Czechia’s Ministry of the Interior has opened a procurement for automated border-control eGates and supporting services with an estimated value of CZK273.3 million excluding value-added tax. The ministry is seeking a six-year framework covering gate hardware, client systems and ongoing technical and operational support.
The open tender was published in the EU’s Tenders Electronic Daily system on September 21. Bids are due by 9 a.m. Czech local time on November 2, 2026. Suppliers must submit electronically through the national procurement system using the ministry’s buyer profile.
The proposed framework includes the supply of eGates and client equipment, including monitors. It also covers fixed technical support and optional implementation, configuration and consulting services for the automated border-control gates and associated systems.
The ministry attributes the six-year term to the technical and operational complexity of the system. It describes the requirement as the acquisition and continued operation of interconnected, security-critical border infrastructure, rather than repeated purchases of standard goods.
Price assessment is divided among three components. Gate and client-system supply accounts for 80 percent of the evaluation, fixed technical and operational support for 10 percent, and implementation, configuration and consulting services for the remaining 10 percent.
A separate handover component covers transferring the eGate solution to the ministry or a replacement supplier. It is excluded from the economic evaluation but capped at CZK3.5 million excluding value-added tax. A bid exceeding that ceiling would fail the tender conditions. The procurement also requires electronic invoicing.
Automated gates are used in border processing to check eligible travelers through electronic document and identity verification. Ireland recently installed 25 new and upgraded biometric eGates at Dublin Airport, using facial comparison and document-reading equipment supplied through a Vision-Box and Amadeus system. That deployment is separate from the Czech competition.
European border authorities have also been adapting to the EU’s biometric Entry-Exit System, which records facial images, fingerprints and travel-document information for covered non-EU travelers. The Czech notice seeks an eGate supply and support framework, with implementation and configuration services available alongside the equipment.
The ministry’s tender documents govern supplier qualification and exclusion requirements. The six-year framework term would run from the agreement’s effective date, following the current competition.
Sources: Tenders Electronic Daily
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By the ID Tech Editorial Team
