Tenders for school computers: Incom and Softbank Serwis in the lead

2007-03-30

The Ministry of National Education has received offers in the tender for school computers. The contract to be granted is worth PLN 230m (€59m) and has been split into five parts, by region. Eight bidders take part.
The lowest price in all regions was offered by a consortium made up of Incom and Softbank Serwis, a subsidiary of the listed Asseco Poland. This came as a surprise, as the bidder had previously submitted documents suggesting a different price. Puls Biznesu quotes a source close to one of the bidders as saying that the differences might be a result of the fact that the companies taking part submitted an overall price, but that the Ministry will evaluate the price of a single computer multiplied by the number of units to be delivered. The latter price given by Incom and Softbank Serwis is lower than the total amount submitted by the consortium in the documents.
The Ministry wanted the tender to be concluded by the end of the first half of the year, but this seems unlikely. If the deadline is not met, the EU funds for this contract, which cover 75% of its value, could be lost. The company which prevails will have 70 days to supply the hardware, and this means that the contract should be signed no later than mid-April so that the computers can be delivered by the end of June. Sources familiar with the tender expect, however, that the bidders whose offers are rejected will lodge complaints.

Browse and search in our archive »

Subscribe to PMR RSS NEWS channels »

Free e-letters

Enter your e-mail
to get free newsletters:
CEE IT & Telecoms Headlines:

PMR publications >> IT and telecoms

PMR Portals

General Economy
Polish market
Business portal for Central and Eastern Europe
Business portal for China

Construction
Poland construction
Rynek budowlany
Russia construction
Ukraine construction
Construction Central and Eastern Europe

Pharma
Polish pharmaceutical industry
Central European pharmaceutical market

Retail/FMCG
Poland retail and FMCG
Russia retail and FMCG
Retail market in Central and Eastern Europe

IT & Telecoms
IT & Telecoms Russia
IT & Telecommunications in CEE

PMR Publications

By sector
Construction
Retail/FMCG
IT & Telecommunications
Pharmaceutical

By country
Central & Eastern Europe
Asia
China
India
Poland
Romania
Russia
Ukraine
Turkey

PMR Research

Consumer market research
B2B market research
Healthcare market research
Quantitative research
Qualitative research
Desk research
Central location / hall test

Fieldwork
Where we operate
Types of research conducted

Our Brands
PMR Brand Image Insight
PMR Medical Panel
PMR MarketInsight

PMR Consulting

Market entry feasibility study
Competitive Intelligence Services
Sourcing
Acquisition - Joint Venture
Distributor - agent search
Quick consulting services
Other business services or support

Our experience
Chemical
Consumer goods
FMCG
Industrial goods
Pharmaceuticals
Retail

About us Contact us Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2012 PMR. All rights reserved.

PMR is a British-American company providing market information, advice and services to international businesses interested in Central and Eastern Europe as well as other emerging markets. PMR key areas of operation include business publications (through PMR Publications), consultancy (through PMR Consulting) and market research (through PMR Research). With over fourteen years of experience, high international standards in projects and publications, highly skilled multilingual staff and a wide network of co-operating research companies and market experts, PMR is one of the largest companies of its type in the region.