In the first quarter, medical institutions purchased medical supplies worth UAH 2.8 billion through the Prozorro Market e-catalog.
According to the state-owned enterprise Medical Procurement of Ukraine (MPU), which administers the medical part of the catalog, this is 1.4 times more than in the same period in 2024.
According to the Ministry of Healthcare of Ukraine, the savings in procurement through Prozorro Market amounted to UAH 1.3 billion, with customers saving an average of 12.7% of the expected cost.
At the same time, the percentage of closing deals in the e-catalog was 78.8% compared to 65.7% in open tenders, and the average duration of the procedure was eight days compared to 19 in open tenders.
The Ministry of Healthcare also notes that in 2024 the number of contracting authorities increased to 1978, and the number of qualified suppliers to 4769.