Poland annuls VIP planes tender

The Ministry of Defence has rejected the two bids for the supply of three mid-sized planes for government officials, due to formal and financial issues. Back in February, Poland launched a tender for three mid-sized planes for its officials. One used and two brand new and invited Boeing and Lufthansa to submit their bids. Now, deputy minister Bartosz Kownacki, announced that both offers have been rejected. The Boeing bid, worth PLN 3.44 billion was rejected, because it necessitated changing the terms of the contract drafted by the ministry, while the Lufthansa bid was denied, because it was filed only by Glomex company, while a consortium of Lufthansa and Glomex was invited to bid in the tender. The latter offer was valued at PLN 2.66 billion. Kownacki said, that the ministry earmarked PLN 1.7 billion for the tender. Both bids offered Boeing B737 planes.