Russian Post has not found a supplier of components for the automated workplaces of its employees

2022: Cancellation of the tender for the purchase of components for AWS

On May 6, 2022, it became known that Russian Post was unable to purchase computer components for its post offices. For these purposes, the state-owned company allocated 486.8 million rubles.

Post announced a tender for the purchase of over one hundred thousand memory modules and SSD drives on December 30, 2021 in the auction format. Components were required by the company to modernize the automated workstations of employees in the company's branches, it follows from the documents.

The winner of the auction avoided signing a contract for the supply of devices. After that, the Post was going to sign an agreement with the participant who took second place at the auction. However, he also wrote a written refusal to sign the documents.

According to the terms of reference, the Mail required about 33.3 thousand DDR3 memory modules for 8 GB, 5.8 thousand DDR4 modules for 8 GB and 6.5 thousand. 16 GB DDR4. Also, the state-owned company planned to purchase 42.2 thousand. SSD drives with a capacity of at least 250 GB and 33.1 thousand. At least 500 GB SSD. In total, Russian Post required 121.1 thousand devices. The branches for which components were to be purchased are located throughout Russia, including Moscow, Altai and Trans-Baikal Territories, Amur, Astrakhan, Belgorod, Moscow Regions, etc.

Due to the shortage of components on the market for the production of online memory modules, can we offer two 4 GB RAM modules for delivery for the same budget, which in total delivered volume will be 8 GB, "one of the participants asked.

He also clarified with the customer whether it is possible to supply goods of several manufacturers in one item due to the lack of the possibility of supplying goods of one. It is worth noting that these requests were sent to the supplier even before the Western sanctions in connection with the events in Ukraine, which began at the end of February 2022.

According to the protocol of consideration of the first parts of the bids, 13 unnamed companies took part in the auction. The winner at the end of February 2022 was recognized by the IT company Intehpro. According to the tender documents, she sent the customer a protocol of disagreements under the contract. Russian Post sent a response and a draft agreement to the participant, which was never signed by Intehpro.

After evading the signing of the contract, the winner was recognized as the participant who took second place at the auction - the Yaroslavl company Sky Ai Ti. As mentioned above, she provided the Russian Post with a written refusal to conclude an agreement, follows from the documents of^[1].

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