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What changed. 11 October 2026

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 · StateContract flag

Coimbra health unit spends €720,628.72 on neurosurgery navigation upgrade via direct award

The Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra awarded a direct contract of €720,628.72 for system upgrades, with no public tender, citing a medical sole‑source basis.

€720,629 awarded by direct award, with no public tender (medical/pharma: sole-source purchases are often legitimate). · Source: BASE/IMPIC
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No other changes in the data we watch today. Last change, in contracts: 10 October.

How this brief is ranked

This brief gathered 4 candidates from BASE/IMPIC and published the one highest-scoring. A fact that ran in an earlier brief only returns when its value changes; a standing fact repeats at most once a fortnight. The score weighs the type of change (threshold crossed > record > acceleration > movement > deviation > standing state), magnitude and freshness; a fact older than its source's publication cadence is ineligible, which is why a 2020 figure can never appear in a 2026 brief.