A new suspension of the hemodialysis tender was ordered

The Directorate General for Public Procurement (DGCP) agreed with Promed and instructed the Social Security Fund (HSS) to correct the specifications for the procurement tender Hemodialysis kits and procurement of new rooms across the country.

The interesting thing in this case is that This is the second time that the DGCP has suspended this tender due to complaints from the same company due to irregularities observed in the document containing the rules of the public event.

He November 30, 2023Public procurement ordered HSS to make changes after Promed complained that the statement of objections was illegal, warning that it was “aimed at favoring the proponent”.

However, the corrections made by CSS did not satisfy the company concerned. On January 17, he filed another lawsuit.

Promed once again complained that there is no real report that would support the figure established by the client, which is 180.8 million dollarss, which limits, according to the company, potential suppliers in terms of supplying technical staff and patients with new tools or better technology, by not allocating the correct resources to this tender.

HSS announced this tender September 6 last year and it has not yet been possible to reach the stage of presenting economic proposals, due to the claims and objections of Promed and other interested companies, to the statement of objections.

The scheduled date for hearing the company’s proposal was Last January 26.

It must be remembered that in May 2023HSS canceled the first public event related to this acquisition, due to complaints from patients with chronic kidney failure about the quality of the equipment and consumables of the only bidder in that tender.

In previous statements for this media, patients on hemodialysis They stated that the tender documentation should be completely restructured so that free market competition is guaranteed and that there are no obstacles to its implementation, as is the case now.