Girona tenders the advertising and maintenance of street furniture

The Girona City Council has opened for public information the file for the granting of private use of the public domain for the advertising exploitation of street furniture and its maintenance within the municipality. The Local Governing Board approved the file on September 25, 2026, and the announcement is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Girona no. 192, dated October 6, 2026, with edict number 8459 and official reference BOP-2026_0_192_8459. The concession is processed under a competitive regime through a public tender.

A public tender to exploit street furniture advertising

The purpose of the file is the granting of a private use concession of the public domain that combines two services: the advertising exploitation of street furniture elements and the maintenance of these same elements. The competitive regime implies that any interested operator may compete under equal conditions, and the bidding process is resolved via public tender.

Along with the file, the Local Governing Board approved the administrative clauses specifications and the technical specifications that shall govern the concession. These documents establish the legal, economic, and technical conditions of the exploitation, including the regime of municipal income derived from the advertising utilization.

30-working-day period and consultation of documentation

In accordance with article 66.1 of the Heritage Regulations for Local Entities of Catalonia (RPELC), the file is submitted for public information for a period of 30 working days. The count begins from the publication of the announcement in the Official Gazette of the Province and on the electronic notice board (e-Tauler) of the Girona City Council.

Interested parties may submit any allegations and suggestions they deem appropriate within this period. The documentation can be consulted:

• In person, at the municipal offices.
• Electronically, at the electronic office of the Girona City Council (https://seu.girona.cat//portal/girona_ca/tauler/).

The announcement specifies that, should no allegations be presented, the specifications will be understood as definitively approved automatically.

Regulatory framework and issuing body

The processing is based on two regulations:

• Article 66 of Decree 336/1988, of October 17, which approves the Heritage Regulations for Local Entities of Catalonia (RPELC).
• Article 218.4 of Legislative Decree 2/2003, of April 28, which approves the revised text of the Municipal and Local Regime Law of Catalonia.

The announcement appears electronically signed by the mayor, Lluc Salellas i Vilar, with a signature date of September 26, 2026. The publication occupies page 1 of the provincial gazette corresponding to October 6, 2026.

Impact for readers

The tender opens a window of 30 working days for outdoor advertising companies and urban furniture operators to submit allegations to the specifications before the competition is definitively approved. For the citizenry, the process determines who will commercially exploit the advertising supports on the streets of Girona and who will assume their maintenance, with the associated municipal revenues as a central element of the concession.

Fuente: Official Gazette of the Province of Girona, no. 192, October 6, 2026, Local Administration - City Councils, p. 1 (official reference: BOP-2026_0_192_8459).