Release date: 3 November 2022
Promoter – Financial Intermediary
REPUBLICA PORTUGUESALocation
Description
The EIB loan will finance the 30-year Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Maintain (DBFOM) concession of Hospital de Lisboa Oriental (HLO). HLO is a new acute, specialist care and teaching 875-bed hospital to be built in Chelas, in the eastern part of the city. The project is part of the Ministry of Health's hospital modernisation and reconfiguration strategy across the Lisbon area and beyond.
Objectives
The new hospital will largely substitute six existing hospitals located in the city centre and managed by one entity (Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central, EPE - CHLC). Since the project involves both the upgrade of health estate and improvement of service delivery, it falls under the EIB's primary objective "Innovation, digital and human capital" (Health). It is also eligible under Article 309 point (c) "common interest" and under Article 309 point (a) "EIB Cohesion Priority Region".
Sector(s)
- Health - Human health and social work activities
Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)
EUR 200 million
Total cost (Approximate amount)
EUR 410 million
Environmental aspects
Hospitals are not explicitly mentioned in the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive 2011/92/EU as amended by 2014/52/EU, though the project is covered by Annex II of the Directive concerning urban development. The compliance with requirements of the EIA Directive 2011/92/EU as amended by 2014/52/EU on EIA and Habitats Directive will be verified during appraisal. In line with Directive 2010/31/EU, the public building will have to meet at least the relevant national targets on energy efficiency. The energy performance of the hospital building will be verified during appraisal. The project will bring overall benefits to the community, as healthcare is an element of social cohesion and economic development.
Procurement
The Bank will require the Promoter to ensure that contracts for the implementation of the project have been and will be tendered in line 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 EU Official Journal, as and where required. The open tender for the HLO Management Contract was published in OJ/S S243, subsequently corrected by Notice No 2018/S 116-264386, OJ/S S116, 20.06.2018, by which the deadline for submission was extended.
Status
Approved - 24/01/2023
Disclaimer
Before financing approval by the Board of Directors, and before loan signature, projects are under appraisal and negotiation. The information and data provided on this page are therefore indicative.
They are provided for transparency purposes only and cannot be considered to represent official EIB policy (see also the Explanatory notes).