The long-awaited Turkish tender to procure medical imaging and patient monitoring devices for city hospitals has been postponed once again. It was originally supposed to take place on July 4, but it was put off first to July 24, then to August 14 and now to October 31.
Giant Turkish Medical Device Tender Postponed Again
A big tender for advanced imaging and patient monitoring devices originally had been scheduled by the Turkish Government for July 4, but it has been postponed, now for a third time, with the date set for October 31. The procurement effort, with an estimated value of about $10bn, is intended to furbish new city hospitals with locally produced high-tech medical devices, but it has been the target of controversy, and there are some speculations that it might be canceled.
