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Italian province issues tender for municipal nursery school management

A public procurement notice from PROVINCIA DI BRESCIA seeks a contractor to run a municipal nursery school in Castel Mella for a one-year term starting September 2026.

A provincial authority in northern Italy has published a European Union public procurement notice seeking a contractor to manage a municipal nursery school in the town of Castel Mella. The tender, issued by PROVINCIA DI BRESCIA - STAZIONE APPALTANTE - CUC DI AREA VASTA, calls for the management of a municipal nursery school (asilo nido) for a term running from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2027, with an option for renewal.

The notice was published September 4, 2026, on the EU’s Tenders Electronic Daily, the Supplement to the Official Journal of the EU, under publication number 609395-2026. It is classified under the education sector and labeled as a standard open procedure with EU-wide relevance, indicating that bidders from any member state may participate. The contract covers the full operational management of the facility, according to the notice.

Castel Mella is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in the Lombardy region. The notice does not disclose the estimated value of the contract or the number of children the nursery school serves. Detailed tender documents, including specifications and award criteria, are available through the contracting authority.

609395-2026Publication number on the EU’s Tenders Electronic Daily for the nursery school management tender. [1]

The publication is recorded as type “can-standard,” a standard category for contract notices subject to EU procurement directives. The procedure is open, meaning any qualified economic operator may submit a bid.

Sources

  1. Tenders Electronic Daily (EU). Italy – Pre-school education services – PROCEDURA APERTA A RILEVANZA COMUNITARIA PER L’AFFIDAMENTO DEL SERVIZIO DI GESTIONE DELL’ASILO NIDO COMUNALE DI CASTEL MELLA (BS) PER IL PERIODO 01/09/2026 -31/08/2027, CON OPZIONE DI RINNOVO. View
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