Technology assessment & procurement

Technology selection should start with the future medication process, not with a product catalogue.

We help hospitals define what the organisation, healthcare professionals and medication processes actually require before evaluating available technologies and suppliers.

Our support can include:

• Requirements definition — translating pharmaceutical, clinical, logistical, IT and organisational needs into clear requirements.

• Technology and market assessment — exploring available solutions and evaluating their fit with the future operating model.

• Business case and value assessment — comparing investment, operating costs, workforce impact, medication safety and expected benefits.

• Reference visits and market dialogue — learning from real-world implementations and engaging with potential suppliers before formal selection.

GPP Support can support hospitals throughout the complete technology assessment and procurement process, from initial market orientation to final supplier selection and contracting.

Our support can include:

• Current-state and requirements assessment — analysing medication processes, workflows, volumes, infrastructure and future needs.
• Market and technology assessment — identifying relevant solutions and comparing alternative technologies and architectures.
• Reference visits and market dialogue — learning from implementations in other hospitals and engaging with potential suppliers before procurement.
• Requirements and tender documentation — translating clinical, pharmaceutical, technical and organisational needs into clear and measurable requirements.
• Supplier and solution evaluation — developing evaluation criteria, assessing proposals and supporting demonstrations and clarification rounds.
• Business case and total cost assessment — comparing investment, operating costs, staffing implications and expected benefits.
• Decision-making and contracting support — creating a transparent basis for supplier selection and supporting the transition towards implementation.

Hospital medication management increasingly combines multiple technologies and information systems. GPP Support assesses these solutions as part of the overall medication process and technology architecture, rather than evaluating individual technologies in isolation.

Our experience includes:

• Unit Dose dispensing and patient-specific medication distribution
• Automated Dispensing Cabinets (ADCs)
• Central pharmacy automation and storage systems
• Medication-management software and digital workflows
• Electronic prescribing and clinical decision support
• Barcode Medication Administration (BCMA)
• Interoperability between EHR, pharmacy and medication-management systems
• Robotics and automated internal medication logistics
• Emerging technologies for hospital pharmacy and personalised medicines

The appropriate technology depends on the hospital’s strategy, medication processes, organisational model and existing digital infrastructure. We therefore assess technologies as part of the wider Closed Loop Medication Management architecture.

Our technology assessment and procurement experience includes projects across different hospital settings and medication-management models in Europe.

University hospital, Germany
Independent procurement support for patient-specific Unit Dose technology and central pharmacy automation, including requirements definition, technology comparison and supplier evaluation.

Hospital group, Germany
Technology assessment for a future Closed Loop Medication Management model combining centralised Unit Dose, decentralised dispensing and digital integration.

Hospital pharmacy, Germany
Assessment and procurement support for central pharmacy storage and picking automation, including supplier comparison, investment evaluation and transition planning.

European hospital projects
Market assessments, reference visits, supplier evaluations and business cases for Unit Dose, Automated Dispensing Cabinets and other medication-management technologies.