Sonangol, which did not explain the reasons for the decision, limited itself to informing in a statement that after the award, it found "the occurrence of circumstances that made it impossible to validate the proposal and conclude the contract" that had been awarded on June 24, 2021.
"In view of the facts, the contracting entity was impelled to communicate the cancellation of the award made to the Vitol company, and immediately re-evaluate the second and third best proposals, presented for the supply of gasoline," which led to the choice of British Petroleum (BP), for a period of one year.
Both BP and Vitol participated in a Limited Invitation to Tender, held on March 31st 2021, for the supply of petroleum products, for a period of 12 months, to meet the needs of the domestic market.
