Tender · Italy
Italian Guardia di Finanza open tender for 16 remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROVs)
GUARDIA DI FINANZA · published 23 Jul 2026 · · Source ↗
Deadline24 Aug 2026 7 days left
Budget / value€8.8m
estimated value (procedure): EUR 8,832,000
Statusopen
CPV35512400
Why it matters
A single buy of 16 ROVs by an Italian law-enforcement/military corps is a sizeable underwater-robotics order in a market usually served by a handful of suppliers. Relevant to ROV/UUV manufacturers and integrators able to bid in Italian and provide local training and maintenance support.
Do this: If you build inspection/light-work-class ROVs, download the tender pack from the Guardia di Finanza portal and submit an Italian-language bid with a local service partner by 24 August 2026.
Route: direct bid · For: BD / bid leads at defence-tech scale-upsEstablished SME suppliers & subsystem makers
Summary
The Guardia di Finanza is running an open procedure under Art. 71(1) of Italian Legislative Decree 36/2023 to award a public-administrative contract for the supply of 16 Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) for its underwater component. Estimated value is EUR 8.83 million. Bids are due 24 August 2026.
Eligibility
Open procedure under Italian public procurement code (D.lgs. 36/2023); EU/GPA economic operators.
Source text (raw, may be non-English)
procedura aperta ex art. 71 co. 1 del D.lgs. n. 36/2023 volta alla stipula di un contratto in forma pubblica-amministrativa, finalizzato all’affidamento della fornitura di nr. 16 (sedici) veicoli subacquei Remotely Operated Vehicle (R.O.V.) per le esigenze della componente subacquea del Corpo fornitura di nr. 16 (sedici) veicoli subacquei Remotely Operated Vehicle (R.O.V.) per le esigenze della componente subacquea del Corpo
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