PGE cancels major IT tender

WSE-listed power giant PGE cancelled an IT for the supply of a customer care and billing system. The company, as a reason for such decision, explained that “material change of circumstances that causes the conduct of the procedure or performance of the contract not to be in the public interest anymore.” The tender was launched in January last year, with 11 companies in the running. So far, Sygnity and its consortium partners Cross and X-code have appealed against the decision to the National Appeals Chamber. The bid bond in the tender was set at PLN 2 mln. This was PGE's second approach to implementing the billing system. In 2011, the company announced a similar tender with many IT companies including Hewlett-Packard, Siemens, Fujitsu, and many more submitting their bids. In 2013, however, PGE cancelled the tender.