be implemented as an on-going development, with each process informing the next, both directly and indirectly.
The scope of the vaccine procurement processes considered in this toolbox starts with the selection of vaccines and immunization devices and ends when these products are received safely in the country, as per contract conditions.
These processes occur within a system supported by enabling factors/dimensions that relate to:
- Legal and regulatory framework (laws, regulations, procedures), both for procurement and for health product regulation
- Institutional roles and responsibilities related to financing, programme strategy, selection, quantification, procurement and health product regulation, including their leadership
- Human resources available to perform their mandate, both in terms of skills and capacity
- Oversight and control to support accountability, integrity and transparency.
The figure below provides a visual of these processes and enabling factors:
Learn more about each of the procurement processes, as well as the legal and regulatory framework, below.
Each page provides more background on the relevant procurement process and provides links to further resources and assessment tools that could be used, depending on the gaps identified after completing the Maturity Scorecard on procurement.