SPC debunks canard about deal with blacklisted bidder

State Pharmaceuticals Corporation (SPC) Chairman Dr. Manuj Weerasinghe stated that the news published in the media that a tender to supply a mouth wash has been awarded to a blacklisted company by the SPC is false.

He said that the order was placed by the Pharmaceuticals Supplies Division and that the tender was awarded to the lowest bidder with registration certificate from the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA).

Also, the bidder participating in this tender is a NMRA registered supplier and has been adjudged a defaulted supplier by the Board of Directors on October 29, 2024 due to default of payment to the SPC. The procurement committee had decided to award the tender to the said supplier but during the follow-up process, the Board of Directors identified the supplier as a defaulting supplier and the relevant tender was cancelled by the Tender Board itself.

After this, necessary steps had been taken to select a suitable bidder from among the other bidders who had submitted documents for the tender.

The SPC said that the above process had already been completed when the information about this tender was published by the media.

Therefore, the SPC expresses its displeasure regarding the publication of false information by the media and further states that legal action will be taken in the future in this regard.

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