A tender without rivals: UDO purchased special vehicles for a record amount
8 December 19:47
The State Protection Directorate of Ukraine (UDO), which reports to the President, has purchased a batch of specialized vehicles worth more than UAH 52 million. This is stated in the procurement system, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports.
The procurement, conducted through the Prozorro system, raised questions about pricing and competition, as only one supplier took part in the tender.
High price and maximum equipment
According to the contract, the UPO will receive 15 all-wheel drive vehicles for specialized purposes SCS-VWCV-PS, built on the basis of the Volkswagen T7 Caravelle 2025. The cost of one vehicle is UAH 3.47 million.
The vehicles are equipped with a wide range of safety and comfort features: pedestrian recognition systems, driver fatigue monitoring, three-zone climate control, parking sensors and a rear view camera. The package also includes protective equipment, tinting, winter tires, first aid kits, and a set of specialized equipment, including flashing beacons and a loudspeaker.
The technical parameters indicate that the UDO purchased the most expensive version of the Caravelle – Premium Long 4Motion. In September, such vehicles cost between UAH 2.74 million and 2.79 million on the market without additional special equipment.
Lack of competition
The supplier was Kyiv-based Automobile House Atlant LLC, an official Volkswagen dealer. No other company applied for the open tender, so the contract went to the sole bidder.
The company is owned by Cyprus-based Hoyru Holdings Limited, whose beneficiary is Pavel Nemytov, a citizen of Kazakhstan. Until 2022, the company operated under the name Atlant-M, and even earlier it was co-owned by Russian Sergey Savitsky.
Second large order in two days
This procurement was not the first for UDO in recent times. The day before, on November 27, the agency ordered off-road vehicles from Grand Motor LLC for UAH 8.82 million.
Traditionally, purchases of special vehicles for the Parole Service are not publicly disclosed for security reasons. However, the lack of competition and the purchase of vehicles in the highest configuration at prices above market prices may become the subject of attention of anti-corruption organizations and parliamentary control structures.
