Summary

Description

This Report provides an examination of the national legal procurement framework and an assessment of the procurement capability and capacity of the National Department of Health (NDoH). The aim is to determine the acceptability of the national system and the ability of the NDoH to rely on national systems and procedures when carrying out procurement for contracts and projects funded by AusAID and other Development Partners.

The overall findings of this Report, show that the risks of doing so are unacceptable unless and until significant improvements are made to both the overall framework and the operations of NDoH. The Report further makes recommendations for overall system improvement and, in the interim, for mitigation and capacity development measures to be taken in order to minimise those risks whilst maintaining the envisaged levels of support to NDoH.

PNG Health Procurement Capability and Capacity Assessment report [PDF 282 kb]