Overview

Singapore Health Services Pte Ltd (SingHealth) Group Procurement Office (GPO) adopts prudent procurement strategies to keep healthcare costs affordable.

Established in January 2003, the GPO comprises two arms, namely, Pharmaceutical (Pharma) and Non-pharmaceutical (Non Pharma) sections:

(1) GPO Pharma consolidates the drug purchases for all the public healthcare institutions in Singapore.
(2) GPO Non-Pharma, on the other hand, undertakes the purchase of capital equipment, IT, medical and surgical supplies and contract services viz electricity supply, waste management, housekeeping, corporate travel and stationeries.

Over the span of 8 years, the team at GPO has been working relentlessly with the nation’s public healthcare institutions to help lower the total cost of ownership. The office currently address about 60% of the total non-labour annual spend base of about $300 million for pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical supplies and services. Till date, the team has accumulated cost savings of close to $140 million. This achievement due to active engagement of user champions and internal staff through a more systematic approach to streamline and standardize products and services across the cluster. In addition, this would not be made possible without the unceasing support by the SingHealth Board, senior management and staff.
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