Medical services for ophthalmic surgery in 2027

Summary

The tender seeks medical services to perform ophthalmic surgery outside the Barcelos/Esposende local health unit in 2027. The provider must make operating theatres, facilities, equipment and the necessary support staff available; the contracting authority supplies the surgeons and anaesthesiologists. Procedures are outpatient and include, among others, cataract, glaucoma, eyeball, eyelid, conjunctival, lacrimal duct and strabismus surgery, as well as pars plana vitrectomy. The contract is divided into two lots. Lot 1 covers up to 16 six-hour operating sessions on Wednesday mornings and Friday afternoons, with a maximum value of EUR 44,640. Lot 2 covers up to 24 six-hour sessions on Tuesday mornings and on Thursday mornings and afternoons, with a maximum value of EUR 66,960. The base price per session is EUR 2,790, and the overall maximum budget is EUR 111,600 excluding VAT. The contract starts on 1 January 2027 and runs until the budget is exhausted, with no renewal. The provider’s premises must be in the municipality of Barcelos or within 25 km of Hospital Santa Maria Maior. The provider is responsible for the necessary consumables, medical devices, medicines and equipment, except items assigned to the contracting authority in the tender documents, and must meet patient-safety, infection-control, record-keeping and data-protection requirements. The provider must hold the legally required professional authorisation and insurance covering risks arising from its activity. The submission deadline was 5 October 2026 at 23:59 via VORTAL; offers must remain valid for 90 days, and variants are not permitted. The notice lists quality as an award factor with weightings of 80% and 20%; the precise application of these factors should be checked in the tender documents.