Purchasing & Materials Management Department
Description of Service
Purchasing operates as a centralised department for the hospital handling all requisitions and processing orders for departments in the hospital in accordance with EU procurement directives, government guidelines and internal procedures.
The role of the Purchasing & Materials Management Department is to :-
- Set up and maintain policies and procedures ensuring compliance with national and EU guidelines.
- Ensure that the provision of goods and services to patient care providers & their support services are at the required and appropriate level of quality and service.
- Ensure that a quality customer service is provided to all departments and areas of the hospital.
- Engage in performance monitoring of every aspect of the purchasing and materials management function.
- Ensure value for money is achieved.
The following services are provided by the team:-
- Processing Purchase Orders
- Assist in invoice queries to ensure smooth payment process
- Ensure value for money when seeking quotations.
- Issuing tenders and evaluation of response with relevant user groups.
- Awarding and evaluation of contracts.
- Supplying stock requirements to all requesting departments.
