ISHP COVID-19 test-kit tender (50.5 million lekë, 2020) and price allegations
Status: Tender published 2020; price allegation unverified.
Summary
The Institute of Public Health (ISHP) opened a COVID-19 test-kit tender in August 2020 with a stated value of 50.5 million lekë. In April 2020 the opposition alleged the Ministry of Health paid about four times market price for test kits in an earlier secret tender. No KLSH or SPAK finding on ISHP prices was found in the sources reviewed.
Key facts
- Tender value 50.5 million lekë; bids due 18 September (Shqiptarja, 27 Aug 2020).
- Unit price ceiling 37,915 lekë excl. VAT is a unit figure, not the tender total.
The record
Four lists kept apart on purpose: what is established, what is only alleged, what is still open, and what those concerned said.
What is proven (0)
Established by documents or official records, as stated in the research. A recorded charge or indictment proves only that the accusation was made.
Nothing recorded in this list.
What is alleged (1)
Accusations, not findings. Those accused are presumed innocent.
- AllegationPrice overstatement of test kits.
Allegations and who made them (1)
Each line is an allegation as recorded, with the person or body that made it where the record names them.
- AllegationTest kits bought at 8,500 ALL vs 2,100 ALL market price (PD, Apr 2020).
Open questions (2)
- Number of kits and award price for the Aug 2020 tender.
- Whether the April 2020 secret tender is the same procurement.
Responses (0)
Responses of the people and organisations concerned, as recorded.
Nothing recorded in this list.
Figures
Money trail →ISHP COVID-19 test-kit tender
50,500,000 lek
Incomplete figuretenderSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: 50.5 million lekë per Shqiptarja text (headline says 505 million). Incomplete: award value not found.
Date: 27 Aug 2020 · Payer: Institute of Public Health · Payee: not yet awarded in sources
- Testet per COVID-19, ISHP hap tender 50.5 milione leke per blerjen e kiteve (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja · 27 Aug 2020 · journalism · SQ
Timeline
Full timeline →Government
ISHP opens tender for COVID-19 test kits (50.5 million lekë)
Institute of Public Health test-kit tender with stated value 50.5 million lekë; bids due 18 September.
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 2 sources.
Source label: Officially reportedOfficially reported · 1 source
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja
- Date
- 27 Aug 2020
Source label: UnverifiedUnverified · 1 source
- Publisher
- Exit.al
- Date
- 22 Apr 2020