
The Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa (HUS) is a major buyer in the health care market, spending roughly a billion euros annually on various equipment and services. (Vesa Moilanen – Lehtikuva)
THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT of Helsinki and Uusimaa (HUS) was last year ordered to pay monetary penalties for violating the public procurement act by the Market Court of Finland.
The Finnish Consumer and Competition Authority (KKV) identified in its audit that the hospital district had made procurements in four product categories that were unlawful on account that no invitation to tender had been issued.