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Mexico Cancels 2026–2030 E‑Passport Tender After Bids Fail Compliance

The Foreign Ministry will restart the procurement under legal oversight to keep passport issuance running without interruption.

Overview

  • International bid LA-05-613-005000999-T-2-2026 was ruled void after evaluators found no offer met all required technical, legal, and financial conditions.
  • Two consortia participated: Cosmocolor with partners and Interconecta with Veridos and Giesecke+Devrient, with proposals reported near 3.97 and 4.27 billion pesos.
  • Reporting cites disqualifications over a missing signature in a Cosmocolor partner’s paperwork and the Interconecta group adding non‑specified items, while the SRE described the outcome as compliance-driven.
  • The award act was sent to the Secretaría Anticorrupción y Buen Gobierno for review before the formal ruling issued on December 26.
  • SRE says service at passport offices and consulates will continue as it relaunches a process shaped by stricter security and data‑protection requirements following issues under the 2020 contract.