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A year ago, the Congress of Deputies refreshed their smartphones. The iPhone 8, purchased in 2017, was replaced by the iPhone 13 Pro, thanks to a tender announcement
A year ago, the Congress of Deputies refreshed their smartphones. The iPhone 8, purchased in 2017, was replaced by the iPhone 13 Pro, thanks to a tender announcement that fits this model like a glove: only Apple’s 13 Pro corresponded to the requested specs in the technical specifications document.
A year later, the Senate is repeating this story: it will renew the tablets and smartphones of 265 senators with a document that fits on only two devices: the iPhone 14 and the 11″ iPad Pro with the M2 chip; a news has been seen with folk voice.
The described specifications are only suitable for these two models.
The requirements for 350 smartphones requested in the annex of the technical specification of the tender notice are as follows:
There are some details to consider. Whether they’re demanding technologies under Apple’s own brand, such as the “Super Retina XDR” display or the “Face ID” facial recognition system, or directly the A15 chip or the iOS 16 operating system, they’re not just targeting a new generation. iPhone, but to a specific model. They do this by citing a 6.1-inch screen and a weight “not exceeding 200 grams”.
In case of any doubt, they are talking about the iPhone 14. you have chosen this particular model making sure of the specified screen size and weight iPhone 14 Plus (6.7-inch screen) or 14 Pro (206 grams weight) are not considered.
This tender comes when the cameras are about to be dispersed, and they accept this in the tender and demand only phones with iOS system. From the page itself:
Due to the dissolution of the Chambers by Royal Decree 400/2023 of 29 May and the constitution of the new Legislature foreseen in August, it is not and will not be possible to adapt computer applications to systems other than IOS. It will be possible to provide the necessary functionality for the members of the Senate to fulfill their parliamentary duties.
Then they even mention that mobile phones will need to be registered in the Apple Business Manager program.
Now we come to the necessary features for the 310 tablets that the Senate will receive, again in the appendix from the document.
The budget of this contract is 940.000 Euros, if we add VAT it will remain in the budget. €1,137,400. The breakdown of quantities is as follows:
Budgets for support and repair of both device types are split between 2024 and 2027 as 8,470 Euros for tablets and 9,680 Euros for smartphones per year.
These include screen repairs for 477.95 euros, rear window and camera for 165 euros or battery replacement due to wear for 114.95 euros.
If we divide these amounts (terminal supply only, excluding support and repair) among the unit prices of each model (remember: only one of each category falls into the specification), we charge higher prices than your retailbased on Apple’s official prices at the time of publication of this article.
In the case of the iPad Pro there is one factor that partially explains the difference of more than 600 euros: jersey also requires keyboard covers, Although it does not specify the specs, the Magic Keyboard, which costs 369 euros each in the retail market, can be expected to be official products from Apple.
It is also stated that in addition to the “preferably detachable cables and chargers and wired headphones” of the devices, the management, administrative and logistics costs will be undertaken by the contractor company. A basic protective case will also be provided for each device in a dark color”.
Namely: headphones (EUR 19 for Apple EarPods), chargers not included in the box (EUR 25 for typical 20W USB-C) and dark cases (EUR 69 for leather ones) are included. That goes up to 113 euros already, excluding logistics costs, when it comes to iPhones. We are approaching.
The Senate refreshed its terminals thirteen months ago, amid the Pegasus crisis, when they switched from their iPhone 8 and iPhone X to the iPhone 13 they’ve ever used. And for some reason, they changed only a year later. Five weeks before the elections.
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Emma Ortiz is a gadget expert and author at Div Bracket. She provides in-depth coverage of the latest and greatest in consumer technology, offering readers an inside look at the latest trends and innovations in the world of gadgets.
