Astillero tenders the concession for stall 15 of the Mercado de Abastos

The Astillero City Council has opened the bidding process for the private use concession of stall number fifteen of the Municipal Food Market, a premises with a useful area of 14.40 square meters located on municipal public land. The specific administrative clauses document is published in the Official Gazette of Cantabria number 209, dated October 30, 2026, within section 3 of Administrative Procurement, under the official reference CVE-2026-8460. Interested parties have fifteen calendar days, counting from that publication, to submit their proposals to the municipal General Registry.

The announcement corresponds to file 7258/2026, processed by the City Council led by Javier Fernández Soberón as mayor, who signed the document in Astillero on October 26, 2026. The award will be made through an open procedure and the concession will be administrative in nature, subject to the specifications, the Municipal Food Market Regulations, the Law 9/2017, of November 8, on Public Sector Contracts for matters not provided for, and supplementarily to the Local Entities Property Regulations and Law 33/2003, on the Heritage of Public Administrations.

A 14.40 square meter premises with designated uses

The purpose offered by the City Council for stall number fifteen allows for several commercial orientations, always linked to direct public service:

• Fishmonger, greengrocer, butcher, or similar food-related sales activity.
• Hospitality business, ice cream parlor, or other activity with public service.
• In any case, a minimum opening to the public of five days a week and 35 weekly hours is required.
• The installation of smoke extraction pipes to the exterior is prohibited.

The specifications expressly exclude use as a warehouse. Only in the event that no other offers are presented may the premises serve to expand the public service area of adjacent businesses, but never as a storage room. The successful bidder must request the corresponding activity and opening license, subject to the limitations set by the Regulatory Ordinance of the Fee for Use and Provision of Municipal Market Services and the sectoral regulations.

Entry fee of 10,000 euros and twenty-five years

The tender price set by the City Council is 10,000.00 euros, an amount that can be improved upwards and will be paid between the third and fifth month following the award. The evaluation of the bids depends entirely on the amount of the annual fee, with a maximum of 100 points for the best economic proposal and the distribution of the remainder by a simple and direct rule of three. The applicable annual rate will be that established in the Fiscal Ordinance regulating the Fee for Use and Provision of Services of the Municipal Market or the regulation that may replace it. The term of the concession extends to 25 years.

Regarding guarantees, no provisional guarantee is required, and a definitive guarantee of 5% of the value offered for the occupied public domain is established. The conditioning works will be borne by the concessionaire and may not alter the exterior appearance or the roof of the market; furniture, fixtures, cold rooms, awnings, and other equipment in the premises are not included and will be removed by the previous owner before the award.

Two envelopes, prior visit and contracting board

The submission is organized into two sealed envelopes: envelope “A” for administrative documentation, including accreditation of personality, representation, a responsible declaration of not being subject to prohibitions for contracting, and economic, financial, and technical solvency; and envelope “B” for the economic offer, expressed in words and figures including VAT. Bidders may request a visit to the facilities at least three business days prior to the final submission date.

Applicants must be up to date with payments to the City Council, their tax obligations, and the Social Security, and may only submit one application. Those who are already awardees of a premises in the market, or belong to a company that is, may participate if they commit in writing to waive, without compensation or option of transfer, the premises they occupy.

The Contracting Board will be constituted on the third business day following the closing of the deadline, at 11:00 hours, and will be presided over by the mayor or their delegate, along with a councilor, the General Comptroller, the Municipal Secretary, a technician from Environment and Activities, a technician from the OMIC, and a secretary with a voice but no vote. The award corresponds to the Local Government Board and will be formalized within a maximum period of fifteen business days from the notification.

The call opens a business opportunity in the municipal public domain for small merchants and hospitality operators at a time of competition for premises in supply markets, with a modest starting fee and a concessional horizon of a quarter of a century, but with strict activity conditions: no smoke extraction, no use as a warehouse, and a guaranteed minimum schedule of 35 hours per week.

Source: Official Gazette of Cantabria, no. 209, October 30, 2026, section 3. Administrative Contracting, pages 55729-55735 (official reference: CVE-2026-8460).