Valencia de Alcántara relaunches the bidding for grazing rights in Monte Carrascal

The City Council of Valencia de Alcántara has called for a new public tender for the grazing rights of the Public Utility Forest no. 96 “El Carrascal”, in lot 3 La Paloma, after the first call went unanswered. The announcement is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Cáceres no. 0178, dated September 17, 2026, with official reference BOP-2026-4346, and bears the signature of the mayor, Alberto Piris Guapo.

The procedure refers to the forestry exploitation of pastures in the public forest during the 2026-2030 seasons, corresponding to the four-year period detailed by the Council in the announcement. The initial call, processed under file 1936/2026, was published in BOP no. 135, dated July 17, 2026, and remained unawarded. The Mayoral Resolution of August 28, 2026 declared that tender void, which now necessitates relaunching the procedure under the same exploitation conditions.

Object and characteristics of the exploitation

The announcement specifies the following terms of the contract:

• Object: grazing rights of the Public Forest no. 96 “El Carrascal”.
• Period: 2026-2030 seasons.
• Lot: lot 3 La Paloma.
• Processing modality: electronic.

The forest is cataloged as a Public Utility Forest, a protection status that subjects its exploitation to the conditions set forth in the specifications and to the supervision of the competent forestry administration.

Deadline and method for submitting offers

Interested parties have 15 calendar days starting from the day following the publication of the announcement in the BOP to submit their proposals. The tender is processed exclusively via electronic means:

• Platform: Public Sector Procurement Platform.
• Documentation: the specifications and other documents can be consulted on the Platform itself and in the City Council’s Contractor Profile.
• Submission: solely through the Public Sector Procurement Platform.

The announcement does not detail the type of fee or the amount of the tax, matters which are referred to the specifications available in the municipal contractor profile.

Background of the file

The first call for this exploitation was published on July 17, 2026, in BOP no. 135, under file 1936/2026. As no admissible offers were received, the Mayoral Resolution of August 28, 2026 declared the procedure void. The new announcement, dated in Valencia de Alcántara on September 4, 2026, reopens the period with the same configuration of lots and seasons, so that livestock farmers and companies in the sector who did not participate or were not admitted in the first round may bid again for lot 3.

The relevance of the call for applications is twofold. On one hand, it guarantees the continuity of livestock grazing in a public utility forest within the municipal district for five seasons, and everything that entails for the extensive farms of the region. On the other, the fact that the first tender went deserted and is now being relaunched indicates that the City Council maintains the will to award the grazing rights before the season progresses, meaning the deadlines are tight: fifteen calendar days from the publication of this announcement.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Cáceres, no. 0178, of September 17, 2026, Section I - Local Administration, page 21456 (official reference: BOP-2026-4346).