Psemas bid conditionally approved
A tender for running the medical aid scheme for civil servants will be advertised soon, with the existing contract expiring at the end of this month.
A tender for administering the Public Service Employees Medical Aid Scheme (Psemas) is ready and should be advertised in due course, the Central Procurement Board of Namibia has said.
The medical aid scheme for civil servants has been administered by Methealth Namibia for close to 18 years, but the contract is coming up for review at the end of March.
The Central Procurement Board's spokesperson, Johanna Kambala, says the tender was conditionally approved at the end of February, pending minor amendments to be made by the ministry of health.
“The Central Procurement Board of Namibia has conditionally approved the biding documents for the bid.
“The bidding documents were sent back to the ministry of health and social services for minor amendments.”
Kambala did not indicate when bids would be invited.
“Once these amendments are incorporated, the bid will be advertised in the public domain,” she said.
According to her, the health ministry had been given ample time to resubmit the bid for final approval.
“Once it is approved the bid will be advertised and will be open for the public to apply and must run for a minimum of 30 days,” she said.
According to Kambala, once the bid is closed it will take the board a maximum four months to complete the process and award the tender.
She also indicated that the finance ministry had asked for an extension for the company currently administering Psemas.
The medical aid scheme falls under the budget of the finance ministry, with N$2.8 billion allocated for the 2019/20 fiscal year.
The 200 000-member medical aid scheme has been administered by Methealth Namibia Administrators since 2004, following its merger with Namhealth Administrators in that same year.
The International Monetary Fund in December 2018 noted that the fund had received approximately N$7 billion from the government since 2016.
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The medical aid scheme for civil servants has been administered by Methealth Namibia for close to 18 years, but the contract is coming up for review at the end of March.
The Central Procurement Board's spokesperson, Johanna Kambala, says the tender was conditionally approved at the end of February, pending minor amendments to be made by the ministry of health.
“The Central Procurement Board of Namibia has conditionally approved the biding documents for the bid.
“The bidding documents were sent back to the ministry of health and social services for minor amendments.”
Kambala did not indicate when bids would be invited.
“Once these amendments are incorporated, the bid will be advertised in the public domain,” she said.
According to her, the health ministry had been given ample time to resubmit the bid for final approval.
“Once it is approved the bid will be advertised and will be open for the public to apply and must run for a minimum of 30 days,” she said.
According to Kambala, once the bid is closed it will take the board a maximum four months to complete the process and award the tender.
She also indicated that the finance ministry had asked for an extension for the company currently administering Psemas.
The medical aid scheme falls under the budget of the finance ministry, with N$2.8 billion allocated for the 2019/20 fiscal year.
The 200 000-member medical aid scheme has been administered by Methealth Namibia Administrators since 2004, following its merger with Namhealth Administrators in that same year.
The International Monetary Fund in December 2018 noted that the fund had received approximately N$7 billion from the government since 2016.
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