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Covid-19 crisis: Over no response, states relax global vaccine tender norms

BMC was the first civic body in the country to float a global tender for purchasing vaccines

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BMC was the first civic body in the country to float a global tender for purchasing vaccines.

Sohini Das Virendra Singh Rawat & Aneesh Phadnis Mumbai/Lucknow

4 min read Last Updated : May 19 2021 | 6:10 AM IST

Having received no response in the initial round of global tenders floated to procure Covid-19 vaccines, states like Uttar Pradesh and the civic body of Mumbai are now relaxing the criteria for procurement. This comes even as a few more states like West Bengal and Bihar are considering floating similar tenders.

A Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official said they have extended the bid by one week. “We have extended the bid date by one week. We have received some queries. To increase broad participation we extended the expression of interest (EoI) date by a week to May 25,” the

Topics : Coronavirus Vaccine Health Ministry BMC Serum Institute of India

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