The Provincial Council of Álava renews the TrendAI platform for 780,450 euros

The Foral Government Council of the Provincial Council of Álava approved on October 6, 2026, the procurement file, via open procedure, for the service to renew the TrendAI advanced protection platform, with a maximum budget of 780,450.00 euros, VAT included, and an execution period of three years. The decision is formalized in Agreement 621/2026, dated October 6, and published in the Official Gazette of the Historical Territory of Álava (BOTHA) no. 118, dated October 14, 2026, within the summary of provisions approved by the Foral Government Council in an ordinary session. The file corresponds to the Department of Employment, Trade, Tourism, and Foral Administration.

Open procedure and scope of the contract

The agreement authorizes bidding through an open procedure, the general modality of public procurement that allows the participation of any interested company that proves the solvency requirements. The objective is the renewal—not the initial implementation—of the advanced protection platform, which places the contract within the scope of maintenance and updating of security tools already in use by the foral institution.

The economic and temporal terms set in the agreement are as follows:

• Maximum budget: 780,450.00 euros, VAT included.
• Execution period: three years.
• Procedure: open.
• Object: renewal of the TrendAI advanced protection platform.
• Scope of application: user equipment, servers, and collaborative tools.
• Approving body: Foral Government Council, upon the proposal of the Department of Employment, Trade, Tourism, and Foral Administration.

A technological effort concentrated in the same session

The TrendAI contract is not an isolated decision. In the same session on October 6, the Foral Government Council approved other technological and investment files that outline a significant effort in digitalization and equipment:

• Agreement 622/2026: renovation works for the Eskalmendi agricultural laboratory, via simplified open procedure, for 730,328.78 euros, VAT included.
• Agreement 624/2026: budget modification to provide credit for the item “IT: Request Management Software” for the 2027 annuality.
• Agreement 625/2026: budget modification for the item “Occupational Risk Prevention Studies” in 2027.

Added to this are IT contracts approved in previous sessions, such as the renewal of Autodesk subscriptions (482,556.31 euros) and support for Oracle licenses (513,040.00 euros), both via open procedure. The overall picture confirms that spending on systems and licenses occupies a central place in the foral procurement of the autumn.

What it means for technology providers

The publication of the extract in the BOTHA opens the way for companies in the cybersecurity sector and specialized software distribution to prepare their participation in the tender. The amount and the three-year term establish a medium-high volume contract with a multi-year duration, attractive to integrators capable of providing service to a provincial administration throughout the entire period.

The file is processed through an open procedure, although the published extract does not detail lots, award criteria, or bid submission dates, details that must be consulted in the specifications and the corresponding tender announcement.

Closing

The renewal of TrendAI consolidates the commitment of the Provincial Council of Álava to keep its protection layer updated against digital threats on workstations, servers, and collaboration tools. For the technological business fabric, the agreement represents a relevant public procurement opportunity; for the citizens, the continuity of an IT security service that sustains the daily administrative activity of the provincial institution.

Source: Official Gazette of the Historical Territory of Álava (BOTHA), no. 118, of October 14, 2026, Section I — General Assemblies of Álava and Provincial Administration of the Historical Territory of Álava, page 1/3 (official reference: 2026-02869).