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The bulletin of April 7, 2026 shows that the Central Election Commission has announced two procurement procedures, one for the production of secret rooms and cardboard boxes, and another for washing, disinfection and supply of hygiene and sanitary materials. Both raise questions about the real need and cost basis...
The CEC has announced two new tenders with a total fund of over 36 million lek excluding VAT. One is related to the production of secret rooms and cardboard boxes for the electoral process, the other to the disinfection of warehouses and the supply of hygienic and sanitary materials. In an institution that operates on the basis of repeated electoral processes, these procurements require a full explanation of the inventory, need and costs.
The Central Election Commission has announced two new procurement procedures in the Public Procurement Bulletin dated April 7, 2026, which require public clarification on the real need for the expenditures and the basis on which the funds were calculated.
The first procedure bears the reference REF-80707-04-01-2026 and has as its object “Production of secret rooms and cardboard boxes for the electoral process”. Its limit fund is 12,424,917 lekë excluding VAT, while the contract term is 24 months. The deadline for submitting bids is May 4, 2026, 2:00 p.m.
The second procedure has as its object "For the cleaning and disinfection of warehouses and the institution, as well as the supply of equipment and hygienic-sanitary materials". The limit fund of this procedure is 23,710,420 lek excluding VAT, with an implementation period of 24 months. The deadline for bids is April 20, 2026, 12:00.
The very objects of these tenders raise some direct questions.
In the case of the tender for secret rooms and cardboard boxes, the CEC should publicly explain how much of such materials is currently in inventory, how much of them is usable, and why a new procurement is required. If these equipment and materials have been purchased in previous election processes, then the need for a new fund should be argued with figures and documents.
In the case of the tender for washing, disinfection and hygiene-sanitary materials, the question is equally strong. What are the specific warehouses and premises that will be covered, with what frequency will the service be performed, and on what technical estimate has the fund of over 23 million lek excluding VAT been calculated?
These are not secondary questions. The CEC is a constitutional institution and administers processes that require not only legality, but also a high standard of public trust. Any procurement related to elections, election materials or the institution's logistics must be supported by clear need, verifiable inventory and substantiated costs.
Precisely for this reason, the two announced tenders should not be seen as routine procedures. They should be seen as procedures that require immediate transparency from the CEC, because in the absence of full explanations, suspicions arise of repeated expenses and procurements that may be more bureaucratic than real.
If the CEC has sufficient inventory for electoral processes and if its premises are regularly covered by other contracts or existing services, then the public has the right to know why these new tenders are being opened and what concrete need they are covering./ Pamphlet
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