Tenders for the Purchase of Medical Products on SmartTender.biz

The purchases of the “Medicine” category are one of the largest items of state expenditure. About 10 billion hryvnias is spent annually on goods of this group. All Prozorro purchases of this category are available on the SmartTender.biz site.

How to Take Part in Public Procurement of Medicines?

To participate in the public procurement of medicines, you must complete the following steps:

1. Register on the SmartTender.biz site as a participant or log into your account if you are already registered.

2. Find interesting announcements on the tender search page. To do this, you need to enter keywords in the search feed and, if necessary, set up additional filters for the procurement budget, city, customer name, etc.

3. Read the terms of the found tender. To do this, open the tender details page and read the tender documentation, which lists the customer's requirements for the product and the supplier.

4. If you are satisfied with the terms, apply for participation in the tender. In it, fill in all the required fields, indicate the price offer, and add the necessary documents in full.

Then it remains to wait for the day of the auction - its date is indicated on the detailed information page for the tender.

How Is the Auction Stage?

At the auction stage, all suppliers who have applied for participation compete with each other, offering the most favorable price offers. The procedure consists of three rounds, each participant has 3 minutes per move. The first to go is the one whose offer was the most expensive at the end of the previous round, and the last one - the one whose offer was the lowest. You can use this rule to your advantage, take the decisive step at the end of the round, focus on the bids of competitors, and so control the course of the auction.

The winner is the participant whose price is the most profitable at the end of the third round.

How Much Can You Earn on Public Tenders for the Purchase of Medicines?

With the purchase of medical equipment, medical tenders are included in the TOP-5 of the largest funding categories. The budget for such procedures can range from hundreds of hryvnias to hundreds of millions of hryvnias. Thus, representatives of both small and large businesses can participate in them. The most successful suppliers earn from 3 to 400 million hryvnias per year on public medical tenders.

What Other Tenders Can You Participate in?

If you work in the medical field, you may also be interested in the following categories:

1. Tenders for pharmaceutical products.

2. Medical equipment.

3. Medical supplies.

4. Hygiene products.

5. Equipment and supplies for operations.

The procedure for participation in such purchases is similar.