What are regulations on price negotiation and decision on drug price at health facilities in Vietnam?
I have a question regarding bidding for supply of drugs for public health facilities. What are regulations on price negotiation and decision on drug price at health facilities in Vietnam? Thank you!
Pursuant to Clause 4 Article 45 of the Circular 15/2019/TT-BYT (takes effect from 01/10/2019) stipulating regulations on price negotiation and decision on drug price at health facilities in Vietnam as follows:
- The national centralized drug procurement center shall invite qualified contractors to price negotiation. In case of necessity, the national centralized drug procurement center may invite representative of the drug manufacturing facility or representative of the license holder in Vietnam (including representative office) to make clear the contents relating to the drug under price nogotiation;
- A contractor shall be invited to price negotiation if having lawful qualification, satisfying requirements of capacity, experience and technical proposal of the request for proposals and providing the estimated price that does not exceed the estimate for the approved contract package;
- The Council shall decide whether to choose carry out the negotiations directly or by correspondence. The Council's contents shall be based on the contractor’ proposal, the proposal evaluation report, relevant information and the approved price negotiation plan;
- If more than one contractors participate in the price negotiation of the drugs having the same active ingredient, content/concentration, dosage form, the Council shall request them to submit new quotations which specify the time and location for receiving such quotations and time for opening them, and invite them to attend the opening session. The prices in the new quotations must not exceed the negotiated prices. The contractor whose new bid is lowest shall be awarded the contract.
- If the first price negotiation is unsuccessful, the Council shall decide to invite or not to invite the contractor to the second negotiation. The national centralized drug procurement center shall notify the Council's official conclusion to each contractor after the first negotiation;
- If the contractor is invited to the second price negotiation, the contractor shall submit the new proposal and quotation in accordance with the negotiation letter of the national centralized drug procurement center.
- Successful bids through price negotiation shall be decided by the Council and contractors. The Council and the contractor shall conclude a framework agreement and other conditions after reaching agreement on price;
- After the Council and the contractor’s representative conclude price nogotiation contracts, the national centralized drug procurement center shall send a written request for concluded price confirmation within 7 days to the contractor.
Above are regulations on price negotiation and decision on drug price at health facilities in Vietnam.
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