The new Framework Agreement for the supply of paper, which replaces the current AM 20/2021, will soon enter into force. The validity period of the framework agreement also determines the timeframe within which contracts based on it may be awarded, in accordance with clause 4 of the PCAP. Therefore, we kindly request that any pending award proposals for contracts under this framework agreement be expedited in order to avoid exceeding its validity, as no awards may be made thereafter. We also ask you to pay attention to announcements on the Procurement Portal and in the AÚNA application to be informed of the exact effective date of the new framework agreement. For any questions or clarifications, you may contact: papel.centralizado@hacienda.hacienda.gob.es. Information on the processing status of the new Framework Agreement 20/2023 can be found at the following link:

On January 9, 2024, a resolution was issued agreeing to extend lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 of the centralized travel agency service contract of the General State Administration from April 22, 2024, to April 21, 2025, unless the effective date of a new centralized travel agency service contract for the GSA is earlier, in which case the extension will end the day before the new contract enters into force. For any questions or clarifications, you may contact the following email address: ccagenciaviajes@hacienda.gob.es

For AM 50/2023 for services related to the purchase of advertising space in media and other advertising supports for the dissemination of institutional advertising campaigns, the instructions for processing the related contracts as well as the bidding document template have been published.

On December 18, 2023, the direct purchase catalog came into force, where all terms, including the price, were defined for some of the following products: Lot 2 – General office furniture (metal-structured standalone office desk and drawer units). Lot 3 – Seating (office work chair and visitor or meeting chair). For the management of the direct purchase catalog, as well as its related contracts, the AUNA software application will be used.

On December 19, the new Framework Agreement for media space purchasing services and other advertising supports for the dissemination of institutional advertising campaigns (File 2023/01) will come into force. For the management of the framework agreement, as well as for contracts based on it, the AUNA software application will be used.

On November 28, during the XVII STIC CCN-CERT CONFERENCES (https://jornadas.ccn-cert.cni.es/es ), the DGRCC received the award from the Catalogue of ICT Security Products and Services (CPSTIC) in the “Public Administration” category, for the vision of incorporating product security requirements into dynamic procurement systems and referencing the CPSTIC and functional security certifications of products as a means to certify compliance, helping to provide safer public systems.

On December 1, the new centralized contract for postal services of administrative and judicial notifications on paper, destined for national and international use, will come into force for the General State Administration, its autonomous agencies, managing entities and common Social Security services, and other state public entities. (File 2023/76)

On November 24, 2023, a resolution was issued agreeing to extend Lots 1, 2, and 3 of Framework Agreement 01/2019 for the supply of office and complementary furniture, filing, libraries, screens, clinical and geriatric, and laboratory furniture, from December 21, 2023, to December 31, 2024, for Lots 1 and 2, and from January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024, for Lot 3. For any questions or clarifications, you can contact via the following email address: mobiliario.centralizado@hacienda.gob.es

In order to clarify the cases determining the application of certain contract benefits and to avoid possible discrepancies, the following clarifications are published:

For the purposes of closing the 2023 financial year, it is reported that the tender or invitation documents and the award proposals for framework-based and specific contracts, when such contracts are executed or begin their execution during the current year, must comply with the deadlines indicated in the following document.

The new framework agreement 19/2022 for the supply of motorcycles and ATV/QUADS will come into force on November 1, 2023, for Lot 1. For the management of the framework agreement, as well as the contracts based on it, the AUNA software application will be used. https://app.serviciosinternos.hacienda.gob.es/Auna

On October 30, 2023, a resolution was issued agreeing to extend Lots 5, 7, and 8 of Framework Agreement 01/2019, for the supply of office and complementary furniture, archive, libraries, partitions, clinical and geriatric, and laboratory, from December 21, 2023, to December 20, 2025, for Lot 5; from November 1, 2023, to October 31, 2025, for Lot 7; and from January 20, 2024, to January 19, 2026, for Lot 8. For any questions or clarifications, you can contact via the following email address: mobiliario.centralizado@hacienda.gob.es

The instructions and tender document templates for Framework Agreement 02/2020 have been modified to include a template available to bidding companies to justify the non-submission of bids in the tenders for the corresponding based contracts. Likewise, the Instructions detail the actions to be taken by the recipient organizations when the imposition of penalties arises due to lack of participation in the tenders of Framework Agreement 02/2020.

The instructions and tender document templates for Framework Agreement 08/2021 have been modified to include a template available to bidding companies to justify the non-submission of bids in the tenders for the corresponding based contracts. Likewise, the Instructions detail the actions to be taken by the recipient organizations when the imposition of penalties arises due to lack of participation in the tenders of Framework Agreement 08/2021.

In view of the doubts that have arisen, the following explanatory note is published regarding the general conditions of the accommodation services covered by the centralized contract:

On August 31, 2023, the tender for the new FA for the supply of paper for printing equipment, photocopiers, copiers, and multifunction devices (FA 20/2023. File 2023/57) was published on the Public Sector Procurement Platform. The deadline for submitting offers is October 3 at 14:00 hours. You can access all information related to the file through the following link:

On August 4, 2023, the second extension of Lots 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6 of Framework Agreement 21/2020, for the supply of fuels at service stations, was agreed, effective from December 1, 2023, to May 31, 2024.

It is reported that, starting August 11, 2023, the recipient organizations may begin sending invitations to tender for the award of specific contracts to the companies in SDA 24/2022 that have completed their registration and are included in the AUNA system. The instructions and invitation templates are now available so that recipient organizations can prepare the tenders for specific contracts.

The resolution has been adopted to extend Lots 01, 02, 04, 05, 06, 09, 10, 13, 23, and 24 of Framework Agreement 05/2018 until 19 September 2023, and Lot 28 until 17 December 2023, unless FA 05/2023 comes into force on an earlier date, in which case the extension will end the day before the new framework agreement comes into force. For Lots 03, 08, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, and 27, the framework agreement provides for their termination on 1 August 2023. Organizations may invite the awardees until 1 August 2023 inclusive, and award proposals must be entered into CONECTA-Centralización by 1 September 2023.

The extension of Lots 01, 02, 04, 05, 06, 09, 10, 13, 23, and 24 of Framework Agreement 05/2018 is being processed until 19 September 2023, and Lot 28 until 17 December of the same year. For the remaining lots, the framework agreement provides for their termination on 1 August 2023, which is the deadline for sending invitations to participate in the tenders. The submission of award proposals through Conecta-Centralización must be carried out, at the latest, within the month following the end of the validity of the respective lots.