Ethiopia - Security services for the embassy buildings and the future construction site 1.9.24-31.8.2028

Justification

Art. 21 para. 2 lit. c The contracting authority may award a contract by private treaty, regardless of the threshold value, if only one bidder can be considered due to the technical or artistic characteristics of the contract or for reasons of intellectual property protection, or if there is no suitable alternative. Particularly in view of the complex security situation and the numerous and often unforeseeable needs of the embassy - especially in connection with the upcoming new construction phase (increasing demands on the management of the buildings/compounds due to moving into interim premises, setting up the construction site) - the company is currently the only one capable of providing the security services in the required quality. Under these circumstances, a change of the current provider would lead to considerable difficulties and entail high risks for ensuring the continuous provision of services. The provision of services will therefore be awarded directly to the current service provider from 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2028. The situation is to be re-analysed after this award expires. In principle, the implementation of a competitive procedure will then be examined.