All minor contracts by Fundación Puertos de Las Palmas, channelled through smaller procurement deals
Dispel it: they do not prescribe; it is the State. Since the time of Sergio Galván and to the present day, the Fundación Canaria Puertos de Las Palmas, which forms part of the state public sector within the General State Administration, has routed a total of €289,000 in awards through the minor procurement contracting modality. The entity records an average amount of €5,000 per operation. One legally complicated issue is determining how providers were paid through corporate terminals for projects it carried out. And then, time will tell: how officials contracted services from companies or professionals without a digital footprint, and even, in one case, when the company was allegedly not yet created.
2019 concentrated activity; 2023 highest spending
Detailed analysis of transaction history shows that administrative activity was heavily concentrated in 2019, the year with a peak of 27 contracts formalised, while the highest financial volume was reached in 2023, with a combined outlay of €109,000. The official register of operations flags six statistical alerts for monitoring due to proximity to the legal thresholds for minor contracts. Financial flow data place certain independent providers and specialised consultancies as the usual awardees of the port body.
Services and events in the final stretch of 2023
On 2 October 2023, the awardee THEMED EVENT TEAMS, S.L.—set up in 2024—received €14,926.50 for Catering coffee break and Catering lunch. On 28 September 2023, awardee RASUFILM SL received €1,097.82 for assistance service (hostesses) for the X Jornadas de Mujeres Portuarias Africanas y Españolas.
On 26 September 2023, awardee OMAR GOURRADA DIAZ received €1,180.00 for French–Spanish simultaneous translation during the X Jornadas de Mujeres Portuarias Africanas y Españolas. On the same date, OMAR GOURRADA DIAZ received €355.00 for French–Spanish direct translation during the gala dinner of the X Jornadas.
On 26 September 2023, awardee VIAJES DELPISA, S.L.U – TENTENIGUADA VIAJES received €14,947.80 for travel for national and European speakers, local transport and accommodation, triggering a statistical alert for proximity to the legal limit. On the same date, awardee RHODERICK CALOGERO JIMENEZ received €6,000.00 for producing a summary video of the 4p0rt project, including filming and editing.
On 26 September 2023, awardee ANDREEA NICOLETA LEURZEANU received €1,200.00 for French–Spanish simultaneous translation services during the X Jornadas de Mujeres Portuarias Africanas y Españolas. On 25 September 2023, awardee ALEJANDRO MELIAN HERNANDEZ received €10,375.00 for sound, image and presentation services for the gala of the X Jornadas de Mujeres Portuarias y Africanas.
On 22 September 2023, awardee LA PLAZA TOURS AND SERVICES, S received €14,887.50 for travel services, transfers and accommodation for African speakers to the X Jornadas de Mujeres Portuarias Africanas, triggering a statistical alert for proximity to the legal limit. On 21 September 2023, awardee ALEJANDRO TRUJILLO ALONSO received €120.37 for lanyards procurement.
Translations and technology projects in the summer period
On 19 September 2023, awardee Adelina de la Jara Valido—linked to Cluster Marítimo de Canarias—received €4,950.00 for external expert services to carry out activities related to innovation and digitalisation within the Interreg Mac 2014-2020 project «4P0RT».
On 9 August 2023, awardee MAYANA TEIXEIRA ALVES DA SILVA received €1,315.57 for translation and voiceover of audiovisual material for the Microsoft in the cloud course supplied by Fundación Puertos de Las Palmas to Portuguese.
On 9 August 2023, awardee HELENA IBALLA NARANJO HENRIQUEZ received €3,000.00 for translation and voiceover of audiovisual material for the Microsoft in the cloud course supplied by Fundación Puertos de Las Palmas to French.
On 7 August 2023, awardee CANAL TONIGHT, S.L. received €4,601.00 for transcription, translation and voiceover of audiovisual material for the Microsoft in the cloud course supplied by Fundación Puertos de Las Palmas to Portuguese.
On 31 July 2023, awardee SERVICIOS AVANZADOS DE CANARIAS, S.L. received €11,979.72 for developing a virtual reality experience about levels of port digitalisation.
On 28 July 2023, awardee CONSULTORA PARA EL DESARROLLO EXTERIOR CANARIO,SLU received €10,700.00 for coordination and advisory services, and support for economic-administrative and technical management in relation to the Interreg V-A Spain–Portugal MAC 2014-2020 cooperation programme, for the period between August and December 2023.
Training and technical assistance between 2022 and 2023
On 31 January 2023, awardee FUNDACION PUERTOS DE LAS PALMAS received €7,000.00 for contracting a blended training programme with tutoring on digitalisation and sustainability in the social, economic and environmental areas of ports, aimed at university students, within the Interreg Mac 2014-2020 project “4P0RT”, with the objective of increasing companies’ digital maturity.
On 28 November 2022, awardee Adelina de la Jara Valido received €14,900.00 for external expert services to carry out activities related to innovation and digitalisation within the INTERREG MAC 2014-2020 project «4p0rt».
On 26 January 2022, awardee CONSULTORA PARA EL DESARROLLO EXTERIOR CANARIO,SLU received €15,889.50 for services for coordination and advice, and support in economic-administrative management and justification, for the Interreg V-A Spain–Portugal MAC 2014-2020 cooperation programme for the period between January and December 2022, triggering a statistical alert for proximity to the legal limit.
Administrative management and support during 2021
On 22 January 2021, awardee SEBASTIAN HERNÁNDEZ RAMÍREZ received €51.50 for a transfer involving the delegation of the Puerto de la Baie du Repos (Mauritania) from Airport–Las Palmas de G.C.–Airport (24 January 2021 and 31 January 2021), activity 3 of the 4p0rt Project.
On 9 January 2021, awardee Rafael M. Guerra Santana received €2,568.00 for a translation service of keynote addresses into English–French and Portuguese for the IX Jornadas de la mujer portuaria africana / Online Seminar.
On 15 December 2020, awardee Monroe Olsen AdministraÇao, Consultoria e Negócios Empresariais EIRELI received €5,000.00 for consulting services for drafting a technical report and virtual meetings with Brazilian agri-food cooperatives.
On 4 December 2020, awardee CANARIAUDIT, S.L.P. received €7,436.50 for auditing services for the Autonomous Communities (CCAA) 2020 and issuing a report.
On 23 November 2020, awardee INVENTIAPLUS, S.L. received €21.40 for DNS service and management clustered web domain “fundacionpuertos.com”.
Tax advisory and corporate support in 2020
On 28 October 2020, awardee BERNARDO MELIÁN ASESORES, S.L. received €1,177.00 for labour advisory services to Fundación Puertos de Las Palmas for the maximum period of November 2020–October 2021.
On 15 October 2020, awardee JUAN CARLOS FLORES GARCÍA received €3,210.00 for tax advisory services to Fundación Puertos de Las Palmas for the maximum period of November 2020–31 October 2021.
On 15 October 2020, awardee RED FOX ENGINEERING, S.L. received €1,538.66 for design and maintenance of the project website INTERREG MAC V-A 2014-2020 «4p0rt» (MAC2/2.3d/326) (activity 4 – Communication).
On 29 September 2020, awardee GUADALUPE SUÁREZ RODRÍGUEZ received €14,425.85 for accounting and document management services for Fundación Puertos de Las Palmas for the maximum period of October 2020–August 2021, triggering a statistical alert for proximity to the legal limit.
On 1 July 2020, awardee INERZA,S.A. received €15,065.60 for a study on trends and international initiatives and local capabilities (Ports of Las Palmas) in industry 4.0 and smart port, within activity 2.1.1 of the INTERREG MAC 2014-2020 project “4P0RT”.
On 16 June 2020, awardee EVELIO PORTILLO MORALES received €5,806.44 for communication services (activity 4) of the INTERREG MAC 2014-2020 project “4p0rt” (MAC2/2.3d/326).
On 1 April 2020, awardee TURISMAT SOL S.L. received €14,230.00 for travel agency services (tickets and accommodation) for technical visits by Fundación Puertos de Las Palmas staff scheduled for 1 April to 15 September 2019.
International promotional activities at the end of 2019
On 16 December 2019, awardee TANDEM AFRICA EVENTS received €1,585.30 for additional stand material for the port community of Las Palmas at the MSGBC BASIN 2019 congress in Dakar, Senegal.
On 25 November 2019, awardee GRUPO INFORMATICA FERRARO, S.L.U received €335.69 for DNS service and management for a clustered web domain “fundacionpuertos.com” (Period 1 December 2019–31 November 2020).
On 20 November 2019, awardee ICEX, España Exportación e Inversiones received €240.00 for a personalised service to set up meeting agendas with previously identified German companies involved in bunkering and/or ship supply, to attract attendees for the congress “Maritime Week Las Palmas–Supplying Ships in the Atlantic” under the project “4p0rt”.
On 7 November 2019, awardee FAMARCA S.L. received €34.81 for a seal for the INTERREG «4p0rt» project.
On 23 October 2019, awardee ICHCA International Ltd. received €500.00 for registration of a CCI consultancy representative at the ICHCA Conference Malta 2019 within activities 2.1.3 and 2.3.1 of the NAUTICOM Project.
On 21 October 2019, awardee GREGORIO GUILLERMO SANTANA TRUJILLO received €350.00 for Spanish–English interpretation for the Launch Reception event for the congress “Maritime Week Las Palmas–Supplying Ships in the Atlantic”, activity 2.2.1 of the INTERREG 4p0rt Project.
On 21 October 2019, awardee EVELIO PORTILLO MORALES received €3,440.80 for communication services and attendee outreach for the congress “Maritime Week Las Palmas–Bunkering 4.0”, activities 2.2.1 to 2.2.3 and 4 of the INTERREG MAC 2014-2020 «4p0rt» project (MAC2/2.3d/326).
Consulting and external management contracts in October 2019
On 7 October 2019, awardee BERNARDO MELIÁN ASESORES, S.L. received €1,171.50 for labour advisory services to Fundación Puertos de Las Palmas for the period 1 November 2019–31 October 2020.
On 7 October 2019, awardee JUAN CARLOS FLORES GARCÍA received €3,195.00 for tax advisory services to Fundación Puertos de Las Palmas for the period 1 November 2019–31 October 2020.
On 4 October 2019, awardee SUBSEA MECHATRONICS S.L. received €2,130.00 for the service “Redesign and update of the business service of the Fundación Canaria Puertos de Las Palmas”, activity 2.3.2 of the INTERREG MAC 2014-2020 project “INTERPORT”.
On 3 October 2019, awardee CREACIONES REDONDO, S.L. received €448.80 for the supply of awards (Lighthouses) for the Puertos de Las Palmas Awards.
On 2 October 2019, awardee ATLANTICO BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT received €4,000.00 for consulting services to attract attendees from institutions and port companies in the Benelux region to the congress “Maritime Week Las Palmas–Supplying Ships in the Atlantic”, within the INTERREG MAC 2014-2020 project “4p0rt”.
Travel and market outreach in September 2019
On 23 September 2019, awardee AFPA ENTREPRISES received €2,859.00 for delivering a training course “Ship Carpentry and Composites”—INTERPORT Project.
On 23 September 2019, awardee VIAJES CANATOUR SA received €14,700.00 for travel agency services (tickets and accommodation) for technical visits by Fundación Puertos de Las Palmas staff scheduled for 23 September 2019 to 15 January 2020, triggering a statistical alert for proximity to the legal limit.
On 23 September 2019, awardee EVELIO PORTILLO MORALES received €2,150.53 for inserting a promotional banner in an online maritime–port sector publication for the congress “Maritime Week Las Palmas–Supplying Ships in the Atlantic”, to attract attendees, within the INTERREG MAC 2014-2020 project “4p0rt”.
On 18 September 2019, awardee GUADALUPE SUÁREZ RODRÍGUEZ received €14,991.15 for accounting and document management services for Fundación Puertos de Las Palmas for the maximum period of 1 October 2019–September 2020, triggering a statistical alert for proximity to the legal limit.
On 28 August 2019, awardee ICEX, España Exportación e Inversiones received €480.00 for a personalised service to identify German bunkering and/or ship supply companies to attract attendees for the congress “Maritime Week Las Palmas–Supplying Ships in the Atlantic” within the INTERREG MAC 2014-2020 project “4p0rt”.
On 21 August 2019, awardee ICEX, España Exportación e Inversiones received €480.00 for a personalised service to identify Danish bunkering and/or ship supply companies to attract attendees for the congress “Maritime Week Las Palmas–Supplying Ships in the Atlantic” within the INTERREG MAC-2014-2020 «4p0rt» project.
Trade missions and technical congresses in early 2019
On 24 July 2019, awardee ALEXONY MARITIME LTD received €3,500.00 for renting 50% of a stand at the IMPA 2019 fair within activity 2.2.2 of the INTERREG 2014-2020 project “INTERPORT”.
On 8 July 2019, awardee Clarion Energy Ltd T/A Oil & Gas Council received €3,275.59 for registering two representatives of Fundación Puertos de Las Palmas at the Oil & Gas Council, MSGBC Basin Summit and Local Content 2019.
On 14 May 2019, awardee Port Management Association of West and Central Africa (AGPAOC-PMAWCA) received €1,200.00 for registering representatives of Fundación Puertos de Las Palmas and CCI at the 40th council of the AGAPOC-PMAWCA.
On 6 April 2019, awardee RALEY ESTUDIOS COSTEROS, S.C.P received €4,739.25 for services to organise a working table “Seminar on New Trends in Logistics–Provisionism and RRNN: Smart Ports and Renewable Energy Off-Shore”, INTERPORT Project.
On 1 April 2019, awardee GREGORIO GUILLERMO SANTANA TRUJILLO received €160.50 for Spanish–English interpretation of B2B meetings of the FPLP Congress Mid Atlantic Ship Repair& Supply Summit under the INTERREG INTERPORT Project.
On 27 March 2019, awardee Tinguaro Sánchez Robaina received €1,164.00 for services to produce an audiovisual report (informational videos) for the Mid Atlantic Ship Repair & Supply Summit–Las Palmas Port congress, INTERREG Project “INTERPORT”.
On 20 March 2019, awardee Agustín Pérez Armas received €223.65 for services to produce a photographic report for the congress “Mid Atlantic Ship Repair & Supply Summit–Las Palmas Port”, INTERPORT Project.
On 20 March 2019, awardee Viajes Airexpres, S.a. received €10,621.40 for technical secretariat for the congress “Mid Atlantic Ship Repair& Supply Summit–Las Palmas Port”, INTERREG Project “INTERPORT”.
On 19 March 2019, awardee Consultations Commerce International Benin (CCI-Benin) received €1,500.00 for consulting services to attract attendees to the congress “Mid Atlantic Ship Repair&Supply Summit–Las Palmas Port” from African countries not previously contacted, and to organise an African business mission to Las Palmas, as well as an agenda of b2b meetings during the congress, under the INTERPORT Project.
