Soltour joins Mundiplan and Nautalia in the appeal against the Imserso Prize

Soltour, along with Mundiplan and Nautalia/Seniorplan/Autocares Vera, have appealed to the Central Administrative Court for Contractual Resources against the award of Imserso trips after their candidacy was “unfairly” excluded from the tender for the 2023 season program. 2024. A few weeks into the campaign, there is a risk that the travel and vacation program for the elderly, run by the Ministry of Social Rights and Agenda 2030, led by Ione Belarra, will be canceled or at least delayed due to problems in the allocation .

Soltour has said this Monday that after crowding out all routes it has been forced to appeal against the award of Lot 1 (Coastals), the only one of the three tenders it was seeking along with open-minded Guest Incomingador (both belonging to tourist hub Soltour). Travel Partners of the Piñero Group).

The company asserts that it has tried at all times not to harm the program and has therefore previously submitted its allegations to Imserso’s contract committee. However, it has finally decided to go to court as well, following objections from other companies against the various properties.

Soltour believes that the trips were awarded “not in accordance with the fundamentals of the contractual document”, which is why the aim of his appeal is for the contracting party to reassess its offer and give due consideration to the quality criteria of the competition.

Convinced that his proposal “must be a winner, considering the quality criteria of the competition, which he disagrees with evaluating”, Soltour filed a lawsuit on July 7, demanding the correction, which was approved on July 21 by the table was accepted . in the same month.

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On August 3, despite its approval of Soltour, the board of directors rejected its allegations, excluded the company from the tender and finally awarded the program to Ávoris (Barceló), the company explained in a statement.

By doing so the same day, leaving him no opportunity to reply, Soltour stated that this appeal would mean the suspension or delay of the start of the program, a fact that he has always wanted to avoid , and is one of the reasons off to which he submitted arguments for the provisional decision.

The tour operator has highlighted the savings that would result for the taxpayer if they were the winner of Lot 1, as the offer selected was “much more expensive”.

“We are very concerned that our complaints could cause delays or harm the rest of the bidders, hoteliers and especially our elders,” said Soltour Travel Partners CEO Tomeu Bennasar, adding, “given the decision of Den As for the remaining bidders who have found it appropriate to challenge this decision, we join them in making our own appeal.”