Wrong date given for opening of bids for Health Ministry drugs

A glitch at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) saw last Tuesday being the date stated for the opening of bids for the supply and delivery of antiretroviral drugs to the Ministry of Health when it should have been on April 10.

An official from the NPTAB informed the mix up was an oversight and that there are tenders, contrary to Tuesday’s reports which stated that no bids were received.

All tenders would be opened on Tuesday, April 10th the official said.