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A public tender worth €10.32 million has been authorized for the acquisition of electronic payment management services for the Simplifica portal and other Regional Government systems.
The Regional Government, through the Regional Secretariat for Finance, has authorized the opening of an international public tender to modernize payment systems. The authorization is contained in Ordinance No. 321/2026.
The procedure, to be published in the Diário da República and the Official Journal of the European Union, concerns the "Acquisition of electronic payment management services for the Regional Government's service portal - Simplifica and other GRM systems." The total contract value is €4,320,000.00, plus VAT at the applicable legal rate.
The services will cover multiple forms of payment, including:
Budgetary charges have been spread over four years:
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The €60,000 cost of legal representation for the Region and legal support in a court case has been rescheduled again. The order allocates €52,250 to 2027, alongside amounts assigned to 2016 and 2023.
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The Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Fisheries appointed Brígida Maria de Oliveira Brazão as a specialist adviser and Renata Isabel Pão Rosário as acting head of division. Both appointments take effect from 8 October 2026.