The impact of Benin’s first public procurement code and its amendment on healthcare equipment acquisition prices

Pamphile Thierry Houngbo, Maikel Kishna, Marjolein Zweekhorst, Daton Medenou and Joske G.F. Bunder-Aelen

Journal of Public Procurement, 2018, vol. 18, issue 4, 306-322

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Benin; Public procurement code; Healthcare equipment acquisition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1108/JOPP-11-2018-018

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