Ibiza Town Hall has restarted the tender for its new regulated parking service after almost four months of suspension, bringing the €12.85 million contract closer to the next stage of the procurement process. Five bids have been submitted to manage the city's 6,256 regulated parking spaces, with the technical proposals now undergoing evaluation.

The procedure had been suspended since July following challenges by two companies to the tender conditions. The Central Administrative Court for Contractual Appeals (TACRC) issued its decisions on the appeals in September, allowing the municipality to lift the precautionary suspension on 2 November 2026.

Although the procurement process has resumed, the contract has not yet been awarded. The financial offers have not been opened and no winning bidder has been proposed.

Town Hall Officially Lifts the Suspension

The parking contract, registered under procurement file 12895/2026, was initially put out to tender in June 2026 with a budget of €12,851,834.73 including VAT. Its estimated value excluding VAT is €10,621,351.02.

The procedure was subsequently interrupted after Estacionamientos Iberpark and Dornier submitted challenges against the tender conditions.

Estacionamientos Iberpark filed its appeal on 23 June, followed by Dornier on 24 June. On 9 July, the TACRC adopted a precautionary measure suspending the continuation of the procurement procedure while the challenges were examined.

Ibiza Town Hall formalised the suspension the following day through municipal decree 2026-5474, dated 10 July.

The tribunal issued resolutions 1390/2026 and 1395/2026 on 9 September, together with a subsequent clarification of one of the decisions.

Following those rulings, the municipality formally lifted the suspension through decree 2026-8241, signed on 2 November. This allowed the procurement procedure to resume after nearly four months of administrative interruption.

Five Bids Submitted to Manage Ibiza's Regulated Parking

The first major step following the lifting of the suspension took place on 4 November, when the municipal contracting committee met to examine the administrative documentation and open the technical proposals.

According to the committee's record, five bids were submitted:

• Dornier S.A.

• Estacionamientos y Servicios S.A.U.

• Indigo Park España S.A.

• Setex-Aparki S.A.

• A joint venture between Valoriza Servicios Medioambientales S.A. and Hermanos Parrot S.A.

One of the notable details is that Dornier, which had challenged the original tender conditions, is among the companies now competing for the contract.

Estacionamientos Iberpark, the other company that appealed the tender, does not appear among the five bids recorded by the contracting committee.

The five proposals include technical plans covering the organisation and management of the parking service, as well as the equipment and resources each candidate intends to provide.

Documentation Issue in the Valoriza and Hermanos Parrot Bid

The contracting committee identified a documentation issue in the joint bid submitted by Valoriza Servicios Medioambientales and Hermanos Parrot.

The companies had not identified the person who would represent their joint venture in the commitment document submitted for its constitution.

The committee therefore requested that the missing declaration be provided within three calendar days.

However, the joint venture's submission was accepted for continued processing, subject to the correction of the documentation.

The committee also addressed an earlier issue involving the same bid. Valoriza had informed the municipality on 1 July that it had submitted an offer containing errors that it could not withdraw from the electronic platform. It subsequently registered a second proposal, which the committee considered valid.

Technical Offers Now Under Evaluation

During its 4 November meeting, the contracting committee opened the technical proposals submitted by all five candidates.

The documentation was then forwarded to municipal technical staff for assessment. This stage will examine the proposed organisation and management of the service, alongside the technical resources intended for its operation.

The financial offers have not yet been opened, and the available documentation does not contain a proposed award.

The process therefore remains at the evaluation stage. The eventual successful bidder will only be determined after the remaining procurement procedures have been completed.

More Than 6,200 Regulated Parking Spaces Across Nine Sectors

The contract is intended to introduce a substantial reorganisation of regulated parking throughout Ibiza Town within the EI-10 area.

The planned system covers 6,256 parking spaces distributed across nine sectors. Of these, 4,438 are designated as green spaces, intended primarily for residents, while 1,818 will be blue spaces designed to encourage vehicle turnover.

The nine sectors are:

1. Figueretes

2. Eixample II

3. Mercat Nou

4. Sa Capelleta

5. S’Alamera-Es Pratet

6. La Marina

7. Sa Colomina-Sa Real

8. Es Viver

9. Marina Botafoch

The new model also extends regulated parking to streets that previously offered unrestricted free parking. The municipality's stated objective is to improve parking availability for residents and reduce the long-term occupation of public spaces by vehicles.

A seasonal control area is also planned around Marina Botafoch, Avenida 8 d’Agost and Avenida Juan Carlos I. This area will operate during the high season and include nighttime regulation.

New Parking Technology and a Six-and-a-Half-Year Contract

The future service is expected to incorporate new parking meters, occupancy sensors and digital tools to improve the management and monitoring of parking spaces.

The system will provide the municipality with access to information about parking availability and service performance, while the new equipment is intended to support more efficient payment and parking management.

The contract has a planned duration of six years and six months, without the possibility of extensions. The initial six-month implementation period is included within that overall duration.

The project is intended to replace the existing regulated parking arrangement with a new system covering a larger number of streets and parking spaces across the municipality.

Contract Still Awaiting an Award

The restart of the procurement procedure represents an important step towards the introduction of Ibiza's new regulated parking model.

However, the technical evaluation must still be completed, followed by the opening and assessment of the financial offers and the remaining award procedures.

Until the municipality formally awards the contract, the identity of the company that will manage the 6,256 spaces remains unknown.

For now, the confirmed development is that the tender has been reactivated after the resolution of the challenges that had suspended it, and five bids are progressing through the evaluation process.