AKSHI tender for tax invoice-control module (about EUR 10 million, single priced bid), JOQ report
Status: Allegation from JOQ; no independent confirmation found.
Summary
JOQ Albania (9 Oct 2026) reports that AKSHI, the National Agency for the Information Society, awarded a tender worth about EUR 10 million including VAT for maintenance of an invoice-control management module for the General Directorate of Taxation to a joint venture of PRIMUS ALBANIA, DATECH and ADM. JOQ says the other three bidders submitted no financial offer, that the winning bid was about 98% of the spending limit, and that the winner was predetermined. JOQ also says reports of SPAK investigations into AKSHI are mentioned without details.
No independent outlet describing this specific tender was found. Existing research files already record AKSHI-linked SPAK and family-contract matters (see existing ids).
Key facts
- Spending limit: 770,820,400 lekë excl. VAT; winning bid 756,999,960 lekë excl. VAT (JOQ; about EUR 10 million incl. VAT).
- Four bidders; three submitted no financial offer; one priced bid (JOQ).
- JOQ names the head of AKSHI as Igli Tafa (existing id igli-tafa in.
The record
Four lists kept apart on purpose: what is established, what is only alleged, what is still open, and what those concerned said.
What is proven (0)
Established by documents or official records, as stated in the research. A recorded charge or indictment proves only that the accusation was made.
Nothing recorded in this list.
What is alleged (1)
Accusations, not findings. Those accused are presumed innocent.
- AllegationThat the tender was rigged to benefit the PRIMUS-DATECH-ADM joint venture (JOQ opinion).
Allegations and who made them (1)
Each line is an allegation as recorded, with the person or body that made it where the record names them.
- AllegationJOQ Albania: the tender was suspicious, the winner predetermined, and SPAK reports on AKSHI are not followed up.
Open questions (2)
- Whether the tender exists on the public procurement portal and who won it.
- Which SPAK investigation into AKSHI JOQ refers to.
Responses (1)
Responses of the people and organisations concerned, as recorded.
- JOQ reports no response from AKSHI, Igli Tafa or the companies named.
Figures
Money trail →AKSHI tax invoice-control module maintenance: winning bid
756,999,960 lek
tenderSource label: UnverifiedStated definition: Winning bid excl. VAT per JOQ (about EUR 10 million incl. VAT per JOQ). Spending limit 770,820,400 lekë excl. VAT.
Date: 9 Oct 2026 · Payer: AKSHI · Payee: PRIMUS ALBANIA / DATECH / ADM joint venture (per JOQ)
- AKSHI vazhdon vjedhjet: Jep 10 milionë euro në tenderin e dyshimtë (opens in a new tab)JOQ Albania · 9 Oct 2026 · journalism · SQ
Timeline
Full timeline →Media
JOQ reports AKSHI tax invoice-control tender with single priced bid
JOQ's report (9 Oct 2026) on an AKSHI tender of about EUR 10 million including VAT.
Connections
AKSHI tender to PRIMUS-DATECH-ADM JV (JOQ)
Evidence: JOQ reports AKSHI awarded an approx. EUR 10 million tax invoice-control tender to a JV of PRIMUS ALBANIA, DATECH and ADM (9 Oct 2026); not independently confirmed.
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 1 source.
Source label: UnverifiedUnverified · 1 source
- Publisher
- JOQ Albania
- Date
- 9 Oct 2026