Changes in Portugal's public data, ranked by what actually moved: legal thresholds crossed, series records, accelerations and deviations from the norm. Every item carries its comparison inside the sentence and links to the data behind it. No language model: arithmetic over official sources only.
01 · Direct award · councilsContract flag
Santarem municipality awards €19,950 direct contract just below €20,000 ceiling
The municipality signed a direct award with OPIUM LDA. for tourism strategy consulting on 2 Oct 2026, published the same day, using the Ajuste Direto Regime Geral just under the €20,000 threshold.
€19,950 direct award, no public tender, 99.8% of the €20,000 ceiling above which the law requires a more competitive procedure. · Source: BASE/IMPIC
No other changes in the data we watch today. Last change, in contracts: 5 October.
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