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Healthcare and MedicalAMRIT

AMRIT Pharmacy Procurement

AMRIT (Affordable Medicines and Reliable Implants for Treatment) is a central government pharmacy programme that procures and sells cancer drugs, cardiac devices, and diabetes medicines at 50-90% below MRP through hospital-based outlets.

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Blood Bank Equipment Tender

A blood bank equipment tender is a government procurement for blood collection, processing, storage, and screening equipment for government blood banks, blood component separation facilities, and regional blood transfusion centres.

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Healthcare and MedicalCDSCO

CDSCO (Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation)

CDSCO is India's central drug and medical device regulator under MoHFW whose import licences, manufacturing approvals, and device registrations are mandatory compliance prerequisites for winning government healthcare tenders.

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Healthcare and MedicalCGHS

CGHS (Central Government Health Scheme) Empanelment

CGHS empanelment is the approval process by which hospitals, diagnostic centres, and pharmacies are authorised to treat central government employees and pensioners under the Central Government Health Scheme, generating significant recurring healthcare procurement.

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Drug License Requirement

Drug license requirements in government tenders specify that pharmaceutical suppliers must hold valid manufacturing or wholesale licences under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act as a non-negotiable technical qualification.

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Drug Procurement

Drug procurement in government refers to the centralised and decentralised tendering processes through which central and state health bodies acquire essential medicines, vaccines, and pharmaceutical supplies for public health programmes.

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Hospital Construction Tender

A hospital construction tender is a government works procurement for building, expanding, or renovating public healthcare facilities, from primary health centres to AIIMS campuses, typically awarded under an item rate contract.

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Jan Aushadhi Programme Procurement

The Jan Aushadhi Programme (PMBJP) is a central government initiative that procures and supplies quality generic medicines at 50-90% below branded prices through 14,000+ Jan Aushadhi Kendras across India.

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Laboratory Equipment Tender

A laboratory equipment tender is a government procurement for diagnostic and research laboratory instruments, analysers, centrifuges, microscopes, PCR machines, for government hospitals, AIIMS, and public health laboratories.

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Medical Device Registration

Medical device registration is the CDSCO approval process under the Medical Devices Rules 2017 by which Class B, C, and D devices are assessed for safety and performance before they can be legally sold or supplied to government hospitals in India.

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Medical Equipment Tender

A medical equipment tender is a government procurement for diagnostic, therapeutic, or surgical devices for central or state government hospitals, issued under GFR 2017 with CDSCO registration and IS/ISO certification requirements.

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Pharmacopoeia Compliance

Pharmacopoeia compliance in government drug tenders means that pharmaceutical formulations must meet the quality standards specified in the Indian Pharmacopoeia (IP), or equivalent international pharmacopoeias where IP standards are absent.

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Healthcare and MedicalPMJAY

PMJAY (Ayushman Bharat) Procurement

PMJAY procurement refers to the empanelment and rate-setting processes under Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, through which hospitals are approved to provide cashless treatment to 55 crore beneficiaries under India's national health insurance scheme.

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Surgical Consumables Tender

A surgical consumables tender is a government procurement for disposable and reusable surgical supplies, sutures, gloves, drapes, syringes, catheters, and dressings, for central and state government hospitals under annual rate contracts.

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