Multi – category vehicle acquisition for Frontex operational activities

The procurement concerns a multi‑category vehicle acquisition programme established by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex). The tender is organised into four distinct lots to secure a framework contract for the purchase of off‑road vehicles, mid‑size sport utility vehicles (SUVs), conventional passenger transportation vans, and electric passenger transport vans. Each lot includes the procurement of the vehicles themselves, the related equipment, consumables, and optionally maintenance services required for operational use. The programme aims to provide a versatile fleet that can support a broad range of Frontex operational activities, from border surveillance to return operations, across the complex European external borders.

The vehicles will be deployed to transport up to five fully equipped border guard officers per vehicle, and to support the Agency’s return activities in accordance with Article 48 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1896, which involves transporting returnees from detention centres to airports or other departure points. Off‑road vehicles and SUVs must perform satisfactorily on unsurfaced roads and natural terrain such as sand, gravel, riverbeds, mud, snow and rocks, while the passenger transportation vans and EV vans will primarily operate on paved roads with limited access to such terrain. The fleet is intended to operate continuously for a period of four years, covering climatic and geographical variations from Arctic to Mediterranean conditions across all EU external borders. The equipment must comply with EU Regulation 2019/1896 Article 48 and meet the specified off‑road and surface‑road performance standards.

Establish a multi-layer acquisition solutions for different types of vehicles and the related equipment, consumables and/or maintenance (optional). Frontex aims to establish one framework contract per lot to purchase vehicles for Frontex operational activities. The procedure is divided into four (4) lots: Lot 1 - off road vehicles; Lot 2 - Mid-size Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs); Lot 3 - Passenger transportation vans; Lot 4 - EV Passenger transportation vans. Frontex will use the vehicles in its operational activities: - for the transport of five fully equipped border guard officers in each vehicle (off-road and SUVs), - to support the Agency’s return activities, including the transportation of returnees from detention centres to airports or other departure points, in line with Article 48 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 (passenger transportation vans), - in different climate/regions: from Arctic to Mediterranean (alongside all external EU borders), as follows: i) the off-road vehicles – in rough terrain (i.e., driving on unsurfaced roads or tracks, such as sand, gravel, riverbeds, mud, snow, rocks, and other natural terrain). ii) the SUVs vehicles/passenger transportation vans/EV passenger transportation vans – mainly on paved roads, with the possibility to access for limited period of time unsurfaced roads or tracks, such as sand, gravel, riverbeds, mud, snow, rocks, and other natural terrain. The overall duration of the FWC shall be limited to 4 (four) years.
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Place of performance: Please consult the procurement documents.

Lot: LOT-0001
Title: Off-road vehicles acquisition for Frontex operational activities

Lot: LOT-0002
Title: Mid-size Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) acquisition for Frontex operational activities

Lot: LOT-0003
Title: Passenger transportation vans acquisition for Frontex operational activities

Lot: LOT-0004
Title: EV Passenger transportation vans acquisition for Frontex operational activities

Procurement documents
Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available: ENG
Address of the procurement documents: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/tender-details/f922ac6d-fbcd-41aa-9bf0-586507559c52-CN?#anchorDocuments