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The new tender for the framework agreement of Articles of Cleanliness and Hygiene ID 2239-5-LR19 in www.mercadopublico.cl seeks to have more than 900 cleaning products so that hospitals and public services can offer the best conditions and standards of hygiene and safety for the population.
Although the bidding process is currently in the bid evaluation stage, after closing this August 23, the very high participation of companies can already be highlighted, registering a 161% increase in the offers received. If in 2013 a total of 204 offers were registered for the agreement currently in force, this 2019 533 offers were received, of which 83.6% of the companies are MSMEs, that is, micro, small and medium-sized companies.
The main objective of this tender is to ensure that public buyers can easily acquire cleaning products that respond to quality standards, at competitive prices, complying with national regulations and environmental criteria. It is about offering the best products in a way to care for patients, adults and children who are served on the public network.
This new tender for the framework agreement is intended to provide, for example, the industrial detergent that is used for the clothes of health professionals, of liquid chlorine, of sanitizer for bathrooms, of disinfectant cleaners for floors, of surgical gloves, of gel antiseptic hand and antibacterial soap, among others. These are all consumer products hospitals of all public health sectors that constitute the largest buyer of these products, with 32% of purchases under this framework agreement, that is, US $ 25,682,709 in 2018.
This tender has the following characteristics:
The term of the framework agreement was reduced from 72 to 24 months, which encourages greater competition and greater participation of suppliers;
The products were standardized to facilitate management: generic, unbranded and completely standardized tokens were made available to the bidders in order to promote the equality and competitiveness of the offers;
In turn, the design of this new framework agreement stipulates maximum prices for each product to be offered in order to offer the State competitive prices, among other features. |
