Health Ministry still to notify bidders of prequalified supplier of drugs

While the National Pro-curement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) has sent official correspondence to the Ministry of Health notifying it of the selection of the New Guyana Pharmaceu-tical Corporation (New GPC) as the only supplier prequalified to supply drugs to the health sector, the ministry is yet to notify bidders.

“No. We have not received anything as yet from the Ministry of Health,” Chief Executive Officer of ANSA McAL Guyana Beverly Harper told Stabroek News yesterday. Harper said her company is awaiting the official response from the Health Ministry so as to plan a way forward.

An official of the NPTAB told Stabroek News that the letter was prepared last week while another official informed that it had been dispatched and is logged into NPTAB records. The official explained that it is now the ministry’s role to notify all bidders on the status of their bid. “NPTAB’s role is complete for now; only if there are protests and that sort of thing. The ball