TY - JOUR
T1 - The impact of Benin’s first public procurement code and its amendment on healthcare equipment acquisition prices
AU - Houngbo, Pamphile Thierry
AU - Kishna, Maikel
AU - Zweekhorst, Marjolein
AU - Medenou, Daton
AU - Bunders-Aelen, J.G.F.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Purpose: To satisfy donors and reduce public procurement acquisition prices, Benin has implemented and amended its first public procurement code guided by top-down principles of good governance. Design/methodology/approach: This study aims to measure the impact of the code and its amendment on public procurement acquisition prices of health-care equipment from 1995 to 2010. Findings: A segmented linear regression analysis was performed using interrupted time-series data. The analysis shows that the code and its amendment did not reduce acquisition prices, indicating the limited impact of the code. The authors recommend the implementation of bottom-up processes in establishing the public procurement system, and the development of a reference pricelist of the most widely used health-care equipment, as possible solutions for improving the effectiveness of the code.
AB - Purpose: To satisfy donors and reduce public procurement acquisition prices, Benin has implemented and amended its first public procurement code guided by top-down principles of good governance. Design/methodology/approach: This study aims to measure the impact of the code and its amendment on public procurement acquisition prices of health-care equipment from 1995 to 2010. Findings: A segmented linear regression analysis was performed using interrupted time-series data. The analysis shows that the code and its amendment did not reduce acquisition prices, indicating the limited impact of the code. The authors recommend the implementation of bottom-up processes in establishing the public procurement system, and the development of a reference pricelist of the most widely used health-care equipment, as possible solutions for improving the effectiveness of the code.
KW - Benin
KW - Healthcare equipment acquisition
KW - Public procurement code
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U2 - 10.1108/JOPP-11-2018-018
DO - 10.1108/JOPP-11-2018-018
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85057954524
SN - 1535-0118
VL - 18
SP - 306
EP - 322
JO - Journal of Public Procurement
JF - Journal of Public Procurement
IS - 4
ER -