The 25 billion medical package was implemented in accordance with regulations.

On March 28, regarding the "scandal" surrounding the medical equipment bidding package worth nearly 25 billion VND at Vinh Long General Hospital, according to a source of Giao thong Newspaper reporter, the Department of Planning and Investment (KH&DT) of Vinh Long province has just reported to the Provincial People's Committee.

One of the equipment purchased through the tender.

The bid package is implemented in accordance with regulations.

This is the No. 1 procurement package for goods and equipment under the project to invest in equipment for professional work at Vinh Long General Hospital. The package was approved by the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee in November 2022, and the contractor selection plan was approved in February 2023.

In the report, the Department of Planning and Investment affirmed that the implementation and organization of contractor selection for the bid package by the investor, Vinh Long General Hospital, was carried out in accordance with the provisions of the law on bidding.

The package is worth nearly 25 billion VND, NP Company and two other units submitted bid documents. However, only NP Company was included in the list of contractors meeting technical requirements and was considered, ranked and won the bid at a close price, saving the budget by about 0.2%.

The Department of Planning and Investment explained that this is a bidding process, not an auction. Therefore, the implementation process must comply with the provisions of the law on bidding. The bidding documents of the participating bidders must ensure validity, meet the prerequisites; meet the requirements on capacity and experience; meet the technical requirements as prescribed in the bidding documents to be considered for financial evaluation. The bidding documents with a bid price lower than the approved bid package price will be considered the winning bid.

In addition, during the implementation and organization of contractor selection, all issues related to bidding documents have been announced and invited to bid publicly and transparently by the investor on the national bidding network system.

The evaluation of bidding documents as well as the announcement of bidding documents that meet technical and financial requirements have been made public on the national bidding network as prescribed. And the competent authority has not received any recommendations or complaints from participating bidders.

Meanwhile, the package price has been made public, so how the bidders bid is the right of the bidders. The investor has no right to intervene but only bases on the provisions of the law on bidding to implement. The bidder with the lowest bid price and not exceeding the approved package price will be considered and decided to win the bid.

The period of prohibition on bidding has expired.

Regarding the reflection that the prices of some winning equipment in the above bidding package are higher than those of other localities, the Department of Planning and Investment stated that before inviting bids, the investor had researched and implemented in accordance with the regulations of the Ministry of Health.

In particular, the investor has signed a contract with a valuation company to advise on the valuation of the equipment in the bid package. The prices of all equipment in the bid package are lower than the listed/declared prices on the Ministry of Health's information portal.

Separately, information shows that the price of some equipment such as the retrograde cholangiopancreatography system (Japan, Ep 6000+ED-580XT, Fujifilm), low temperature autoclave (Mexico, VPRO MAX 2, STERIS - USA), kidney filter washing machine, jaundice treatment lamp... NP Company won the bid higher than other hospitals, the Department of Planning and Investment explained that this was due to differences in configuration and year of manufacture.

Regarding the information that NP Company was banned from bidding in 2019 for dishonesty, the Department of Planning and Investment of Vinh Long province said that according to the decision of the People's Committee of Ben Tre province, the company was only banned from participating in bidding for three years in the field of education and training in Ben Tre province.

Meanwhile, the procurement package for goods and equipment of Vinh Long General Hospital in the medical field is carried out in Vinh Long province.

On the other hand, at the time NP Company participated in the hospital bidding package and won the bid, the ban decision had expired.

"Therefore, the review, evaluation and decision to approve NP Company to win the bid for the procurement of goods and equipment of Vinh Long General Hospital is in accordance with the provisions of the law on bidding," the report of the Department of Planning and Investment of Vinh Long province stated.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/vinh-long-goi-thau-y-te-25-ty-duoc-thuc-hien-dung-quy-dinh-192240328175126306.htm