Coast Guard: tender for two ships over 80 metres, with an option for two more
The base procurement is estimated at €246.4 million, rising to €492.8 million with the option. Approval of the tender procedure precedes a contract award and signature.
Greece’s Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy announced on 13 November a tender for two Coast Guard offshore patrol ships over 80 metres long, each with a helipad. It includes an option for two additional ships; that does not constitute an unconditional order for four.
The ministerial decision dated 5 November, uploaded to Diavgeia on 9 November, approves Stage A of the competitive-dialogue procedure and the corresponding tender document. It sets an estimated value of €246.4 million excluding the option and €492.8 million including it. The amounts include statutory deductions, while the procurement is exempt from VAT.
Funding is provided for at 75% from the EU’s 2021–2027 Border Management and Visa Instrument, BMVI, and 25% from national resources. EESYP S.A. is conducting the procedure through its Strategic Contracts Unit. The ministry describes planned surveillance and search-and-rescue capabilities for the new ships.
The ministry estimates delivery at 30 months from contract signature. The approval concerns the tender procedure and does not yet constitute an award, a signed shipbuilding contract or delivery of the vessels.
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