ZNA - ZIEKENHUISNETWERK ANTWERPEN

Construction of a new tertiary hospital to replace two outdated facilities as well as the extension and consolidation of a third hospital in Antwerp.

By merging the services, the project will lead to the reorganization of service delivery, of logistics and to an improvement of the general functioning of the hospital. Unit-cost reductions, shorter patients' stays, greater comfort are expected results of the operation. More generally, healthcare being an element of social cohesion, the project will have positive social benefits.

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 shall be tendered in accordance with the relevant applicable EU procurement legislation (Directives 2014/24/EU and/or 2014/25/EU and/or 2014/23/EU 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.