Bhubaneswar: Odisha Government on Friday extended the deadline for the submission and opening of the global tender floated by it for procurement of Covid-19 vaccines from manufacturers across the world.
Reportedly, the deadline has been extended by seven days in view of requests from many prospective vendors due to the cyclone, and also for greater participation.
The end date and time of online bid submission have been extended till 10 AM of June 4. The technical bid will be opened at 11.30 AM, while the price bid will be opened at 5 PM on the same date.
The bid document and all information relating to the bidding process are available on the websites: www.osmcl.nic.in and https://tendersodisha.gov.in (under “Latest Active Tender”).
Reportedly, the tender has been floated for procuring 3.8 crore doses of vaccine. If the bidding is successful and there is good participation then the State Government will soon place an order for procurement of vaccine and buy sufficient quantities of vaccine doses.