ANNUAL REVIEW master Final3a - St Vincent's University Hospital

Purchasing & Procurement Department
Staff
There was a change of staff in the Purchasing Department during 2007. Mr. Joey Gormly took up the
position of Supplies Officer A and Mr. John Byrne also joined the Purchasing team as Supplies Officer A,
while Mr James Byrne has taken overall responsibility for the C.S.S.D. Supplies area. Anthony Donohoe was
appointed to the position of Grade C Supplies officer.
Outstanding/Significant Achievements
The C.S.S.D. department was transferred from the St. Anthony’s site into the Main Stores. This entailed a
rigorous reduction in some stock items to successfully accommodate the move. All stock items, both Main
Stores and C.S.S.D. are now available from the one Warehouse located on the main Hospital campus.
Over 280 line items were relocated and are expected to be fully integrated into the Main Stores inventory
management system in 2008.
Activities
The Supplies Department placed approximately 21500 orders during 2007 amounting to a spend of
42.5million which includes the Purchase of Capital Equipment as well as consumable supplies. All tenders
for the procurement of goods, services and capital equipment are tendered using the Irish Government
“e-tenders” website, which enables staff to upload tender documents for suppliers and eliminates the need
to send out tender packages. The department also takes part in joint tendering procedures with the Hospital
Procurement Services Group which covers a wide range of product categories to secure contract pricing for
the coming years.
While activity continues to increase for the Supplies Department, staff are performing well and continue to
achieve best value for money for products within their remit in conjunction with user departments and
suppliers.
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