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The Regional Government has authorized the distribution of budgetary charges for the acquisition of volume expanders for SESARAM, in a four-year contract.
The Health Service of the Autonomous Region of Madeira (SESARAM, EPERAM) will reinforce its stock of large-volume expanders, in a total investment of €3,833,627.29, plus VAT at a rate of 4%. The authorization was formalized through Ordinance no. 172/2026, published jointly by the Regional Secretariat for Health and Civil Protection and the Regional Secretariat for Finance.
The contract, which will have a duration of four years, presents the following breakdown of budgetary charges:
The expenditure is registered under funding source 319, economic classification D.02.01.11, of the SESARAM budget for 2026, with the charges for subsequent years being integrated into the respective annual budgets.
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