SEPI-Digital Ministry Agreement 2026: opportunities for tech companies

Key data

Technology companies and digital service providers have a concrete window of opportunity: the agreement signed on March 24, 2026 between the Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Function and the State Industrial Participations Company (SEPI) activates the "Public Data Demand Management" project, backed by Next Generation EU Funds within the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan.

It is not a future project: the agreement has been in force since March 24, 2026 and was published in the BOE on April 13, 2026. Derived tenders may materialize in the coming months.

What does this regulation establish?

The agreement formalizes collaboration between two key public bodies to develop more efficient and accessible public data management infrastructure:

• Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Function: driver of public administration digitalization policy and responsible for the regulatory and strategic framework of the project.
• SEPI (State Industrial Participations Company): public entity acting as operational partner for project implementation.

The central objective is to structure and optimize the management of data generated by public administrations, facilitating its use both internally (between organizations) and externally (citizens and companies).

The project represents a public investment with European backing aimed at modernizing Spanish digital administration. The expected result is more efficient, accessible and reusable public data infrastructure.

Economic and operational impact

The agreement does not publish a specific investment amount in the available text. However, its framing within Next Generation EU Funds and the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan implies that this is a significant public investment with guaranteed European financing.

The main economic and operational consequences are:

• Tenders for tech companies: development of public data infrastructure will require contracts with technology providers specialized in data management, interoperability, cloud platforms and analytics.
• Public administration modernization: public administrations will need to adapt their internal data management processes to integrate into the new framework.
• Access to public data: citizens and companies will benefit from greater availability and quality of data generated by the public sector, which can drive new business models based on open data.
• Consolidation of public data ecosystem: the project advances toward a more cohesive national data infrastructure, aligned with European standards for open data and reuse of public sector information.

Who does it affect?

• Technology companies and digital service providers: are the main potential beneficiaries through tenders generated by the project. Especially relevant for companies specialized in data management, cloud platforms, interoperability, data analytics and digital transformation consulting.
• Public administrations: will need to adapt their data management systems and processes to the new framework established by the project. Affects bodies of the General State Administration and potentially regional and local administrations.
• Citizens and companies using public data: will benefit from greater accessibility and quality of available public data, which can facilitate development of services and applications based on open data.
• Tech startups and SMEs: the public procurement framework derived from the project can be an opportunity to access public contracts in the digitalization field.

Practical example

A technology consulting company specialized in data management and interoperability between public systems can position itself to bid for contracts derived from this project. The process would be as follows:

1. The company monitors the Public Sector Procurement Platform to detect tenders related to the "Public Data Demand Management" project or called by SEPI or the Ministry for Digital Transformation within the Recovery Plan framework.
2. Analyzes the specifications to verify if it meets the technical and economic solvency requirements demanded.
3. Prepares its bid highlighting previous experience in public data management projects, interoperability or open data platforms.
4. If awarded, participates directly in building the public data infrastructure financed with Next Generation EU funds.

This type of project typically generates consulting services contracts, technology development and platform maintenance, with multi-year durations and relevant budgets given their framing within European recovery funds.

What should companies do now?

1. Identify if your company fits the provider profile: evaluate if your services or products are related to data management, interoperability, cloud platforms, analytics or digital transformation consulting for the public sector.
2. Activate alerts on the Public Sector Procurement Platform: configure alerts for tenders related to SEPI, the Ministry for Digital Transformation and the "Public Data Demand Management" project.
3. Review solvency requirements for public contracts: ensure that your company meets the usual technical and economic solvency requirements for public sector contracts in the technology field.
4. Monitor project evolution: track publications from the Ministry for Digital Transformation and SEPI to learn about the tender schedule and specific project requirements.
5. Consider alliances or consortiums: if your company is an SME or startup, consider the possibility of bidding in consortium with other companies to meet the requirements of larger projects financed with European funds.