The Regional Government has awarded the supply of school meals to two companies, for 21,372,893.80 € excluding VAT and 1095 days of contract.
The Regional Government Council authorised the award of the supply of prepared meals for children in nurseries, pre-school education and pupils in the 1st cycle of the Autonomous Region of Madeira. The overall value of the contract is 21,372,893.80 €, to which the legal VAT rate in force is added, that is, around 21.37 million euros before tax. The supply will be divided between two companies and will last 1095 days, with an estimated start on 1 January 2027.
The decision is set out in Resolution of the Regional Government Council no. 1037/2026, published in the Official Gazette of the Autonomous Region of Madeira (JORAM) on 9 November 2026. It was taken in plenary session of the Government Council on 5 November 2026. The procedure used was a restricted tender with prior qualification, identified as no. 2/2026, in which only previously qualified bidders may submit proposals. The document states that all proposals of the jury, contained in the final report, were accepted.
The supply was divided into 15 lots, awarded to two companies:
In other words, GERTAL takes 8 lots and UNISELF takes 7, totalling the 15 lots of the tender. The prices indicated exclude VAT.
The execution period of each contract is 1095 days, around three years, with an estimated start on 1 January 2027. The resolution determines that the funds needed for the financial years 2027, 2028 and 2029 be entered in the respective budgets. In other words, the financial commitment extends over those three years, and each budget will have to provide for its share.
The resolution approves the draft contracts and delegates powers to the Regional Secretary for Education, Science and Technology to sign them and to carry out all administrative acts until the procedure is concluded. It also delegates to the Regional Director of Planning, Resources and Infrastructure the competence to sign the declarations required for the process, which will be submitted to the prior review of the Court of Audit, as well as for all acts related to the contract execution phase. Prior review is the verification carried out by the Court of Audit before a public contract produces financial effects. The document does not give dates for signing the contracts or for the start of the supply beyond the estimated date mentioned.
Resolutions of the Regional Government Council are decisions of the regional executive on matters within its competence, published in JORAM. This resolution applies the Public Contracts Code (CCP), which regulates procurement procedures by the State and public entities. The document refers to articles 44 et seq. of the Administrative Procedure Code for the delegation of powers and to no. 1 of article 109 of the CCP for the delegation of competences to the Regional Secretary.
Ordinance No. 613/2026 makes the first amendment to the Regional Sports Support Plan for the 2025/2026 season, with a total value of 15,523,498.51 EUR, new allocation criteria and exceptional support for six sports entities.
Ordinance No. 606/2026 allocates the commitments for the limited tender for preventive and corrective maintenance of electrical installations, hotel equipment and other systems in the infrastructure under the SRE-DRPRI.
The president of the Executive Council of Caniçal Basic School with Preschool and Nursery has distributed responsibilities between its two vice-presidents and appointed a substitute in case of absence. The order ratifies actions taken since 9 July 2026.