The health institution of the Pharmacy of Montenegro "Montefarm" announced this week a tender for the procurement of vaccines against infectious diseases, worth about 790.600 euros without value added tax (VAT).
According to the public call, which was published on August 5 and lasts until September 5, "Montefarm" is looking for 19 types of vaccines for the needs of Montenegrin health institutions.
"Montefarm" requested a pneumococcal vaccine for active immunization of people over two years of age, a vaccine against tetanus, diphtheria, tuberculosis, hepatitis B, polio, measles, mumps and parotitis (MMR), a vaccine against polio, diphtheria, whooping cough, varicella ...
In the tender documentation, it is written that vaccine bidders are, among other things, obliged to submit the authorization of the manufacturer to be able to offer goods at the tender, a statement that for each batch of delivered vaccine, the selected bidder will submit a certificate of analysis issued by two entities - the manufacturer and the national agency/laboratory for drug control in the EU, USA, Canada, Norway, Switzerland and countries of the former SFRY.
The offeror is also obliged to submit a certificate from the competent authority of the producer's country that the vaccine has a permit for marketing in the producer's country and that it was produced according to the principles of good manufacturing practice (GMP) or other strict standards that ensure their quality. A license to put the medicine on the market is also necessary, issued by the Institute for Medicines and Medical Devices of Montenegro, in accordance with the Law on Medicines...
"The shelf life of vaccines and serums must not be shorter than two thirds of the declared shelf life. And vaccines and serums with a short declared shelf life (less than 18 months) must have at least three quarters of the remaining shelf life of the total declared shelf life at the time of delivery," the tender documentation states.
For most vaccines, the delivery period is from 90 to 150 days from the date of signing the contract, while the rest of the drugs will be delivered successively, according to the orders of "Montefarm", according to the public invitation.
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