53
contracts in a recent sample as the awarding body
Serviço de Saúde da Região Autónoma da Madeira, EPE-RAM is a public body that awards contracts. In a recent sample of the official data, it appears in 53 contracts as the body paying. The difference between a tender and a direct award matters: less competition usually means higher prices and less scrutiny.
This count refers to the contracts seen in a recent sample of the official data, not a historical total. For the actual contracts, values and dates, follow through to the live data.