NUPCO, the leading provider of healthcare products in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, wholly owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), has signed cooperation framework agreements with 12 supplier partners to provide diagnostic imaging devices to hospitals and government health centers. The agreements are part of the company’s efforts to provide the government health sectors with drugs, devices, medical supplies, and high-quality medical services according to the highest global standards.
The suppliers who signed the framework agreement include Ascend Advanced Healthcare Solutions, Siemens Healthcare, Philips Saudi Arabia Healthcare, Farouk, Maamoun Tamer & Company, Medical Supplies & Services Company, Attia Medical Equipment Company, Samir Trading & Marketing, Al-Khaleej Medical Company, Ebrahim Mohammed Al-Mana & Brothers Company, National Equipment & Services Company, Saudi Health Services Company, and Madarat Technology Company.

These contracts are part of the joint efforts of NUPCO, the Expenditure Efficiency and Projects Authority (EXPRO), and the Local Content and Government Procurement Authority (LCGPA), aimed at developing framework agreements for unified government procurement and applying global best practices in terms of facilitating and accelerating procurement procedures, standardizing specifications, and mitigating risks through forward planning and standardization of demand mechanisms. Through these, they aim to ensure price protection for similar items, thereby maximizing the benefits in terms of price competitiveness, quality assurance, speed of supply, and covering the needs of the Kingdom’s government health sector during normal times and times of crisis. The agreements significantly enhance NUPCO’s role in facilitating the efficiency of government expenditure through unified procurement and is in line with the company’s efforts to support the Kingdome’s endeavors to provide the best healthcare services for citizens and residents.

NUPCO’s strategic partnerships with EXPRO, LCGPA, and the public and private sectors are expected to enhance medical services in the government health sector by providing state-of-the-art medical products, thereby achieving sustainable health for the community. The agreements are a step in the right direction to achieve sustainable savings on medical devices through efficient logistics services and transportation as well as improved storage and response times. They will also support the national economy and add to the local content by fulfilling the demand for medical products in the local market and driving further investments in the Saudi healthcare sector.

It is noteworthy that NUPCO cooperates with its partners, including the Ministry of Finance, EXPRO, and LCGPA, to provide technical expertise and enable alignment with the beneficiary government agencies and suppliers. It also has well-established partnerships with government health agencies that benefit the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of National Guard, and King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center.

NUPCO Showcases Achievements, Unveils Integrated Logistics Solutions at Arab Health 2021
The company aims to build partnerships and identify products and solutions capable of contributing to the development of the Saudi healthcare sector
Dubai, 21 June 2021: NUPCO, the leading provider of healthcare products in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is participating in the Arab Health 2021 exhibition which started today at the Dubai World Trade Center, Dubai, UAE. The four-day event which will conclude on 24 June is attended by prominent healthcare experts and specialists from the region and beyond. Through its participation in Arab Health, NUPCO looks forward to creating new partnerships and agreements with producers and providers of medical equipment, medical supplies, and healthcare services, in addition to identifying the latest medical products and solutions that have the potential to transform the healthcare industry in the Kingdom and the region.
By participating in the exhibition, NUPCO, which is wholly owned by the Public Investment Fund, aims to strengthen Saudi Arabia’s position as a country that works in full harmony with the global health systems to change lifestyles for the better. The company’s exhibition stand witnessed a large turnout of visitors on the opening day, who were keen to learn about NUPCO’s experience in providing solutions for supply chains and logistics services, its strategic role in developing the Saudi healthcare sector, and its efforts to provide the best healthcare products based on its strong relations with suppliers and manufacturers of drugs and medical equipment and supplies from around the world. This comes in line with the Kingdom’s aspirations to play a leading role globally, in terms of delivering excellence in healthcare and promoting community wellbeing.

NUPCO’s participation also confirms the Kingdom’s interest in developing the healthcare sector and its keenness to keep pace with the latest developments in the world, in the field of supply chains, logistics services, storage operations, and transportation of medical products promptly and with high quality in normal times as well as in times of crisis. Furthermore, NUPCO plays a vital role in developing the healthcare services in the Kingdom besides launching initiatives and services that have contributed to achieving drug savings and meeting the needs of patients and beneficiaries in record times.

NUPCO’s exhibition stands at Arab Health 2021 showcased its past achievements accomplished with the kingdom’s generous support, in addition to the company’s innovative business solutions as well as the state-of-the-art technologies and modern infrastructure which enables it to manage competitions worth more than SAR 77 billion.

It is noteworthy that since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, Saudi Arabia has remained on the list of the best countries in handling the pandemic, thanks to the efforts of its healthcare system that works in perfect harmony and provides all medical needs and vaccines in accordance with the standards of the World Health Organization.

NUPCO successfully met the needs of the government medical agencies during the pandemic, in collaboration with its logistics support providers and supplier partners in more than 40 countries around the world. The company continues to work at its full operational capacity to cater to the needs created by the pandemic, supported by a network of medical warehouses equipped with state-of-the-art technologies and equipment, including the Western Region Warehouse in King Abdullah Economic City, which is the largest fully automated warehouse in the Middle East. The company is moving at an accelerated pace to implement digitization and provide effective technical solutions that comply with the aspirations of its partners and meet the global standards of sustainable supply chain systems.

We take pride in the national manufacturers of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and medical supplies for their vital role in supporting and developing local content. Therefore, we encourage all national manufacturers to register as suppliers and participate in procurement opportunities through our website.

nupco achieves ISO Certification – July 17

The National Company for the Unified Purchase of Medicines, Devices and Medical Supplies “NUPCO” launched its new identity with the aim of strengthening its role as a major player concerned with supporting and developing the health sector, and increasing aspects of cooperation with local and external partners to enable the community to obtain the highest standards of health services in the government sector in line with the goals of Vision 2030 To build a vibrant community that contributes to building sustainable development.

The launch of the identity identity was featured in the activities of the annual ceremony held by NUPCO today, Thursday, 5 March 2020 at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Riyadh, and the company has been organizing it to enhance internal communication with its employees and to define its strategy for organizing unified purchasing and improving the efficiency of government spending.

The annual ceremony was honored by Nupco’s strategic partners in government health agencies and suppliers. The ceremony also witnessed the signing of the comprehensive agreement to assign insurance services for medicines, devices and medical supplies with health affairs at the Ministry of National Guard, and a memorandum of understanding with the Food and Drug General Authority in common areas.

During the ceremony, Mr. Fahad Al-Shibl, CEO of Nupco, delivered a speech in which he welcomed the guests, representatives of the participating parties and the media, expressing his happiness at launching the new identity, which represents a new stage in Nupco’s path towards developing health services in the government sector. He also expressed his happiness by signing two agreements with the Ministry of National Guard and the Food and Drug General Authority, appreciating their support for Nupco’s efforts to organize unified procurement in line with the state’s efforts to enable government purchases to support the goals of spending efficiency and improving health care in the Kingdom.

Al-Shibl revealed a package of accomplishments for Nobco until 2019 that included organizing 136 competitions in which 54 government agencies participated, and the share of national factories accounted for 27% of the total value of these competitions for medicines, devices and medical supplies, in addition to 24 competitions currently being worked on. Al-Shibl also reviewed Nubco’s efforts to develop a unified electronic directory for medical items for all agencies in the various medical sectors, and its success in providing 21,000 medical items until 2019. Nupco has also succeeded in developing its logistic services by activating inventory management through 6 central warehouses that accommodate 90 thousand pallets and are fed through 754 A connection point during which 32200 medical items were transferred with a time average not exceeding 48 hours.

Al-Shibl explained that Nubco is based on an infrastructure with modern technologies that enhance digital transformation and achieve business efficiency. Also, NUPCO relies on qualified national talent that manages all operational and administrative operations, as job localization rate jumped to 85% until 2019.

Al-Shibl affirmed that Nubco continues to offer innovative programs similar to the Safati initiative, which is currently cooperating with more than 1500 private pharmacies, and has provided 1.5 million prescriptions from 4 hospitals and 757 primary health care centers, through 15 thousand user accounts. In addition to the electronic market platform that provided more than 690 purchase orders and 3223 medical products, at a value of 35.7 million riyals.

On his part, Mr. Sultan Al Murshid, General Manager of Marketing and Corporate Communication at NUPCO, pointed out the importance of the new identity in defining the company’s brand and enhancing its value as an effective national facility that supports the goals of Vision 2030, noting the importance of the annual ceremony in enhancing communication with success partners in the media and related sectors and building partnerships that stimulate The private sector supports local content by enabling government procurement and encouraging investments.

It is noteworthy that “NUPCO” was established with the aim of providing medicines, devices and medical supplies through a unified procurement system for the benefit of government health sectors, in addition to transportation and storage operations of high quality and efficiency, and is wholly owned by the Public Investment Fund.

The National Company for the Unified Purchase of Medicines, Devices and Medical Supplies “NUPCO” concluded its participation in the Global Health Forum which was held in the city of Riyadh during the period from 10 to 12 September 2018 under the patronage of His Excellency the Minister of Health Dr. Tawfiq Bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah and in the presence of more than 10,000 participants from the field of health care And businessmen. “NUPCO” was keen during its participation to highlight its services in the unified procurement and medical supply that it provides to government health agencies in the Kingdom. It also presented its strategic projects to raise the efficiency of government health spending.

Riyadh, March 2019: The National Company for the Unified Purchase of Medicines, Devices and Medical Supplies “NUPCO” held, on Tuesday, 5 March 2019, in Al-Khuzami Hall in Riyadh, its annual party, as part of its efforts to achieve communication with partners and relevant parties and publicize the company’s strategy to regulate the unified purchase in a way that contributes to By developing health care and improving the efficiency of government spending.

The ceremony was attended by representatives of Nubco’s strategic partners in a number of Saudi government agencies and universities, and a representative of the Ministry of Health also participated, and a number of representatives of relevant government agencies. Where the ceremony witnessed the signing of 5 agreements, including two agreements with the Ministry of Health and stipulated the allocation of budgets Procurement of medicines, devices and medical supplies in the Ministry of Health to NUPCO, transferring ownership of the main medical stores of the Ministry of Health to NUPCO, in addition to signing a memorandum of understanding to study a project to transfer medical supply and supply chains of medical services to the armed forces and hospitals of the Ministry of Defense to NUPCO, and an agreement to enhance Joint cooperation between the Expenditure Efficiency Center and NUPCO, and another agreement with the Security Forces Hospital to implement the online marketplace platform.

During the ceremony, Mr. Fahad Al-Shibl, CEO of NUPCO, delivered a speech in which he welcomed the guests of the ceremony, representatives of the participating entities, media and employees of the company, and expressed his happiness by signing agreements with the ministries of health, defense and interior, which confirms the state’s efforts to develop the health sector and enable government purchases to support the goals of Vision 2030. Also He praised the cooperation of the relevant authorities to activate partnerships to serve the health care sector and contribute to support the goals that Nubco seeks to achieve.

During the speech, Al-Shibl reviewed NUPCO’s strategy to develop a unified purchasing system for medicines, devices and medical supplies, to meet the need of health facilities with the latest medical products at competitive prices and to provide high-quality logistical services. Al Shibl pointed out to Nubco’s role as a valuable supply chain that provides the highest levels of quality and transparency in the management and supply of medical supplies for health facilities, and works with its partners to provide exceptional care for all according to a new approach based on the power of integrated technology and communication.

Al-Shibl affirmed that NUPCO works within a health system to improve the health care sector and enable local content and raise the efficiency of government spending in the health sector and its organization by establishing an advanced system of unified procurement management that helped health agencies provide their need for medicines, devices and medical supplies. Where NUPCO contributed during the past year only to providing 7,919 medical items with the participation of 47 government health agencies in which the share of national factories was 17.6%. He pointed out that NUPCO is based on an infrastructure with modern technologies that enhance digital transformation, automation and systems development to achieve business efficiency and meet current and future needs. NUPCO also depends on qualified national talents that manage all operational and administrative operations, after the percentage of localization of jobs in the company jumped from 70% in 2017 to 90% in 2018.

Al-Shibil highlighted the volume of projects and initiatives that Nubco is working on during the current year, which are the launch of the unified directory of medical items, and the smart contract management system to regulate the relationship between suppliers and health authorities, in addition to the service, my description and the e-market platform.

For his part, Mr. Sultan Al-Murshid, Director General of Marketing and Corporate Communication at NUPCO, pointed out the importance of such meetings that contribute to establishing cooperation with the relevant authorities and open new horizons for communication with media institutions, which contributes to enhancing the value of NUPCO within the media landscape as a national company concerned with the development of health care at the level of the Kingdom and works According to strategic partnerships to stimulate the national industry to enable local content and employ national cadres in a manner that supports the Vision 2030 and meets the aspirations of the state to enable government purchases and encourage additional investments that achieve the required economic diversity.

It is noteworthy that the National Company for the Unified Purchase of Medicines, Devices and Medical Supplies “NUPCO” was established with the aim of providing medicines, devices and medical supplies through a unified procurement system for the benefit of government health sectors, in addition to transportation and storage operations of high quality and efficiency, and is wholly owned by the Public Investment Fund.