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The Employees' State Insurance Corporation issues revised broad-based specifications for the Anaesthesia Work Station to replace the earlier specifications from December 2024. All ESIC medical colleges, hospitals, and directorates must use the new specifications to proceed with procurement. Procuring institutions must ensure compliance with Government procurement guidelines, conduct cost-benefit analyses, verify infrastructure readiness, and obtain necessary approvals from Headquarters. The estimated cost for the equipment is seventy-five lakh rupees including GST and excluding comprehensive maintenance contracts. Institutions must conduct pre-bid meetings and perform due diligence on cost estimation through the Government e-Marketplace before releasing tenders.
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U-16011/34/2022-PC-Part(1)/E-861383
09-10-2025
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Subject: Revised Standard specifications of Anaesthesia Work Station-reg.
Respected Sir/Madam,
Reference is invited to ESIC Hqrs. Letter No. U-16/30/130/2024-Procell/EqpSpec/873288 dated 05.12.2024 (Web Upload Console No. 19042/2024), through which the standard specifications and cost estimation of Anaesthesia Workstation were uploaded on the ESIC website for utilization by user units/ESIC institutions.
Further reference is invited to this office email dated 04.08.2025, wherein it was instructed that the procurement process of Anaesthesia Workstation based on the aforesaid Hqrs. specifications circulated vide letter dated 05.12.2024 be kept on hold until further orders.
In continuation of the above references, please find enclosed therevised broad-based specifications of the Anaesthesia Workstation, as recommended by the duly constituted Committee comprising experts from ESIC institutions as well as external experts from premier/other Government institutions to evaluate the specifications and making the specifications broad based and technology agnostic for maximum participation of bidders, and duly approved by the Director General, ESIC. These revised specifications are issued in supersession of earlier specifications circulated vide Hqrs. Letter dated 05.12.2024 (Web Upload Console No. 19042/2024), with a view to facilitating wider bidder participation.
All ESIC Institutions are hereby advised to initiate/proceed with the procurement process of Anaesthesia Workstation in accordance with the revised specifications and guidelines as detailed below:
| Sl. No. | Name of Equipment | Estimated Cost (including GST) in Rs. (excluding CMC) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anesthesia workstation | Rs. 75 Lakhs (Rupees Seventy Five Lakhs Only) |
It is reiterated that the Head of the Institution shall be solely responsible to ensure that procurement is carried out strictly in compliance with ESIC norms, Government of India procurement guidelines (GeM/GFR/CVC/MII), and the ESIC Medical Equipment Manual. Institutions must ensure that:
This issues with the approval of Director General, ESIC.
Yours sincerely, [unclear in source] Dy. Medical Commissioner (RC & PC)
Encl: Revised Specifications of Anesthesia Workstation
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