Cabinet Secretary Dr. Roger Luncheon yesterday rubbished the claim by the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) that it was not notified of Cabinet’s no-objection to the selection of a prequalified supplier of drugs for the health sector.
“I find it strange that Cabinet’s decision that I pronounced on here somehow has mysteriously not been communicated to NPTAB…,” Luncheon said when asked by Stabroek News for an update. “I can provide you with a copy of that Cabinet decision that said essentially to NPTAB that the results of the pre-qualification exercise has been approved by Cabinet.”
Last week, an official of the NPTAB had said that it was still waiting on official documentation from the Office of the President on the prequalification in which New GPC was controversially selected. The Ministry of Health has also said that it still has not been officially notified of the result of the prequalification process.
The Ministry’s statement was contained in a letter to the editor last month and was written by its Permanent Secretary Leslie Cadogan in response to an article in the Stabroek News, headlined ‘Bidders: Health Ministry did not notify of drug supply decision as required by law.’
“To date, the Health Ministry has not been officially notified of any awards as it relates to the procurement of drug and