Mallorca coastal surveillance funding

Coastal surveillance systems across the Balearic Islands will be maintained for the next three years after the Guardia Civil awarded four contract lots to technology and defence company EM&E on 14 September. The combined value of the four lots is €61.7 million.

EM&E, owned by brothers Ángel and Javier Escribano, will look after fixed installations in the Guardia Civil’s coastal surveillance network. The network, called the Sistema Integrado de Vigilancia Exterior (SIVE), is used to monitor the coast in efforts against irregular migration and drug trafficking.

Balearic Islands included in Levante package

The Balearic Islands form part of the Levante lot, alongside Alicante, Valencia, Castellón and Tarragona. Maintenance for the systems in that area has a budget of €15,060,144 including tax.

EM&E will also maintain fixed SIVE installations in the Canary Islands, the Atlantic-Strait zone and south-east Spain. The Guardia Civil divided the work into five lots and set a limit of four lots for any one bidder.

TRC takes the fifth lot

Spanish technology firm TRC won the remaining lot. Its role is to provide logistics support and help with the management, control and tracking of the services delivered under the contract.

TRC was barred from bidding for the other lots, a condition intended to prevent conflicts of interest during the work. The entire contract is funded through the European Union’s financial support instrument for border management and visa policy.

Balearic coastal surveillance deal runs for three years

Balearic Islands included in Levante package

TRC takes the fifth lot