Daily procurement news · 30 September 2026 · Episode 7
Spain freezes evictions until 2030, and the Baltics shop for shelters
Four signals from the weekend and Monday: Spain turns a single eviction into national housing policy, Latvia prepares a procurement of ready-made shelters, Lithuania signs a €0.9bn renovation plan with the Commission, and Navantia UK bids to lead a £7bn Royal Navy order.
In this episode
Spain agrees housing measures and a freeze on evictions until 2030
After days of protests over an 87-year-old woman evicted in Madrid, the government agreed a housing package and says evictions will be suspended until 2030. Social housing, renovation and rental support are where the public money, and the tenders, will go.
Latvia prepares a procurement of ready-made shelters
The Ministry of Economics is looking at shelters that can be bought off the shelf and installed quickly. Estonia’s budget committee argued over defence procurements the same day, and Lithuania will push military-mobility funding during its EU presidency.
Lithuania signs a €0.9bn renovation and green transition plan
The government and the European Commission are signing a plan worth about €900m for renovation and the green transition. Rail Baltica keeps its 2030 target, and Via Baltica gets 23 smart speed-management posts through a public tender.
Navantia UK bids to lead a £7bn Royal Navy order
The British arm of the Spanish state shipbuilder wants to lead a £7bn order for the Royal Navy. National buyers, European consortia, cross-border supply chains: watch who leads the consortium, because that is who buys from you.