The application, to be completed in early 2013, will provide a comparative analysis of available telecom packages and deliver a ranking of the most advantageous offers, corresponding to the user’s options.
In the tender notice, the contract was estimated to be worth RON1.88 million. It will be financed from ANCOM’s funds and the European Regional Development Fund.
The contract also received bids from Club Software, Digital Data Services, XOR IT Systems, Software Development&Consulting, Novation Wave and the consortia Romtelecom – Go Business, and Asesoft International – Insoft Development&Consulting.
The auction was contested by CS Vision, which owns www.mobime.ro, the main competitor of ANCOM’s new project. In June, the challenge was sustained by the procurement contestation board and the auction was annulled. However, in July, the Bucharest Court of Appeals admitted an appeal from ANCOM against the board’s decision, allowing the tender to proceed. (EUR1=RON4.487)