On Friday, August 30, 2024, the National Police Headquarters (KGP) published information regarding the opening of bids for the supply of two unmarked Light Armored Carriers equipped with assault platforms. The repeated tender process in this matter was conducted through an open procedure since July 23 of this year.
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The deadline for submitting requests to participate in the tender passed on August 23. The criteria for selecting the offer will be the gross offer price (55%), a device for independently dismantling/mounting the assault ramp on/off the vehicle without using an additional device attached to each vehicle equipped with an assault platform (25%), a warranty for the vehicle’s armor, including bulletproof windows, of at least 60 months (5%), a warranty for mechanical, electrical, and electronic components as well as the paint coating of the assault ramp, of at least 60 months (5%), a warranty for the entire vehicle build and equipment, of at least 60 months (5%), cameras placed at the front and on each side of the vehicle (3%), and protective barriers that can be folded onto the assault ramp (2%).
On August 30, the bid opening information was published. The only bid was submitted by AMZ-Kutno from Kutno, which priced it at 12,546,000 PLN gross. The budget for the order is 12,000,000 PLN. Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that the Public Procurement and Assistance Funds Department of the KGP Finance Bureau will increase the budget, as it recently did for the next batch of 5.56-mm Heckler & Koch HK416 automatic rifles.
AMZ-Kutno delivered a total of 8 Light Armored Carriers, Tur VI, to the Polish Police, two of which were equipped with assault ramps. The two with ramps are used by officers from the Anti-Terrorist Operations Bureau in Warsaw. The remaining Tur VI vehicles were allocated to police headquarters in the provinces of Lower Silesia (Wrocław), Małopolska (Kraków), Podlasie (Białystok), Pomerania (Gdańsk), Silesia (Katowice), and West Pomerania (Szczecin). Later, the company Concept delivered a third ramp to the vehicle of the Independent Counter-Terrorism Police Subunit (SPKP) in Kraków.
The Tur VI is based on a MAN 4×4 truck powered by a 6.9-liter diesel engine with 327 horsepower. The Tur VI can transport the driver and nine passengers. The transporter has ballistic protection at Level 2 according to the STANAG 4569 standard. The vehicles are equipped with devices for independently dismantling/mounting the assault ramp, self-sealing fuel tanks, front and rear parking sensors with visual and acoustic signals, and electrically operated mirrors.
The assault ramp mounted on the Tur VI chassis is equipped with two independent platforms, each of which can automatically raise (to a minimum of 6 meters) and lower with at least six people positioned along its entire length. The Tur VI outfitted with the assault ramp also features protection for the front windshield and engine hood in case of falling objects.
Assault ramps are proven equipment in anti-terrorism and counter-terrorism operations, used for a long time by many special police and military units. Such devices enable efficient and safe operations, such as retaking a hijacked airplane or storming a multi-story building. Climbing onto the fuselage or wing of a passenger jet using a ladder is dangerous— the slippery surface poses a risk of slipping or falling.