Maintenance of SESARAM technical systems sees costs redistributed between 2026 and 2029

The Madeira Regional Government has published Portaria n.º 634/2026, which redistributes and alters the budgetary commitments foreseen for the provision of maintenance and technical assistance services for the technical systems of the various buildings of the Health Service of the Autonomous Region of Madeira, EPERAM (SESARAM, EPERAM). The overall base price is 2,243,059.37 EUR, plus VAT at 22%, for a four-year term of validity. The portaria was published in the Official Gazette of the Autonomous Region of Madeira (JORAM) on 4 November 2026 and is dated 4 November, signed by the Regional Secretary for Health and Civil Protection, Micaela Cristina Fonseca de Freitas.

What changes#

The portaria does not yet approve the contract, but it organises the money the contract will require. The costs already foreseen by Portaria n.º 580/2025 are now distributed by economic year, that is, by the budget of each calendar year, and are amended accordingly. The document states that the expenditure relates to the «contract to be signed», which indicates that the provision of the service is not yet formalised. The text does not identify the entity that will provide the service.

Amounts and timetable#

The base price of 2,243,059.37 EUR is staggered as follows:

• Economic year 2026: 376,476.82 EUR;
• Economic year 2027: 747,686.46 EUR;
• Economic year 2028: 747,686.46 EUR;
• Economic year 2029: 371,209.63 EUR.

The four amounts add up exactly to the overall base price, so the redistribution neither adds nor removes funds from the total planned. The amount for each year may be increased by the balance recorded in the previous year, and the 22% VAT applies to these values. Although the term of validity is three years, the schedule of costs extends from 2026 to 2029, as it covers four economic years.

Funding#

The 2026 expenditure is charged to funding source 319 and economic classification D.02.02.19, in the SESARAM, EPERAM budget for 2026. A commitment of funds (cabimento) is the reservation of budgetary allocation for a specific expense. The costs for subsequent years will fall to the respective budgets, which have not yet been approved.

Background#

A portaria is a legal instrument signed by members of the Government, and in this case the authorisation comes from the Regional Secretary for Health and Civil Protection. The portaria relies on Article 22 of Decree-Law n.º 197/99, of 8 June, subparagraph f) of paragraph 1 of Article 14 of Decree-Law n.º 18/2008, of 29 January, and paragraph 6 of Article 23 of Regional Regulatory Decree n.º 12/2026/M, of 12 June. It enters into force on the day after its publication.

The text of the portaria refers to Portaria n.º 580/2025 with different dates: in one place, 15 October, and in the heading and summary, 20 October, the date on which it was published in the Supplement to the JORAM, I Series, n.º 184. The document does not clarify which of the dates is correct.