Health Department tenders child and youth mental health campaign

The Contracting Board of the Ministry of Health has published in the Official State Gazette the tender announcement for the creativity, design, and production of an institutional advertising campaign to promote child and youth mental health (2026), with file number 202606PAO001. The announcement appears in BOE no. 219, dated September 4, 2026, section V-A, page 46474, with reference BOE-B-2026-28530.

The contract, an open procedure type, has an estimated value of 127,390.23 euros and a duration of 45 days. The contracting authority, with NIF S2827001E, is headquartered at Paseo del Prado, 18, Madrid, and its primary activity is health. The announcement was sent on September 1, 2026, and is signed by the president of the Contracting Board, Carlos Setas Vílchez.

Object and conditions of the tender

The object of the contract is the creativity, design, and production of an institutional campaign to promote child and youth mental health, classified under CPV code 79341400 (advertising campaign services). Variants will not be accepted, and bids must be written in Spanish.

Bidders must prove their capacity to act, not be subject to any prohibition from contracting, and be up to date with Social Security and tax obligations. Additionally, an annual turnover figure and a record of completed works are required according to the summary table of the specifications.

Award and execution criteria

The award will be evaluated based on the following criteria and weightings:

• Price: 30%.
• Utility: 24%.
• Alignment with objectives: 26%.
• Alignment with communication principles: 20%.

As a condition of execution, the successful company must guarantee that, throughout the duration of the contract, at least 25 percent of the personnel assigned to its execution are women, in order to eliminate inequalities between men and women.

Deadlines and opening of bids

The deadline for the receipt of bids ends at 23:59 hours on September 15, 2026, and they must be sent to the Contracting Board of the Ministry of Health, at Paseo del Prado, 18, 28014 Madrid. The opening of bids will take place on the following dates:

• Administrative envelope: September 16, 2026, at 10:00 (private).
• Technical bid envelope: September 16, 2026, at 10:05 (private).
• Economic bid envelope: September 23, 2026, at 10:00 (public).

Bidders must maintain their offer for one year. Electronic submission of bids, electronic invoicing, and electronic payment are accepted. Appeals against the procedure shall be filed before the Central Administrative Tribunal for Contractual Appeals within a period of one month.

The campaign is part of the Ministry of Health’s commitment to make the emotional well-being of children and youth more visible and to promote it, an area of growing social and health interest. The awarding of this contract will enable the implementation of institutional communication aimed at families, minors, and professionals, reinforcing the prevention and early detection of mental health problems at early ages.

Source: Official State Gazette, no. 219, September 4, 2026, Sec. V-A, page 46474 (official reference: BOE-B-2026-28530).