The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said it has received bids for the supply of Pfizer, Mumbai: AstraZeneca and Sputnik V vaccines in response to its global tender for one crore doses.

According to ANI, BMC commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal said they received eight bids, of which one was for Pfizer/AstraZeneca vaccines, and the remaining for Sputnik V.

“We have received 8 bids in response to BMC Global Expression of Interest for procurement of 1 crore vaccine doses till date. One bid is for Pfizer/AstraZeneca & remaining 7 bids are for Sputnik,” ANI tweeted quoting Chahal.

But a Pfizer spokesperson said “neither Pfizer nor any of its affiliates globally, including in India, have authorised anyone to import/market/distribute Pfizer-BioNTech COVID 19 vaccine”, ANI said in another tweet.

“We continue to have discussions with GoI towards making our vaccine available for use nationally,” the spokesperson said.

The BMC has now extended the time period to enable bidders to submit documents in support of their bids.

It is necessary for the bidders to have their own cold chain for vaccine transport and delivery or to show a valid contract with an agent that has facilities to transport the vaccines to the storage facility, hospitals, or vaccination centres.