October 12 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria's health ministry said on Friday that it has opened a 15.6 million levs ($9.2 million/8.0 million euro) tender for supply of 120 type B emergency ambulances.
The tender is divided into two lots, the ministry said in a tender notice.
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Lot 1, with an estimated value of 5.5 million levs, envisages supply of 42 type B emergency ambulances, while lot 2 provides for the supply of 78 type B emergency ambulances with four-wheel drive for an estimated 10.1 million levs.
In March, Bulgaria's health ministry opened a 48.7 million levs tender for supply of ambulances, divided into four lots.
In August, the ministry said Lots 2 and 3, envisaging supply of 42 type B emergency ambulances and 78 type B four-wheel drive emergency ambulances, have failed to attract offers.
Lot 1 and Lot 4 of the tender, which envisage supply of 185 standard type B ambulances and 95 type C ambulances for intensive care and monitoring, attracted seven offers, the ministry said in August. The offers were submitted by local companies Automotor Corporation, Omnicar Auto, Ilina Car Company, Sofia France Auto, Auto France 3000, Auto Italy and Moto-Pfohe.
The tenders are part of a large-scale project for modernisation of emergency medical services in the country.
(1 euro = 1.95583 levs)