On March 19 and 23, the National Bank of Ukraine concluded contracts for the supply of collection vehicles with a total value of UAH 98.9 million. The relevant data was published in the public procurement system.
According to the tender documentation, this year the NBU will receive eight armored vehicles, and the envisaged advance payment is 70% of the contract amount.
The largest contract was signed with the company "Reform", which will supply three heavy-duty armored vehicles based on the Mercedes-Benz Actros. The cost of one such car is 20 million UAH. The cars have third-class reservation, are equipped with a cabin, a cashier's compartment and a cargo van, and their payload is at least 11 tons.
At the same time, a similar car ordered by the NBU in September 2025 cost less — about UAH 16.67 million. The difference in cost is explained by differences in equipment, in particular, the lack of a cashier's compartment in the previous model.
Another contract was awarded to ViDi Unicommerce, which will supply five medium-duty trucks based on the Iveco Daily. The cost of one car is UAH 7.78 million. They also have third-class booking, a cashier's compartment and a safe for temporary storage, and their payload is at least 2.5 tons.
At the same time, prices for medium-duty trucks also increased compared to last year: in September 2025, similar vehicles were purchased cheaper by about 6%.
Cheaper offers were rejected during the tender process. In particular, the Reform company offered a lower price, but its application was not accepted due to non-compliance with technical requirements - in particular, regarding the dimensions of the cargo compartment, climate control system, fire safety, and interior equipment.
The offer of the company "Incas UA" was also rejected, as it did not provide the necessary certificates of conformity for the booking, glass, and safes.
ViDi Unicommerce is part of ViDi Group, which is linked to businessman Vitaly Dzhurynsky. The owners of Reform are Vasyl Lytvyn, Maksym Ulyankin, and Oleg Basyuk, who also control the Armored Vehicle Plant Reform.
Thus, despite the presence of cheaper offers, the winners of the tender were companies whose applications fully met the technical requirements of the customer. At the same time, the increase in the cost of equipment compared to previous purchases may raise additional questions about the efficiency of spending funds.
