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Acquisition and installation of medical equipment for the National Institute of Ophthalmology in La Paz

Ministry of Health

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Published
8/8/2026
Closes
8/9/2026, 2:59:00 am UTC
Bid opening
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Value
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Reference
BO-L1219
Location
Bolivia
Sector
Healthcare & Pharma
Type
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Details

Bolivia has financing from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for the program "Support for vulnerable populations affected by coronavirus II". The Ministry of Health is calling for this international public tender (IPL) for the provision and installation of specialized medical equipment through the exclusive receipt of physical bids.

Scope of the offer Goods required: Supply and commissioning of high-tech ophthalmological solutions including a micropulsed yellow laser, ophthalmic ultrasound, optical biometer, SLT laser, anterior segment camera with slit lamp, wide-field retinograph for neonates, optical coherence angiograph tomography (SS-OCT), phacoemulsifier with vitrector and an ophthalmic surgical microscope with 3D digital visualization system (one unit for each item).

Presentation modality: Proposals must be submitted closed and in strictly physical format. Bids by electronic means will not be allowed and late submissions will be rejected.

Qualification Requirements and Conditions

Evaluation criteria: Bidders must comply with all the experience, financial and legal requirements detailed in the tender specifications.

National preference: For this international contracting process, a margin of preference will be granted to contractors or associations of suppliers and contractors (APCA) of national origin.

Guarantee of seriousness: All proposals submitted must be accompanied by a declaration of maintenance of the offer.

Note: Tender documents and terms of reference are available in the official language of the country. BoliviahasfinancingfromtheInter-AmericanDevelopmentBank(IDB)fortheprogram"SupportforvulnerablepopulationsaffectedbycoronavirusII".TheMinistryofHealthiscallingforthisinternationalpublictender(IPL)fortheprovisionandinstallationofspecializedmedicalequipmentthroughtheexclusivereceiptofphysicalbids.ScopeoftheofferGoodsrequired:Supplyandcommissioningofhigh-techophthalmologicalsolutionsincludingamicropulsedyellowlaser,ophthalmicultrasound,opticalbiometer,SLTlaser,anteriorsegmentcamerawithslitlamp,wide-fieldretinographforneonates,opticalcoherenceangiographtomography(SS-OCT),phacoemulsifierwithvitrectorandanophthalmicsurgicalmicroscopewith3Ddigitalvisualizationsystem(oneunitforeachitem).Presentationmodality:Proposalsmustbesubmittedclosedandinstrictlyphysicalformat.Bidsbyelectronicmeanswillnotbeallowedandlatesubmissionswillberejected.QualificationRequirementsandConditionsEvaluationcriteria:Biddersmustcomplywithalltheexperience,financialandlegalrequirementsdetailedinthetenderspecifications.Nationalpreference:Forthisinternationalcontractingprocess,amarginofpreferencewillbegrantedtocontractorsorassociationsofsuppliersandcontractors(APCA)ofnationalorigin.Guaranteeofseriousness:Allproposalssubmittedmustbeaccompaniedbyadeclarationofmaintenanceoftheoffer.Note:Tenderdocumentsandtermsofreferenceareavailableintheofficiallanguageofthecountry.

Executing unit: Ministry of Health

IDB project: BO-L1219

Contact: programa5376.adquisiciones@gmail.com

Financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

Before you bid on this tender

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  • Confirm the exact closing date and time (and time zone) on the official portal — deadlines are strict and can be revised by a corrigendum.
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  • Prepare any earnest-money deposit (EMD) or bid security and the required formats early; missing or wrongly-formatted documents are a common cause of rejection.
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