Vilches opens the expansion of its elderly residence to public consultation

The Vilches City Council has opened a one-month public information period for the feasibility study regarding the contracting of the works concession (expansion and operation) of the Mercedes Fernández Olivares elderly care home. The decision is formalized through Mayoral Resolution number 2026-1537, dated September 16, 2026, published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Jaén no. 182, dated September 18, 2026, with reference 2026/4357.

One month to consult and appeal

The edict opens a one-month period during which the feasibility study will be available for consultation at the offices of the Vilches City Council and on its municipal electronic headquarters.

• Deadline: one month from the publication of the announcement.
• In-person consultation: Vilches City Council offices.
• Online consultation: Vilches City Council electronic headquarters.
• Participation channel: persons who may be considered interested parties may appear and submit as many allegations, suggestions, or claims as they deem appropriate.

The announcement does not detail the exact resolution calendar for the file nor the economic conditions of the future concession, which will be known once the participation process is closed.

Expansion and operation under concession

The purpose of the file is the contracting of a works concession that covers two distinct services: the expansion of the elderly care home and its subsequent operation. The feasibility study is the prior technical and economic document that the Administration must prepare and submit for public information before tendering this type of contract.

The chosen formula transfers the execution of the work and the management of the service to the future concessionaire, a common model for municipal social-health facilities.

Legal framework and issuing body

The announcement is issued in compliance with Article 247.3 of Law 9/2017, of November 8, on Public Sector Contracts, which regulates the public works concession file and its submission for public information.

The issuing body is the Mayor’s Office of Vilches. The edict is signed by the Mayor-President, Adrián Sánchez Ruiz, in Vilches, on September 16, 2026, and is published in the Local Administration section of the provincial gazette.

A social-health facility at stake

The Mercedes Fernández Olivares elderly care home is the elderly care facility linked to the Vilches City Council, and the projected operation affects both its capacity and its future management model.

• Promoting administration: Vilches City Council.
• Affected facility: Mercedes Fernández Olivares elderly care home.
• Planned action: expansion of the center and operation of the service.
• Legal instrument: works concession.
• Document submitted for exhibition: feasibility study.

Impact for the sector and for families

The opening of this procedure is of direct interest to companies in the social and health sector, which will be able to examine the feasibility study and submit allegations before the City Council approves the file and calls for tenders. For the families using the center, the process determines the scope of the expansion and the conditions under which the residential service will be provided in the coming years. The one-month deadline makes September and October 2026 the actual window for citizen and business participation in the project.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Jaén, no. 182, of September 18, 2026, Local Administration, page 13921 (official reference: 2026/4357).