Acquisition of vehicles for the Port Authority of Balearic Islands through the establishment of a dynamic acquisition system

❓Quantities are not specified in detail; instead, the system allows acquisitions over the ten-year period under the defined budget.

✓Such as the award criteria and weighting, the contract is subject to harmonized regulation (Directive 2014/24/EU), but the adjudication criteria are entirely price-based.

✓The text states “No hay criterios de adjudicación: Precio” with a single criterion of subtype “Criterio” and weighting 100, meaning the award is made solely on the lowest price among qualified candidates.

✓There is no electronic auction; it explicitly notes that the contract “Se adjudicará mediante subasta electrónica: No.” Furthermore, the process limits the number of candidates invited in the restricted procedure, with a minimum of five, selected according to criteria in the CCP (pliego de cláusulas administrativas particulares), though those detailed selection criteria are not reproduced in the excerpt.

✓Such as the risks and special conditions, the documents specify special execution conditions: environmental (sustainable packaging using recyclable, biodegradable or reusable materials and minimizing plastics), social (measures to effectively promote equality between women and men), and labour-related (compliance with ILO fundamental conventions and the special obligation under article 217 LCSP to verify payments to subcontractors and suppliers).

✓Subcontracting is permitted, and electronic ordering and invoicing are mandatory; electronic payment is also indicated as used.

✓Financing does not involve EU funds.

❓Penalties, guarantees, bid validity period, detailed subcontracting conditions, question/clarification deadlines, and any site visit requirements are not expressly described in the excerpt and are instead referred to as “conforme al CCP,” meaning they are governed by the CCP (PCAP SDA26T01) available separately.

✓Appeals can be lodged with the Autoridad Portuaria de Baleares within 15 working days after notification of the award.

❓Such as contradictions or corrections, the content of documents 01-placsp-3.pdf and 02-placsp-6.pdf appears substantively identical and cross-referenced, with repeated blocks of text but no conflicting statements on dates, values or conditions.

❓The publication dates (15–03–2026 for the tender notice on PLACSP, 16–03–2026 for the pliegos, and 16–03–2026 in the DOUE after sending on 13–03–2026), the execution period (14/04/2026–13/04/2036), estimated value (2,000,000 EUR), purely price-based award criterion (100% price), and participation requirements (DEUC, social security and tax certificates, solvency thresholds) are consistent throughout.

❓Where the text says “Observaciones: conforme al CCP” or refers to “conforme a la cláusula 9 del CCP,” the applicable detailed rule is the one in the CCP/PCAP SDA26T01; in case of doubt, that CCP/PCAP document would prevail over the summarized platform information.

Answers on the required criteria

Must securities be provided (bid bond, performance or warranty guarantee)? If so: which, in what amount and by when?

❓Regarding securities (such as bid bonds, performance or warranty guarantees), the input text provided does not state that any specific guarantee must accompany the request to participate or the offer, nor does it give amounts or deadlines for lodging such securities.

✓The references to “Condiciones de admisión” and “Criterio de Solvencia Económica-Financiera” and “Técnica-Profesional” (turnover and list of similar contracts) address solvency, not guarantees.

❓Therefore, based on the excerpt alone, no concrete requirement for bid or performance/warranty bonds, their amount, or timing is specified; that information is likely contained, if applicable, in the “Pliego Cláusulas Administrativas” (PCAP) and must be checked there.

Is subcontracting allowed? If so: with which limits and which disclosure duties?

✓As subcontracting, the text explicitly states “Subcontratación permitida,” meaning subcontracting is allowed.

✓Such as conditions, it mentions a special execution condition linked to article 217 LCSP requiring verification of payments to subcontractors and suppliers, which implies certain disclosure and monitoring duties regarding subcontracting relationships and payment flows.

❓However, the provided text does not set quantitative limits (e.g. maximum percentage of the contract value that can be subcontracted) or detailed notification/authorization procedures; these would have to be checked in the CCP/PCAP.

❓The presence of the LCSP reference indicates that general national rules on subcontracting (including possible obligations to declare subcontractors and conditions for their approval) apply.

Is there a site visit, and is attendance mandatory? If so: when?

✓On the question of site visits, the text lists “Otros eventos Tipo de Acto: Privado Condiciones para la asistencia: apertura,” which refers to the opening of the administrative envelope as a private act, not a site visit.

❓No site visit is announced, and no mandatory attendance at any visit is indicated in the excerpt.

❓Thus, based only on this text, there is no scheduled site visit, and no obligation to attend such a visit is described.

In which language must the tender and the supporting documents be submitted, and are documents in other languages accepted?

❓For language requirements, the input text does not explicitly state the language in which tenders and supporting documents must be submitted, nor does it specify if documents in other languages are accepted.

❓The documentation and notices are in Spanish and the contracting authority is a Spanish public body, which in practice typically requires Spanish, but that is not written in the excerpt.

❓The precise language rules and any allowance for other languages or translations are therefore not determinable from the provided text and need to be verified in the PCAP or on the procurement platform.

How long is the bidder bound by the tender (validity period), and is there a deadline for bidder questions? If so: until when?

❓Concerning how long bidders are bound by their tenders (validity period) and whether there is a deadline for bidder questions, the excerpt does not provide a tender validity period.

✓It only gives the period of validity of the dynamic system (until 13/04/2036) and the key procedural dates (deadline for requests to participate: 13/04/2026; opening: 15/04/2026).

❓Similarly, there is no mention of a specific deadline for submitting questions or requests for clarification from bidders.

✓Any rules on validity period and question deadlines must therefore be sought in the PCAP SDA26T01 and/or on the detailed tender page linked in the notice.

Further details

✓Dynamic purchasing system for vehicle acquisition – Autoridad Portuaria de Baleares (Spain)

✓The input text concerns a restricted procedure for the establishment of a dynamic purchasing system (“Sistema Dinámico de Adquisición”) for the acquisition of vehicles for the Autoridad Portuaria de Baleares.

✓It is a supply contract (suministros) subject to EU Directive 2014/24/EU on public procurement, published on Spain’s Plataforma de Contratación del Sector Público and in the EU’s Official Journal via TED.

✓The country point of view is Spanish (national authority, Spanish procurement platform and references to the Spanish public procurement law – LCSP), within the broader framework of EU public procurement.

✓Such as the general background, the contract has an estimated and base budget of EUR 2,000,000 (excluding taxes) and runs from 14/04/2026 to 13/04/2036, aligned with the “periodo de vigencia del sistema dinámico” ending 13/04/2036 at 23:59.

✓The procedure is restricted and electronic; participation requests and offers are submitted via PLACSP.

✓The opening of the administrative envelope (“apertura sobre administrativo”) is scheduled for 15/04/2026 at 12:00 at the headquarters in Palma de Mallorca, following a deadline for receipt of requests to participate of 13/04/2026 at 23:59.

✓Award criteria are exclusively price (100% weighting).