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    Assessment of Local (Domestic) Preference Adaptability in the Public Procurement Process for the Health Sector in Sri Lanka to Promote Local Economic Growth: A Survey-based Study
    (Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2023) Dinesh, K. L. S.; Liyanage, P.; Wijeyaratne, W. M. D.
    In Sri Lanka (SL), public procurement guidelines should be followed by all public institutes, when procuring goods, works, or services. There are multiple guidelines relevant to be followed for this purpose to ensure the value for money of the public procurement process. The Ministry of Environment, Sri Lanka has passed a national policy on sustainable consumption and production for Sri Lanka and two sections are allocated for public procurement and Health. According to the policy document, the Ministry of Health should ensure sustainable consumption practices in the health sector to be transformed into green work settings by 2030. Adoption of those green and SPP public procurement would maximize the value of public money while minimizing damage to the environment and maximizing economic, and social benefits to the public health sector in Sri Lanka. The Local preference is applicable for public procurement in Sri Lanka, where applicable. The Domestic preference supports the capacity development of local businesses of the home country, while able retain the public money within the country as it allows preference for local bidders when evaluating bids. The level of adaptability of this concept in the health sector, in Sri Lanka is accessed in this paper based on the survey conducted.
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    Application of Life Cycle Perspective Costing (LCC) Use in European Union (EU) as a Green Procurement Tool for Cost-effective Public Procurement in the Health sector, Sri Lanka: A Survey-based Study
    (Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2023) Dinesh, K. L. S.; Liyanage, U. P.; Wijeyaratne, W. M. D. N.
    In Sri Lanka public procurement guidelines should be followed by all government agencies, when they are required to procure goods, works, and services. The Objective of such guidelines is to ensure the value for money of the process. The Ministry of Environment, Sri Lanka has issued a national policy on sustainable consumption and production for Sri Lanka. Two sections of this policy document are reserved for public procurement and Health sectors. According to the policy document, the Ministry of Health should ensure sustainable practices at all levels in the health sector to be transformed into green work set up by 2030. The policy suggests applying sustainable public procurement (SPP) practices in all sectors and for each product or service that has a significant cost-saving impact. This paper mainly discusses Life Cycle Perspective Cost (LCC) and other Green and Sustainable evaluation practices regulated in health sector institutes in the European Union (EU) and reviews the possible adoption of those green and sustainable concepts to public procurement processes in Sri Lanka for cost-effective Public Procurement. The Adoption of green would maximize the value of public money while minimizing damage to the environment and maximizing economic, and social benefits to the public health sector in Sri Lanka.