Value-Oriented Public Procurement in Healthcare with Examples of Good Practice

Value-Oriented Public Procurement in Healthcare with Examples of Good Practice

The document examines the challenges and opportunities of implementing value-based public procurement in healthcare. It emphasizes the need for strategic planning, a balanced use of price and non-price criteria, and greater appreciation for clinical outcomes and innovation. AmCham proposes recommendations for improving the application of the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) criteria and suggests adopting multi-supplier procurement models to reduce supply risks. The report also presents best practice examples from Croatia and the EU and proposes a framework for weighting selection criteria based on procurement type and patient risk.