The Ministry of Health (MoH), with the support of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, has completed the tender process to build a multidisciplinary hospital in the Fergana region, Uzbekistan.

The tender was awarded to the bidder that satisfied all technical criteria and offered the most competitive financial proposal—a consortium made up of Vision International Investment Company (Saudi Arabia) and Koç Construction Mekanik Elektrik LLC FE (Uzbekistan). The consortium will be asked to establish a project company in Uzbekistan and enter into a formal agreement with the MoH. Under this arrangement, the selected partner will be responsible for the design, construction, financing, equipping, and long-term maintenance of a modern 800-bed multidisciplinary hospital in the Fergana region over 20 years.

The project will provide residents of the region and neighboring areas with access to modern, high-tech tertiary medical services, including cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, and organ transplantation. Consolidating existing specialized institutions under one roof and equipping them with advanced diagnostic and treatment equipment will improve the quality of medical services, increase resource efficiency, and reduce the need for patients to travel outside the region or country. 

Ten companies participated in the tender, eight of which were prequalified, and technical and financial proposals were received from major global companies: the Meridiam Consortium (France) and Ronesans (Turkey); the Plenary Consortium (UAE), YDA Group (Turkey), and Fouad Alghanim Holding (Kuwait); and the KOC Consortium (Uzbekistan) and Vision Investment (Saudi Arabia). The requirements for the companies were strict and included experience in the construction and maintenance of large hospitals, financial indicators, legal criteria for the companies, etc.