The Department of Health has announced the 100% transfer of the Leioa pharmacy office

The Department of Health of the Basque Government has announced a proposal for the 100% transmission of a pharmacy office in the Leioa (Bizkaia) pharmacy area. The announcement was published in issue number 178 of the Boletín Oficial del País Vasco on September 17, 2026, and the official reference is 2026/3924. Pharmacists wishing to know the conditions of the operation have a period of two months to submit requests, starting from the day the announcement was published.

Regulation and procedure

The announcement is made in accordance with Article 4 of Decree 166/1999, of March 16. This regulation governs the procedure for the transmission of pharmacy offices and stipulates that transmission proposals be made public so that interested parties may submit requests.

The proposal mentions the 100% transmission of the office in the Leioa pharmacy area (Bizkaia). The announcement does not include the name of the owner nor the specific amount of the price; these data can be consulted in the file, and that is the essence of the procedure: allowing interested parties to submit a request after knowing all the conditions.

Who signed it and when

The announcement was signed in Vitoria-Gasteiz on August 28, 2026, and the publication is dated September 17; therefore, the official start date of the process is the date of publication. The signatory is Jon Iñaki Betolaza San Miguel, Director of Pharmacy of the Department of Health.

The document was included in the Department’s “Otros anuncios oficiales” section, under the ANUNCIOS section, and does not have a regulatory nature: it is an administrative notification that initiates the transmission procedure.

Deadline and fee

• Deadline for submitting requests: two months, counted from the day the announcement was published in the Boletín Oficial del País Vasco.
• Fee per request: 274.81 euros.
• The fee is linked to the processing and does not imply that the assignment is automatic.

Where to consult information

The information contained in the file —office data, price, and other transmission conditions— can be obtained at the three territorial delegations:

• Araba: Territorial Health Delegation, Olaguibel street 38, Vitoria-Gasteiz.
• Gipuzkoa: Territorial Health Delegation, Sancho el Sabio street 35, Donostia.
• Bizkaia: Territorial Health Delegation, Alameda Rekalde 39, Bilbao.

Background

In the last month, similar announcements have been published in Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa. The transmission of an office in the Sestao pharmacy area was announced in issue number 165 of the Boletín Oficial del País Vasco on August 31, 2026, with reference 2026/3747. The one in the Donostia pharmacy area, meanwhile, was in issue 169, on September 4, 2026, with reference 2026/3809. All three share the same procedure, the same deadline, and the same fee.

Impact

The advertisements in the Official Gazette provide sector professionals with the opportunity to acquire a pharmacy office, ensuring public competition and transparency. Interested parties have a period of two months, and the deadline is counted from the date of publication; therefore, it is advisable to start the procedures early so that there is sufficient time to review the file and verify the conditions.

Fuente: Boletín Oficial del País Vasco, n.º 178, 17 de septiembre de 2026, Anuncios – Otros anuncios oficiales (referencia oficial: 2026/3924).