Driving an Effective Competition in the Procurement Process for Pharma Infrastructure Projects in Developing Regions in Africa

Perez del Rio, Jose David

4. term

Management in the Building Industry, Master

2017

2017-06-08

82

Dette speciale undersøger, hvordan UNDP kan sikre mere effektiv konkurrence i udbud af design og opførelse af farmainfrastruktur i udviklingsregioner i Afrika, hvor begrænset konkurrence kan fordyre projekter og svække valuta for pengene. Med udgangspunkt i UNDP’s rolle i at understøtte forsyningskæden for lægemidler gennem renovering, udvidelse og nybyggeri, formuleres hovedspørgsmålet: hvilke forhold i UNDP’s udbudsprocedure og i de lokale byggemarkeder bidrager til utilstrækkelig konkurrence, og hvilke tiltag kan tiltrække flere kvalificerede bydere uden at sænke kvalitetsniveauet? Metodisk analyseres UNDP’s interne indkøbsrammer for bygge- og anlægsopgaver (herunder vurdering af udbudsformer, dokumentkrav, evaluering og tildeling), holdt op imod EU’s udbudsdirektiv, samt karakteristika ved byggeriet i Sub-Sahara, herunder lokale og udenlandske aktører, markedsstruktur og styringsrisici. På den baggrund identificerer specialet årsager, der kan hæmme konkurrencen, og præsenterer en målrettet pakke af anbefalinger, herunder procedureforenkling, fravalg af prækvalifikation i udvalgte ITB-udbud, fremme af joint ventures og konsortier, styrkelse af UNDP’s byggefaglige kompetencer, opdeling af projekter i mindre delaftaler og træningsprogrammer for lokale entreprenører, med henblik på at øge konkurrencen og samtidig fastholde det ønskede kvalitetsniveau.

This thesis examines how UNDP can secure more effective competition in tenders for the design and construction of pharmaceutical infrastructure in developing regions of Africa, where limited competition can raise project costs and undermine value for money. Framed by UNDP’s growing role in supporting the medicines supply chain through refurbishment, expansion and new construction, the core question is: which elements in UNDP’s procurement procedures and in local construction markets contribute to non-effective competition, and what measures can attract more qualified bidders without lowering quality standards? Methodologically, the study analyzes UNDP’s internal procurement framework for construction works (including solicitation methods, documentation, evaluation and award), contrasts it with the EU Public Procurement Directive, and reviews features of Sub-Saharan construction markets, including the roles of local and foreign firms, market structure and governance risks. Based on this analysis, the thesis identifies factors that may impede competition and proposes a set of targeted recommendations—such as procedural simplification, omitting pre-qualification in selected ITB processes, promoting joint ventures and consortia, strengthening UNDP’s in-house construction expertise, splitting projects into smaller lots, and training local contractors—to broaden bidder participation while maintaining the prevailing quality standard.

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Competition ; Africa ; Procurement ; Pharma ; Infrastructure

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