Tragsa and Tragsatec 2026 Rates: What Changes for Public Entities

Key data

Public administrations that regularly work with Tragsa or Tragsatec must update their budget planning for 2026. The Tragsa Rates Commission has approved the new prices applicable to all direct orders made under the Law 9/2017, of November 8, on Public Sector Contracts, and the Undersecretary's Resolution publishing them was signed on April 24, 2026, with publication in the BOE on April 28.

These rates are not optional: they are mandatory in all direct orders that public entities make to Tragsa without the need for bidding, by virtue of the personified own means regime provided for in the twenty-fourth additional provision of the LCSP.

What does this regulation establish?

The regulation approves two differentiated elements that affect the economic calculation of orders to Tragsa and Tragsatec in 2026:

• 2026 Rates: The prices applicable to the actions that Tragsa and Tragsatec carry out as personified own means of public administrations. These rates replace those currently in force and are mandatory in direct orders.
• Updated corrective coefficients: The coefficients for updating simple prices in actions not subject to taxes are reviewed. These coefficients affect the economic calculation of numerous public projects.

The legal mechanism that makes these direct orders possible is that of personified own means: Tragsa and Tragsatec are considered instruments of public administrations, which allows them to be commissioned with work without the need to open a competitive bidding procedure. In return, the prices they can charge are regulated and must comply with officially approved rates.

The usual sectors of activity in which these rates have direct impact are:

• Agriculture and rural development
• Environment and forest management
• Emergencies (fires, floods, natural disasters)
• Civil works and public infrastructure

Economic and operational impact

For administrations that regularly use Tragsa, this rate change has a direct and immediate impact on budget planning for 2026. Any order already planned but not yet formalized must be reviewed with the new rates.

The two vectors of economic impact are:

• New base rates: The cost of each type of action (labor, machinery, materials, technical services) is fixed by the new approved prices. If rates increase compared to 2025, planned orders will cost more than initially estimated.
• Revised corrective coefficients: They specifically affect simple prices in actions not subject to taxes. Their update can modify the final amount of projects using this calculation method, even if the base price does not vary significantly.

For private companies, the impact is indirect: if Tragsa rates increase, administrations may value more ordinary contracting open to private companies, which could expand opportunities in public bids in the mentioned sectors.

Who does it affect?

This regulation directly affects:

• State, regional and local public administrations that commission work to Tragsa or Tragsatec as own means in 2026.
• Public sector entities with respect to which Tragsa or Tragsatec has the status of personified own means and technical service in accordance with Law 9/2017.
• Procurement and budget management officials of public bodies operating in the sectors of agriculture, environment, emergencies and civil works.
• Technical and management staff of public bodies that prepare specifications, economic reports or budgets for orders to Tragsa for 2026.

It indirectly affects:

• Private companies in the construction, engineering and environmental services sector that compete with Tragsa in ordinary public bids, since Tragsa's rate level influences the relative competitiveness of the market.

Practical example

An autonomous community plans to commission Tragsatec during 2026 a technical assistance project for the management of protected natural areas. The order will be made directly, without bidding, under the own means regime.

The procurement team had prepared a budget estimate based on the rates in force until April 2026. With the publication of the new rates on April 28, that estimate must be reviewed before formalizing the order, since the 2026 rates are mandatory from April 24.

Additionally, if the project includes actions not subject to taxes whose prices are calculated using simple prices, the updated corrective coefficients will also modify the final amount. Formalizing the order without updating the calculations could generate budget deviations or non-compliance in the economic justification of the file.

What should public entities do now?

1. Review all budget estimates for orders to Tragsa or Tragsatec that are in preparation or pending formalization, applying the 2026 rates approved on April 24.
2. Update the corrective coefficients in projects that include actions not subject to taxes with simple prices, to avoid deviations in economic calculation.
3. Verify if orders already formalized before April 24 are affected by the rate change or if they are governed by previous rates, depending on the date of formalization of the order.
4. Communicate the change to technical and procurement teams responsible for preparing economic reports and specifications for orders to Tragsa in the sectors of agriculture, environment, emergencies and civil works.
5. Consult the complete resolution in the BOE to know the details of each approved rate and coefficient, since budget planning must be based on officially published prices.