Digitalization decides against tendering the update of the AP Madrid application

The Ministry of Digitalization of the Community of Madrid has withdrawn from the bidding process for the contract “Stabilization and updating of the ‘AP Madrid’ application,” which had a base budget of 2,349,880.50 euros. The withdrawal was agreed upon by the Contracting Body through Order 561/2026, dated September 15, after an irremediable breach of the regulatory norms for the preparation of the contract was identified. The decision was made public in the Official Gazette of the Community of Madrid (BOCM) no. 233, dated September 30, 2026, via the Resolution of September 18, 2026, from the General Technical Secretariat of the Ministry of Digitalization.

The announcement, framed within section I.D (Announcements) of the gazette, reproduces the essential data of the file and confirms that the call is rendered void prior to the award. The contract was being processed through an open procedure and ordinary processing, without division into lots and without the admission of variants, under CPV code 72212900-8 (software development services and miscellaneous computer systems).

A contract for the primary care medical record

The object of the tender was the acquisition of systems development services to ensure the stability and updating of the information system that supports the primary and community care medical record (AP Madrid). The service was required to cover, among others, the following activities:

• Implementation of modifications to the software and/or data of the AP Madrid application, as well as in the integrations and microservices with which it connects.
• Analysis, design, and proposal of solutions for new requirements.
• Documentation of the developments carried out.
• Support for the publication of new developments in the different environments.
• Performance of unit, integration, and user tests.
• Proactive modifications and improvements to optimize software performance.
• Study and assessment of work orders (ETs).

The successful bidder would have also assumed the coordination, implementation, and integration of the file with other business intelligence projects and related technological systems, following the guidelines of the DGSD.

Figures, reference, and contracting body

• Contracting authority: Ministry of Digitalization (NIF S-7800001E), through the Sub-directorate General of Economic-Administrative Management, calle Embajadores 181, 28045 Madrid.
• File reference number: A/SER-037399/2025.
• Estimated value of the contract: 1,942,050.00 euros.
• Base tender budget: 1,942,050.00 euros taxable base, 407,830.50 euros VAT, and 2,349,880.50 euros total amount.
• Division into lots: no. Admission of variants: not admitted.

An irremediable breach in the preparation

The “Other information” section of the announcement specifies that the Contracting Authority agreed to withdraw “due to a non-remediable breach of the regulations governing the preparation of the contract.” The published text does not detail the concrete content of said breach nor identify which procedure it affected. The resolution is signed by the technical general secretary, Judit Díez Manzanedo, and bears the identification code (03/15.277/26).

The withdrawal nullifies the call for tenders and closes the submission process for bidders interested in this technological services contract. For system users, the update and maintenance of the application that supports the primary care medical record remain pending a new procurement file that the Ministry must promote.

Source: Official Gazette of the Community of Madrid, no. 233, of September 30, 2026, section I.D (Announcements), pág. 141-142 (official reference: BOCM-20260930-42).