This is an Evaluation Report of the Open Contracting for Health (OC4H) Project in Zambia. The
OC4H Project was implemented by Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z) from March 2018
to March 2021. It was funded by the UK Government’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development
Office (FCDO), under the umbrella of Transparency International. However, the Project was
developed by Transparency International Global Health programme (TIGH). This End of Project
Evaluation was commissioned by TI-Z. It assesses the project relevance, effectiveness, efficiency,
impact and sustainability, among others.
The evaluation shows that the Open Contacting for Health (OC4H) Project was aligned with the
local needs and priorities of the citizens of Zambia. The Project was solely aimed at strengthening
the institutional capacity of public health Procurement Entities (PEs) to effectively implement the
use of open contracting in health sector procurement. It did this while building the capacities of
the private sector and civil society to participate in open contracting for a more effective public
procurement system. It was aligned to Zambia’s polices and legal frameworks on strengthening
the anti-corruption fight and enhancing the public procurement processes as outlined in the Anti-
Corruption Commission Act No. 3 of 2012 and the Zambia Public Procurement Act No. 8 of 2020,
respectively.
