This project has been developed based on an agreement between the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Labor and Social Security for the purpose of "Strengthening of Health Services Finance Management and Infrastructure development." UBB uses international standards of the United Nations Standard Products and Services Code (UNSPSC) and the Global Medical Device Nomenclature (GMDN) for the nomenclature and classification. Each medical product has been registered by a PRICAT form starting with a Universal Product Number, either GS1 or HIBC barcodes, which guarantees the uniqueness.
Information like measure of use, box quantity, self life, medical directive, certification, notified body and country of origin are some examples of 93 fields which need to be filled in. As of 18 November 2009 1,514,713 medical devices have been registered and approved by both SGK and MoH. All the medical devices, which will be offered on public tenders in Turkey, need to be registered and approved. Tender results of all medical devices are transferred electronically to a Public Procurement Agency by all public hospitals in barcode and unit price, and the unit price of a given medical device can be traced by all hospitals.