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New Belgian passport production and personalisation

Awarded Status as of 27 January 2022 · Funding type: Not published

Belgium's Foreign Affairs ministry named Zetes and Thales as manufacturers of the passport launched on 27 January 2022, with availability scheduled for 7 February 2022 1. Zetes describes a seven-year contract, renewable for three years, following a 2019 tender 2. Its release displays 27 January 2021, conflicting with the government's 2022 launch date and its own 2022 page address. This entry uses the government's date without silently correcting the supplier's text. Applicant charges are published, but the contract value, supplier payment formula and contractual data provisions are not 1,2.

Key terms

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Buyer
Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs 1
Vendor
Zetes and Thales consortium
Vendor based in
Not confirmed
Signed
Not published
Duration
Seven years with a three-year renewal option, company statement 2
Value
Not published
Funding
Not published
Fee model
At the January 2022 launch, Foreign Affairs stated ordinary 34-page passport charges of EUR 65 for adults and EUR 35 for minors, excluding municipal taxes. These are applicant charges, not a disclosed supplier revenue split 1
Procurement route
Invitation to tender published in 2019, company statement 2
System ownership
Not published
Data terms
Not published

Timeline

  1. 27 January 2022: Recorded status is Awarded.

Sources

  1. Belgian FPS Foreign Affairs: Launch of the new Belgian passport (27 January 2022)
  2. Zetes: New Belgian passport (page states 27 January 2021, 2022 page address, company statement)

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