Computers to be purchased for better price
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The SVK MOD is set to purchase IT equipment significantly cheaper than previously estimated. Thanks to a transparent public procurement process using an electronic auction, the Ministry of Defence will save up to 3 million euros, which may be invested in further modernisation.
"Six companies entered the tender for the purchase of 4,000 computers and 1,000 laptops. We managed to acquire them in an electronic auction for 2.975 million euros," said SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč at the press conference on Thursday, 29 May. "Even in the preparatory stage, when we were compiling materials for the tender, we invited an independent expert who could advise on the preparatory process. His remarks were incorporated in the papers for the tender and he was responsible for keeping the conditions of the competitive bidding non-discriminatory," explained Minister Glváč.
The Minister stressed the fact that the current computers were purchased in 2008 and they are now far beyond their moral and technical service life. Upon assuming his position, Martin Glváč made effective changes in the IT field. "We established the CIS (Communication and Information Systems) Board, incorporating experts whose task was to make processes more effective and save financial resources in the IT field. One of the results of their work are savings in IT and IS operating costs ranging from 15 to 20%, which represents 1.5-2 million euros annually," explained the Minister.
"Six companies entered the tender for the purchase of 4,000 computers and 1,000 laptops. We managed to acquire them in an electronic auction for 2.975 million euros," said SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč at the press conference on Thursday, 29 May. "Even in the preparatory stage, when we were compiling materials for the tender, we invited an independent expert who could advise on the preparatory process. His remarks were incorporated in the papers for the tender and he was responsible for keeping the conditions of the competitive bidding non-discriminatory," explained Minister Glváč.
The Minister stressed the fact that the current computers were purchased in 2008 and they are now far beyond their moral and technical service life. Upon assuming his position, Martin Glváč made effective changes in the IT field. "We established the CIS (Communication and Information Systems) Board, incorporating experts whose task was to make processes more effective and save financial resources in the IT field. One of the results of their work are savings in IT and IS operating costs ranging from 15 to 20%, which represents 1.5-2 million euros annually," explained the Minister.
