The State Enterprise of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine “State Logistics Operator” plans to purchase incentive awards and honorary badges for the Armed Forces of Ukraine for almost half a billion hryvnias, Komersant ukrayinsky citing the Prozorro electronic public procurement system.
The tender that has already been held
Three companies won the first tender, which has already taken place: “Lviv Factory of Paper and White Products Biblos”, “Printing House “Sam” and “Geroldmeister”.
“The State Logistics Operator has already announced that it plans to sign service contracts with these companies for a total of over UAH 222 million. They plan to buy almost 2 million “various accessories” for this money, according to Prozorro.
According to the documents published on the electronic platform, the company plans to purchase various cases, certificates, badges and insignia.
Interestingly, one of the companies, Heroldmeister, won a tender last year for the production of “knightly awards” for one million hryvnias, which caused public outrage. They say it is inappropriate to spend such sums during the war. This year, Heraldmaster may receive much more for its work – not a million, but more than UAH 209 million.
The tender that is being held
The State Logistics Operator plans to spend a little less money on the second tender, which is still underway, with an expected cost of almost 191 million hryvnias. The first lot is expected to cost almost UAH 8 million, and the second – almost UAH 183 million. And all of this is at public expense.
It is not yet known who will take part in this tender, but one thing is certain – the money will again be spent on “various fittings”.
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