An external audit commissioned by the current Balearic Government has revealed numerous regulatory breaches and documentary deficiencies in dozens of files for the purchase of health material processed during the pandemic by the Executive then presided by Francina Armengol (PSOE).
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The analysis, carried out by the firm Netadia Europe following a public tender, examines 60 contracts signed between 2020 and 2022 by the Balearic Islands Health Service (IB-Salut) during the COVID-19 health emergency stage. All the audited purchases exceed 100,000 euros.
Audit after the outbreak of the Koldo case
The decision to commission this audit was taken after the so-called Koldo case broke out in 2024. Koldo casecase, which investigates an alleged corruption network linked to the Ministry of Transport and the purchase of masks.
The case keeps the former minister José Luis Ábalos and his advisor Koldo García in custody, and fully affects a contract processed in the Balearic Islands during Armengol’s term of office.
Specifically, it is the acquisition of masks worth 3.7 million euros to the company Soluciones de Gestión, one of the firms investigated by the Audiencia Nacional. According to the case, messages were found between Koldo and the then president of the Balearic Islands in which García assured her: “Honey, I keep you informed of everything“.
Non-compliance in more than 90% of contracts
The Netadia report points out that most of the files reviewed show administrative irregularities, as detailed this morning by different media.
One of the most frequent was the absence of prior technical reports justifying the purchase requirements, in more than half of the cases.
Numerous contracts were also identified without documentary proof of receipt of the material or without verifying that the material complied with the agreement. In some cases, there are no reception certificates or signatures of those responsible, which makes it impossible to certify the correct delivery of the supply.
In addition, the audit indicates that the rules of publicity and transparency were violated, and that three of the acquisitions – for a total of 1.5 million euros – were made at prices significantly above market prices.
Lack of control over possible conflicts of interest
One of the most serious aspects of the document is that none of the contracts include any evidence that mechanisms were implemented to avoid conflicts of interest.
“There is no audit trail -documentary trace- of such verification in any file,” the report concludes.
The analysis also compares the cost of the purchases made by the Balearic Government with those made by other autonomous communities, finding notable differences in some cases.
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