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Mexico Scraps Electronic Passport Tender After Bids Fall Short

The Foreign Ministry will relaunch a stricter procurement to keep the service running without interruption.

Overview

  • The Foreign Ministry declared the international process void because no bidder met all technical, legal and financial requirements.
  • The decision concerns tender LA-05-613-005000999-T-2-2026 to hire comprehensive support services for the electronic passport from 2026 to 2030.
  • Passport issuance will continue at domestic offices and nearly 190 consulates, with demand exceeding five million documents annually.
  • The adjudication act was sent to the Secretaría Anticorrupción y Buen Gobierno for review before the ruling was made public.
  • Reported bidders included Cosmocolor and Interconecta with offers near 3.97 and 4.27 billion pesos, and the relaunch will emphasize stronger security and data-protection standards.