Rovigo auctions its CEN.SER share for 1.33 million euros

The Municipality of Rovigo has announced a public auction for the sale of the corporate shareholding it holds in Centro Servizi s.r.l. – CEN.SER, a package valued at 1,332,398.00 euros. The notice is published in the Official Gazette of the Italian Republic, 5th Special Series – Public Contracts, no. 122 of October 26, 2026, on page 7, with the official reference TX26BIA431. The deadline for the submission of offers is set for 12:00 PM on November 16, 2026.

The advertisement appears in the “Real estate auctions and other public tender procedures” section of the issue, which is reserved for sale and disposal procedures promoted by administrations and public bodies. On the same page, the Official Gazette hosts another public auction, that of the IRCCS Foundation National Cancer Institute of Milan (TX26BIA436), dedicated to the sale of properties owned by the entity: two distinct procedures, shared by the same instrument of public tender to allocate a public asset on the market.

Rovigo’s decision concerns a service company in which the Municipality holds a stake. The notice does not quantify the percentage of share capital being sold nor does it describe the activity carried out by CEN.SER, nor does it indicate the methods for paying any deposits: it limits itself to establishing the object, the value of the shareholding, and the essential rules of the competition, referring for all other details to the entity’s institutional website.

Auction figures and deadlines

• Value of the shareholding offered for sale: 1,332,398.00 euros.
• Award criterion: highest price offered.
• Deadline for submission of offers: November 16, 2026, 12:00 PM.
• Opening of offers: November 18, 2026, 11:00 AM.
• Location of the public session: Council Chamber of the municipal headquarters, Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, 1, Rovigo.

The highest price criterion constitutes an upward bid relative to the indicated value: no technical scores or qualitative criteria are provided, at least in the text published in the gazette. The opening session is public and takes place at the Municipality’s headquarters, a circumstance that allows competitors and anyone interested to attend the offer verification phase.

How to participate and where to consult the call for tenders

The notice indicates two contact and documentation channels available to potential bidders:

• the email address servizipubblicilocali@comune.rovigo.it, referring to the office that manages the entity’s local public services;
• the institutional website https://www.comune.rovigo.it, where the procedure documents can be found.

The text published in the Official Gazette is a synthetic extract, marked with the phrase “Paid” which distinguishes advertisements borne by the requesting entity. Those intending to compete must therefore refer to the full documentation provided by the Municipality to learn about admission requirements, required guarantees, price payment terms, and conditions for the transfer of shares.

The signature of the procedure

The act is signed by the manager Dr. Nicoletta Cittadin, who assumes responsibility for the divestment procedure. Her signature closes a notice of a few lines, constructed according to the essential scheme of corporate public auctions: transferring entity, invested company, value, criterion, deadlines, and the address of the session.

The operation is part of the trend of divestments of holdings held by local administrations, a topic that directly affects the organization of local public services: the transfer of a share from the public sphere to a private or industrial buyer can change the company’s governance structures and the management choices that impact citizens.

For readers and interested companies, the timeframe is tight: just over three weeks separate the publication in the gazette on October 26 from the deadline of November 16, followed by only two days before the session for the opening of bids. The contest for the CEN.SER share is therefore played out entirely within the first half of November, with price as the sole lever of comparison between competitors.

Source: Official Gazette of the Italian Republic, 5th Special Series – Public Contracts, no. 122 of October 26, 2026, page 7 – Municipality of Rovigo, “Public Auction”, reference TX26BIA431.