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Colombia’s National Civil Registry (Registraduría) awarded a COP 2.1 trillion (about COP 2,135 billion) contract to the Unión Temporal Integración Logística Electoral 2026, a consortium led by Thomas Greg & Sons, to run logistics for the 2025 municipal contests and the 2026 presidential election. The consortium was the only bidder to submit a final offer after nine other interested groups withdrew. According to procurement documents, the consortium obtained a perfect score in the economic evaluation and met technical, legal and financial requirements reviewed by oversight bodies, including the Procuraduría and the Contraloría. The award extends Thomas Greg & Sons’ long-standing role in Colombian election services even as the company faces government attempts to end its separate passport-printing contract. President Gustavo Petro has publicly questioned the firm’s involvement, warning that its software was previously flagged in an electoral fraud case. While reiterating he does not intend to postpone the 2026 vote, Petro said the company’s participation "puts at risk" the election’s transparency—a dispute likely to sharpen scrutiny of the newly signed logistics contract.
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