58 Bulgarian Hotels Have Contracts with Thomas Cook
In connection with the announcement of the bankruptcy of the Thomas Cook tour operator subsidiaries, the Ministry of Tourism has created an expert group for emergency work and a 24-hour hotline.
The Bulgarian state administration signed over 270 contracts for hardware, software and information technology (IT) services during 2009.
The deals accounted for between 20% and 25% of the IT business in Bulgaria, according to analysts CBN Bulgaria, as cited by Pari.bg.
According to the analysts' data, government spending on services exceeded hardware purchases for the first time. CBN did not reveal how much the state spent on these contracts in 2009.
However, the survey showed that one Bulgarian IT company received a total of EUR 5,5 M in 2009, under the provisions of the Public Procurement Act (PPA).
The top 10 technology companies by volume of tenders won, received between them 55% of all government contract funding.
The top 10 companies in terms of the number of successful bids, carried out 32% of all state contracts, with 17 contracts being the largest number won by any single company in 2009.
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