Slovakian tactical vehicle procurement hits a major roadblock
The Slovak Ministry of Defence (MoD) has been forced to suspend the procurement of a series of new multirole tactical 4x4 vehicles due to an ongoing review of the tender evaluation procedure.
The Office for Public Procurement (UVO), a government body responsible for controlling execution of public tenders according to the country’s law, announced its decision at the start of July to suspend the tender for the supply of a series of multirole tactical 4x4 vehicles. The MoD’s tender was launched at the start of June 2019.
According to Janka Zvončeková, UVO’s spokesperson, the organisation ‘issued a preliminary measure, which
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