NORTH ESTONIA MEDICAL CENTRE III

The project concerns the extension and rehabilitation of the North Estonian Medical Centre (Põhja-Eesti Regionaalhaigla) in Tallinn under the investment programme 2018-2023.

The project covers the third phase of the investment and development programme for the hospital to consolidate all care activities on one integrated site. The investments will be used to replace obsolete buildings with new facilities according to modern requirements in respect to treatment and care. The previous investments have been partly financed by the EIB under the operation NORTH ESTONIA MEDICAL CENTRE (2009-0773). The implementation of the project proceeded satisfactorily and in accordance with the contractual obligations. The services will verify the consistency and continuity of the newly proposed project with the previous investments.

Hospitals are not specifically mentioned in the EIA Directive 2014/52/EU amending the Directive 2011/92/EU, though the project is covered by Annex II of the Directive in relation to urban development. The Bank's services will verify during appraisal the screening decision of the Competent Authority. It is expected that the project will bear wider benefits to the community as healthcare is an element of social cohesion and economic development.

The Bank will require the promoter to ensure that contracts for the implementation of the project have been and will be tendered in accordance with the relevant applicable EU procurement legislation (Directives 2014/24/EC and/or 2014/23/EC as well as Directives 89/665/EEC and 92/13/EEC) as interpreted by the Court of Justice of the EU, with publication of tender notices in the Official Journal of the EU, as and where required.