SpainOn July 23, 2026, the Spanish central government was reported to have used a similar method as previously applied to the SE-40 bridge project to award a public works project in Santa Justa. The government has entrusted the state-owned company Ineco with the task, bypassing competition among private companies by directly awarding the work to Ineco. This approach allows Ineco, which developed the technical document for the tender, to secure the contract worth 2.17 million euros from Adif.
Bias read (Progressive): The article frames the government's decision as a continuation of a previous practice that favors state-owned entities over private competition, suggesting a preference for centralized control. The emphasis on avoiding 'libre concurrencia' (free competition) implies a critique of market-based tender
