Emergency Procurement of Health Commodities for Ghana After Central Medical Store Fire
DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT · Awarded contract
AwardedEmergency Procurement of Health Commodities for Ghana After Central Medical Store Fire
Awarded 01 Mar 2015
Awarded01 Mar 2015
Value£950,000.00
RegionScotland
CategoryHealth & Medical
Ended 11y 5mo ago3mo term
Awarded 1 Mar 2015Expired 29 May 2015
About
The Department for International Development awarded a contract to The Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations Ltd for the emergency procurement of health commodities following a fire at Ghana's Central Medical Store.
The fire destroyed up to 12 months of key health supplies, including family planning commodities, TB treatments, malaria bed-nets, rapid diagnostic kits, anti-retroviral and Ebola-related supplies.
DFID's individual loss was estimated at approximately £4.3 million, and the contract value was £950,000.
The procurement aimed to replenish DFID's lost commodities, comprising malaria, family planning, and Ebola-related items originally procured in 2014.
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Emergency Procurement of Health Commodities for Ghana After Central Medical Store Fire
Won by The Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations Ltd,The Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations Ltd · DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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