Dubai to tender hospital PPP scheme

17 December 2018
Bidders from more than 15 countries have expressed interest in Dubai’s first healthcare PPP scheme

Dubai Health Authority (DHA) expects to tender the contract for the planned Cardiac Centre of Excellence (CCoE) at Rashid Medical Complex by April next year.

The facility, which will have 110-120 beds, will be developed using a public-private partnership (PPP) model.

DHA sought interest for the project earlier this year and the prequalification process is expected to commence in January.

MEED understands bidders from more than 15 countries expressed interest in the contract.

The facility will cover cardiac emergency and inpatient and outpatient services.

UK-based PwC has been appointed as financial adviser for the scheme. Mott MacDonald and Allen & Overy are the legal and transaction advisers, respectively.

The private-sector partner will design, build, finance, maintain, operate and manage the facility for 25 years, following which the CCoE will be transferred to DHA.

The selected partner will also supply, operate and maintain all the required medical equipment and manage and provide all clinical services.

Construction work on Dubai’s first PPP scheme outside the power and water sectors began in March.

Park Line won the 30-year, AED290m ($79m) Dubai Courts PPP project in 2016. The work involves converting a portion of the car park at the Dubai Courts' premises into an integrated development that will include two buildings: one to house the Cassation Court and the other to feature an automated multi-level car park with 1,232 car parking spaces.

Park Line is a special-purpose vehicle created by the Dubai subsidiary of India-based IL&FS Transportation Networks and Next Generation Parking (NGP), a subsidiary of Saudi Arabia’s KBW Investments.

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