According to the ICW's findings, the Health Ministry had 430 procurement plans related to COVID-19 worth Rp 839.8 billion (US$56.9 million) as of July 21.

Of the total, 247 would be funded by the Public Service Agency (BLU), 141 under the state budget, 34 under the revised state budget and eight from nontax revenue.

The state budget and revised state budget will fund the procurement of Rp 787.5 billion in COVID-19-related products and equipment, almost 90 percent of the total procurement value.

The ICW found that among 74 plans that would use direct procurement methods – which, according to Presidential Regulation No. 16/2018, should not exceed Rp 200 million and can skip the open tender process – 11 exceeded the stipulated budget limit.

Of the 74 plans, the Health Ministry has only published 18 procurement realization reports on the electronic procurement service system (LPSE), with the available information lacking in detail, the antigraft group said.

“We note that the Health Ministry has not provided full procurement information other than on tenders and that many procurement plans will not be executed or processed further until providers are selected,” ICW researcher Dewi Anggraeni said during a discussion on Tuesday.

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