Odesa chose police to protect the Bureau of Economic Security without an auction

The territorial department of the Bureau of Economic Security in Odesa region conducted a procurement to find a company to provide it with security services and measures to protect these premises.

The relevant information is available in the Prozorro electronic procurement system, according to the Center for Public Investigations.

The only participant in the procurement was the Department of Security Police in Odesa Oblast, which agreed to work for UAH 2 million 466.4 thousand. The procurement is planned in the format of open bidding with special features.

It is about organizing the security of BES facilities at three addresses in Odesa: 102 Mechnikova Street, 17 Stovpova Street, and 16/1 Korolova Akademika Street. At the first address, the winning company will have to install motion detectors in the premises, a separate burglar alarm in the premises of the classified sector, as well as in the room for storing weapons and material evidence. Two call buttons will be installed.

The second address requires motion detectors and burglar alarms in the premises of the Territorial Directorate of the Security Service of Ukraine in Odesa Oblast, and the third address requires motion detectors and burglar alarms in the premises of the Territorial Directorate of the Security Service of Ukraine in Odesa Oblast and a burglar alarm
in the sensitive area.

Open bidding with special features means that almost all terms are shorter than in open bidding under the Law on Public Procurement. This means that this procurement is much faster than open tenders.

The period for submitting proposals is seven calendar days, and the period for challenging qualifications is five calendar days. Often, there is no auction during such tenders, so the participant has no competitors.

However, after the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine temporarily changed the rules of bidding for the period of martial law in Ukraine and within 90 days from the date of its termination or cancellation. Thus, the government temporarily canceled electronic auctions. Since then, tenders announced in Prozorro can be held without an auction.

Кирило Бойко