Why is RTSH's Aurora Polo keeping the winner of the 9 million euro tender hidden?!

Two days ago, the new Board of Directors of Albanian Radio Television published a list of 13 names vying for director of RTSH.

There are several names that are the same as the old list, as the candidacies will be heard in turn in this Council, renamed after the scandal that engulfed this institution a few weeks ago.

But, at the same time that the names are on the table, the commanding director Aurora Polo , whose name is not on the list, is acting behind the scenes and in secret with the supertender denounced several times by VoxNews .

A few weeks ago, Polo ordered the procedure to be carried out urgently, while later he issued another document to close everything on April 7, 2025.

But, 10 days have passed since this date, there is still no announcement from RTSH regarding the announcement of the winner, postponement or even cancellation of the procedure.

The offer letters must have gone to Polo's office, while her decision-making is highly questionable and could have a major impact on the entire functioning of RTSH, as the tendered value is 1/3 of the entire budget.

But why is the announcement of the winner being shelved and what are the interests?

Facsimile: The tender has a value of over 9 million euros and was supposed to close on April 7, 2025

The VoxNew editorial team has been following this super tender closely, as there are strong suspicions that this is Polo's last affair before leaving.

But, what seems most senseless is the inaction of the Governing Council, both the one that left and the new one, as during all this time it has not issued a decision to prevent it.

Either the names of oligarchs will be in play, those who "ate the head" of former director Thoma Gëllçi, or everyone has been "put in line" by Polo, an engineer by profession and simultaneously employed in several institutions.

It seems that the delay in announcing the winner may also be a war of influence between the participating companies, as time has shown that every penny spent on this television goes into the pockets of companies and people with close ties to politics or even to the RTSH leaders themselves.

In the photo: VoxNews' denunciation of the Polo affair

A few weeks ago, our editorial team reported that the deadline for submissions in this tender was April 7, 2025. This date has passed, and there has been no announcement of the winner, postponement, or cancellation.

Everything is silent, as Polo may have made a decision and no one is aware.

But, the big question mark is the inaction of every body that controls RTSH, bodies that have not stopped this procedure so far.

The tender has as its object "purchase of maintenance services for the DVB-T2 distribution network" for 48 months.

The documents state that RTSH's DVB-T2 network is built by the "Head End, which is located at RTSH".

"This payment is based on the contract for the maintenance service of the DVBT2 distribution network, concluded between the General Directorate of RTSH and the company 'Rohde & Schwarz, for a period of 4 years from March 1, 2021, in the amount of 8,795,962 euros, with an annual value of 2.1 million euros, monthly value of 183,250 euros," the documents stated.

The clans of the RTSH management seem to serve the budget more than the content.

None of the recent directors have cared about the television program, their content, but about how to spend that money.

According to documents, the annual budget of Albanian Radio Television is a full 28 million euros.

A scary figure for a television station, but the inflated costs of tenders, hiring people, and other expenses have brought this budget.

RTSH employs a total of 976 employees, while according to the directorate, 1041 employees are needed. Their salaries amount to 11 million euros.

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