Acquisition of services from service provider organizations (PAHO) for the operational management of the Care Communities Program – Community modality of comprehensive care for elderly people dependent on care

The Republic of Panama has received financing from the Inter-American Development Bank for the Phase II Social Inclusion and Development Program and will use part of the proceeds to finance this contract. The operation is PN-L1177 and the loan agreement is 5734/OC-PN.

The Ministry of Social Development (MIDES) invites eligible bidders to submit bids to hire service provider organizations (PAHO) in charge of the operational management of the Care Communities Program, aimed at comprehensive community care for elderly people dependent on care, distributed in three community nodes.

The procurement will be carried out through International Public Bidding (IPL), in accordance with IDB policies. Bidders must prove an average annual turnover equivalent to at least 50% of the value of their proposal in two years of the period 2010-2024, excluding 2020, a minimum credit line of USD 150,000 per lot, three years of experience in social services and two similar contracts in Latin America executed between 2010 and 2025, each for a minimum value of 20% of the proposal.

The technical evaluation will assign 15 points to experience, 15 to methodology and work plan and 70 to key experts. Consortia are allowed, with no margin of national preference. Bids must include a Bid Maintenance Statement and be submitted physically.

Note: Tender documents and annexes are available in the original language of the country.