DGOJ forced to correct €8M tech contract after BOE errors

Spain's gambling regulator DGOJ has been forced to publish two separate amendments correcting fundamental errors in its €8 million technology procurement, highlighting serious planning deficiencies in what should be a critical operational contract.

The regulator initially published the urgent procurement without clear knowledge of when its previous contract would expire, rushing the process and creating multiple administrative problems that required official correction through the BOE (Official State Gazette).

First Amendment Reshuffles Scoring and Budget

The initial correction restructured the contract's evaluation criteria, removing 10 points from one adjudication criterion and transferring them to another. Simultaneously, DGOJ reallocated budget between fixed services and on-demand services categories, moving thousands of euros between spending lines.

This mathematical reshuffling suggests the original tender documents were published without adequate internal review, forcing the regulator to fundamentally alter how bids would be assessed.

Security Systems Location Confusion

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A second amendment revealed even more concerning planning gaps. The original procurement specified NubeSARA as the hosting location for security systems, but DGOJ has now corrected this to COCS (Centro de Operaciones de Ciberseguridad).

The regulator admitted that system migration would occur during contract execution rather than being predetermined, indicating uncertainty about basic infrastructure arrangements for critical security operations.

Regulatory Implications

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The Spanish saying "vísteme despacio, que tengo prisa" (dress me slowly, I'm in a hurry) perfectly captures DGOJ's predicament. The urgent procurement pathway, typically reserved for genuine emergencies, appears to have been used to compensate for poor contract management rather than addressing unforeseen circumstances.

These corrections raise questions about DGOJ's procurement governance and planning capabilities, particularly concerning technology contracts that underpin regulatory oversight of Spain's gambling sector. Operators may face operational uncertainty if similar planning deficiencies affect other regulatory processes.

According to AzarPlus.