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Administrations convened less public contests in 2008
12/11/2008
November 12, 2008
Axesor, Spanish company specialized in the provision of business information, presented the results of a new report on 'Public contracts', which contains calls for tenders - the modalities of consultancy and assistance, works, services, and supplies-registered in all Spain in the first eight months of 2008.
From January to August 2008, the number of calls for tenders has fallen by 30 percent over the same period of 2007. This drop confirms also the trend towards the low launched in 2007, year in which were convened 20 percent less tenders since 2006.
Autonomous, Navarra enjoys the increase in most pronounced in the number of public contracts (+ 170 per cent), while, on the opposite side, Cantabria recorded the largest decline (- 52 per cent)
On the other hand, the two entities that have been published more contests during the first eight months of 2008 have been the city of Madrid (with 267 contests against the 71 public competitions convened in 2007) and the city of Barcelona (with 226 against the 137 of the previous year). During 2007, however, were the Ministry of defence and the General Directorate of highways two entities who lead this ranking of publication, with 505 and 326 competitions published respectively, while this year they have just called 57, the first, and 171, the second.
In addition, during the first months of 2008 have been published awards worth 21,000 euros million, 46 per cent less than in 2007, year in which contracts were awarded by 39,000 million of euros.
Throughout 2007, the Ministry of defence and the General Directorate of highways were the two entities who lead this ranking of publication.
