Cost of PV Outsourcing in Kenya: In-House vs Outsourced vs Software

PvSentinel Team·July 23, 2026

Kenyan MAHs generally choose between three models to meet PV obligations, and the right one depends heavily on portfolio size.

Model 1: Fully outsourced PV/QPPV-as-a-service A consultancy handles QPPV duties, PSMF maintenance, and reporting on your behalf. Local benchmark pricing sits around KES 40,000/month for QPPV-as-a-service from established providers — but this is typically per MAH, not scaled to product count, so costs can compound quickly for larger portfolios.

Model 2: In-house QPPV with manual tracking Lower visible recurring cost, but higher fixed HR overhead, and higher risk exposure if deadline tracking relies on spreadsheets rather than dedicated tooling.

Model 3: Software-led compliance A platform handling PSUR/ADR deadline tracking, literature surveillance, and signal detection systematically. For MAHs with large product portfolios, the marginal cost per additional product is typically far lower than either outsourcing or in-house scaling, because the system — not additional headcount — absorbs the growth.

The portfolio-size inflection point For a MAH with under 10 products, outsourcing or in-house management is often perfectly workable. Past roughly 50-100+ products, the per-product economics of outsourcing and manual tracking both start working against you

FAQ

Is software-led compliance PPB-recognized as sufficient on its own?

The PPB requires the six core PV system components regardless of how they're delivered — software needs to be paired with a nominated QPPV who takes ultimate responsibility, not a replacement for one.