The Democratic Party denounced, according to it, another corrupt government scandal.
The spokeswoman for Anticorruption in DP, Genta Vangjeli, said that medical oxygen in Albania is bought at prices 3-4 times higher than in the region.
According to her, only two companies participate in the tenders.
FULL STATEMENT
The medical oxygen procured by the Ministry of Health and Social Protection or the Directorates of regional hospitals goes into the hands of only two suppliers, turning into a monopoly.
If we look at the participation of the offers in the respective procurements developed by the Competition Authority, it can be observed that only one of these companies or both together in the form of a JV always participate in the procedure, being then announced as the winner, so market competition is maximally limited in violation of principles of public procurement legislation.
It is about GTS-Gazra Teknike Albanian sh.pk and Messer Albagaz shpk.
According to Open Corporates Albania, GTS-Gazra Teknike Shqiptare sh.pk has won a total of 106 procedures for the purchase of oxygen with a VALUE of 4,847,040,382 lek or 48.4 million EURO and,
Messer Albagaz shpk has won a total of 149 procedures for the purchase of oxygen worth 2,632,903,871 lek or 26.3 million euros.
The media have identified that in Albania oxygen is bought at a value 3-4 times higher than the region. For example, in Kosovo, the price per liter of medical oxygen is 0.43 euros, in Macedonia 0.45 euros, while in Albania it is 1.5 euros.
Meanwhile, according to the data published in the report of Transparency International for Kosovo, based on the data obtained from the open procurement website in Kosovo, the offers presented for the purchase of oxygen are identified, for example:
The above is a clear indication of the difference in the unit price of oxygen purchase.
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