Control Yuan: Welfare Service Procurement Illegal, Rectifies MOHW for Neglecting Guidelines
The Control Yuan announced that it has rectified Taiwan's Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) for its long-term negligence in formulating guidelines for social welfare service procurement, which has led to multiple violations of the Government Procurement Act and impacted the quality and effectiveness of social welfare services.
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(Central News Agency reporter Kao Hua-chien, Taipei, 27th) The Control Yuan stated that many social welfare services in Taiwan are provided through government subsidies or commissions to private social welfare organizations. However, inconsistencies frequently arise in the execution process by winning organizations, and the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) has long been negligent in formulating guidelines, causing the current social welfare service procurement to violate the Government Procurement Act, affecting the quality and effectiveness of social welfare. Therefore, the Control Yuan has rectified the MOHW.
Control Yuan member Wang You-ling stated in a press release today that the Public Construction Commission of the Executive Yuan's "Social Welfare Services Procurement" special audit report in 2025 (ROC Year 114) pointed out that the current social welfare service procurement system indeed has multiple deficiencies or impediments that violate the Government Procurement Act. These include unclear standards for service fee calculations, contradictory contract designs, and inadequate bidding processes and performance management. However, the MOHW has not taken active measures.
Wang You-ling said that only after the Public Construction Commission's special audit and during the Control Yuan's investigation, did the MOHW begin planning to draft guidelines and revise contract templates. The MOHW is the central competent authority for social administration, yet it has long overlooked the difficulties faced by social welfare organizations, neglecting to formulate guidelines and operating procedures, and failing to timely review or provide assistance, which has affected the quality and effectiveness of social welfare services, constituting a dereliction of duty.
Wang You-ling pointed out that the MOHW has long failed to establish clear distinctions, causing local governments to confuse the concepts of subsidies and commissions, as well as expenditure compilation and contract terminology, when handling social welfare service procurement. Furthermore, it has not formulated clear applicable standards and operating guidelines for procurement matters of a commissioned nature, leading to situations where local administrative agencies commission social welfare organizations to handle statutory duties without adequately budgeting for bids. This shifts the cost of statutory welfare services to private social welfare organizations, forcing them to raise funds to operate, thereby affecting service quality.
Wang You-ling noted that Article 14 of the Social Welfare Basic Act aims to establish a prior communication and negotiation mechanism, allowing "service providers" to express professional opinions and "service users" to reflect actual needs, thereby ensuring that procurement is feasible and meets public demand. However, the MOHW has been slow to establish guidelines or standard operating procedures for this communication and negotiation mechanism, leading local governments and social welfare organizations to lack a basis for compliance, and making the prior communication and negotiation mechanism merely a formality that fails to align with the legislative spirit.
Wang You-ling also mentioned that some county and city governments adopt a "lump-sum price" payment method for social welfare labor procurement cases. However, administrative agencies still specify reconciliation based on actual quantities for some items and require submission of receipts, leading to contradictions between contractual agreements and actual payments, which violates the spirit of the "lump-sum price" method and causes significant distress for contractors. This has been repeatedly criticized by social welfare organizations. The MOHW should acknowledge this issue and study reasonable and feasible solutions. (Edited by Lin Xing-meng) 1150427
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(Central News Agency reporter Kao Hua-chien, Taipei, 27th) The Control Yuan stated that many social welfare services in Taiwan are provided through government subsidies or commissions to private social welfare organizations. However, inconsistencies frequently arise in the execution process by winning organizations, and the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) has long been negligent in formulating guidelines, causing the current social welfare service procurement to violate the Government Procurement Act, affecting the quality and effectiveness of social welfare. Therefore, the Control Yuan has rectified the MOHW.
Control Yuan member Wang You-ling stated in a press release today that the Public Construction Commission of the Executive Yuan's "Social Welfare Services Procurement" special audit report in 2025 (ROC Year 114) pointed out that the current social welfare service procurement system indeed has multiple deficiencies or impediments that violate the Government Procurement Act. These include unclear standards for service fee calculations, contradictory contract designs, and inadequate bidding processes and performance management. However, the MOHW has not taken active measures.
Wang You-ling said that only after the Public Construction Commission's special audit and during the Control Yuan's investigation, did the MOHW begin planning to draft guidelines and revise contract templates. The MOHW is the central competent authority for social administration, yet it has long overlooked the difficulties faced by social welfare organizations, neglecting to formulate guidelines and operating procedures, and failing to timely review or provide assistance, which has affected the quality and effectiveness of social welfare services, constituting a dereliction of duty.
Wang You-ling pointed out that the MOHW has long failed to establish clear distinctions, causing local governments to confuse the concepts of subsidies and commissions, as well as expenditure compilation and contract terminology, when handling social welfare service procurement. Furthermore, it has not formulated clear applicable standards and operating guidelines for procurement matters of a commissioned nature, leading to situations where local administrative agencies commission social welfare organizations to handle statutory duties without adequately budgeting for bids. This shifts the cost of statutory welfare services to private social welfare organizations, forcing them to raise funds to operate, thereby affecting service quality.
Wang You-ling noted that Article 14 of the Social Welfare Basic Act aims to establish a prior communication and negotiation mechanism, allowing "service providers" to express professional opinions and "service users" to reflect actual needs, thereby ensuring that procurement is feasible and meets public demand. However, the MOHW has been slow to establish guidelines or standard operating procedures for this communication and negotiation mechanism, leading local governments and social welfare organizations to lack a basis for compliance, and making the prior communication and negotiation mechanism merely a formality that fails to align with the legislative spirit.
Wang You-ling also mentioned that some county and city governments adopt a "lump-sum price" payment method for social welfare labor procurement cases. However, administrative agencies still specify reconciliation based on actual quantities for some items and require submission of receipts, leading to contradictions between contractual agreements and actual payments, which violates the spirit of the "lump-sum price" method and causes significant distress for contractors. This has been repeatedly criticized by social welfare organizations. The MOHW should acknowledge this issue and study reasonable and feasible solutions. (Edited by Lin Xing-meng) 1150427
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