1. Supply of OPV for Pulse Polio Immunization Programme Twenty Third Meeting Of the India Expert Advisory Group (IEAG) for Polio Eradication on 13-14 July 2011 Presentation by S N Panda General Manager, Rites Ltd

2. Structure of Presentation Supply of OPV in 2010-11 Summary of Rites Experience in 2010-11 OPV Procurement Status for 2011-12 rounds Recommendation of RITES

3. Introduction M/s RITES Limited (A PSU under Ministry of Rlys) assisting the Department of Health & Family Welfare as Procurement Agent for procurement of OPVs funded by External Agencies like World Bank since May’ 2010 In FY 2010-11 five indents were processed for four types of vaccines like bOPV, tOPV,mOPV1 and mOPV3. Shortfall quantities were procured by MoHFW through domestic budget. In FY 2011-12 two indents are being processed for bOPV and tOPV.

4. Vaccine Supply Objectives To ensure a sustained and uninterrupted supply of quality vaccines Through WHO Prequalification Appropriate contracting

5. Supply of OPV in 2010-11 OPVIndent Qty to RITES (Million Doses) Qty procured by RITES (Million dosess) Qty procured by MoHFW (Million dosess) bOPV16299.6139.11 tOPV471246.49190 mOPV137.515Rest Qty was not required

6. RITES Experience

7. Response From Suppliers in 2010-11 Tenders with Externally Aided Component OPVNumber of WHO prequalified Firms Number of Participated Firms Remarks bOPV42Only Indian suppliers participated tOPV63One foreign supplier participated mOPV163One foreign supplier participated

8. Installed Capacity of OPV Suppliers participated in Rites Tender Firm NameInstalled Capacity Million Doses per annum M/s Panacea Biotec1600 M/s Haffkine600 M/s Sanofi Pasture4000 M/s Bharat Biotech1382.40 * * Received their WHO prequalification on 15.06.2011

9. Summary of Rites Experience in 2010-11 50% of qualified suppliers participated in Bid Mostly suppliers from India participated though it was a LIB except M/s Sanofi from France No offer for full Bid quantity Appreciable gap in offered price of different suppliers

10. Reasons for low response Demand- Supply gap Shortage of bulk in International market Non participation of foreign suppliers due to (i) supply of OPV in short notice and (ii) shelf life of minimum 18 months on the date of arrival at port of entry in India

11. Supply of OPV in 2011-12 OPVQty procured by MoHFW (Million doses)- March to June’11 Indent Qty to RITES (Million Doses)-Sept’11 onwards Remarks bOPV164.8254.9Bid Opened on 20/06/11, BER sent to WB on 08/07/11 for full Qty. WB NOL received on date. tOPV0450LIB floated by RITES, bid opening on 25.7.2011 Note: No shortfall in supply is perceived at this moment.

12. OPV Procurement Status for 2011-12 rounds OPVIndent Qty (Million Doses) Delivery Requirement Remarks bOPV92.607/09/2011Bid Opened on 20/06/11, BER sent to WB on 08/07/11 for full Qty. WB NOL received on date. 39.531/10/2011 92.628/02/2011 30.207/09/2011 Total254.90 tOPV22527/12/2011Bid Opening on 25/07/2011. 22523/01/2011 Total450

13. Recommendation of RITES Indent should be sent at least 12 months in advance with respect to supply requirement so that tender can be finalised six months prior to requirements. This implies advanced planning and long term IEAG recommendations.

14. Thank You