The "Jewish" hospital in Odesa decided to purchase medical equipment without an auction

The municipal non-profit enterprise City Clinical Hospital No. 1 of the Odesa City Council has conducted a procurement to select a supplier of equipment for radiotherapy, mechanotherapy, electrotherapy and physical therapy.

The relevant information is available in the Prozorro electronic procurement system.

It is about three general-purpose lung ventilators for intensive care. The procurement was conducted in the format of open bidding with special features, and the only participant was Liatem Limited Liability Company, which, if the deal is concluded, plans to receive UAH 5 million 544 thousand for the equipment.

According to the YouControl service, Liatem LLC was registered in Vinnytsia in 2020. The owner is Antonina Metko.

Open bidding with peculiarities means that almost all terms are shorter than in open bidding under the Law on Public Procurement. This means that this procurement is much faster than open tenders.

The period for submitting proposals is seven calendar days, and the period for challenging qualifications is five calendar days. Often, there is no auction during such tenders, so the participant has no competitors.

It should be noted that after the beginning of the Russian invasion, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine temporarily changed the rules of bidding for the period of martial law in Ukraine and within 90 days from the date of its termination or cancellation.

Thus, the government temporarily canceled electronic auctions. Since then, tenders announced in Prozorro can be held without an auction.

For example, the State Enterprise "Local Road Service" held a procurement to select a contractor to pay UAH 86 million 155.7 thousand for the operational maintenance of public roads of local importance in Odesa district and chose Yug Stroy Company LLC.