A Multi-Profile 800-Bed Hospital to Be Built in Fergana Under a Public–Private Partnership

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — A large multi-profile hospital with a capacity of 800 beds is planned to be built in the Fergana region under a public–private partnership, the Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan said in a statement.

The project is being implemented with the participation of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, which, together with the Ministry of Health, has completed an international tender to select a private partner.

The tender was won by a consortium comprising the Saudi company Vision International Investment Company and the foreign enterprise Koç Construction Mekanik Elektrik. According to the ministry, this group submitted the most competitive financial offer and fully met all established technical requirements.

Ten companies expressed interest in the project, eight of which successfully passed the prequalification stage.

At the final stage of the competition, major international players submitted their technical and financial proposals, including France’s Meridiam consortium and Turkey’s Ronesans, the UAE-based Plenar consortium, Turkey’s YDA Group, Kuwait’s Falganim Holding, as well as the KOC consortium from Uzbekistan and Vision Investment from Saudi Arabia.

The Ministry of Health emphasized that the tender conditions were stringent and included requirements for proven operational experience, staff training and development, financial stability, and a number of other key criteria.

Under the established procedure, the winning bidder is required to register a project company in Uzbekistan and, within 30 days from the official announcement of the tender results and their publication on the ministry’s website, sign an agreement with the Ministry of Health.

In accordance with the agreement, the private partner will assume full responsibility for the project’s implementation cycle, including design, construction, financing, equipping the hospital with modern medical technology, and providing technical maintenance.

The commissioning of the facility in the Fergana region is scheduled within three years, and the medical complex must comply with international standards.

The project’s implementation will provide residents of the Fergana region and neighboring areas with access to high-tech tertiary-level medical care.

Priority areas include cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, and organ transplantation.

According to the Ministry of Health, consolidating existing specialized medical institutions within a single complex and equipping them with modern diagnostic and treatment infrastructure will improve resource efficiency, enhance the quality of medical services, and reduce the need to refer patients for treatment outside the region or the country.

The ministry noted that the project is being viewed as a pilot example of effective public–private cooperation in the healthcare sector.

If successfully implemented, this public–private partnership model for developing medical complexes could be extended to other regions of Uzbekistan.