Our pennies: 26 million hryvnia will be paid from the budget for the broadcast of Eurovision
On April 3, PJSC National Public Television and Radio Company of Ukraine entered into an agreement with NEP Sweden AB (Sweden) for services to provide video filming and television signal generation for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 for UAH 26,90 million.
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This was reported in the electronic procurement system “Prozorro”, as reported by “Our Money”.
The agreement provides for the use of two mobile live television stations and the creation of a second program for audience screens.
The company must stop by the International Exhibition Center and connect power on April 9. Editing will take place April 10-15, technical rehearsals - April 16-19, television rehearsals - April 20-23, voting rehearsals, opening ceremonies and interval acts - April 24-29. rehearsals for participants - from April 30 to May 7, final costume rehearsals and live broadcasts - May 8-13, and dismantling - May 14-15.
The purchase was carried out according to a negotiated procedure due to the lack of competition and the urgency of the need. An advance payment of 7% will be paid by April 80, and the rest will be paid after the services are provided.
At the open tender for pre-selection, the only competitor of the winner was Videohouse NV (Belgium) with a difference in the final price of 0,4%.
The Swedish NEP Sweden AB is headed by Rikard Troell Noren. According to the Kiev publication Detector Media, the company has broadcast some of the world's largest events: from the Olympics to Eurovision and the Oscars, and has representative offices in more than 20 countries. In particular, she provided video filming for Eurovision 2005 in Kyiv. It was hosted by Pavel Gritsak, who is now responsible for Eurovision 2017 as deputy head of NSTU.
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