Consell Comarcal del Baix Penedès

What Consell Comarcal del Baix Penedès does

Consell Comarcal del Baix Penedès is a county council (consell comarcal) — a statutory public administration body created under the Catalan Municipal Institutions Act — that coordinates and delivers services to the 14 municipalities of the Baix Penedès comarca in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. Headquartered in El Vendrell, the council serves both its member municipalities (inter-municipal coordination, technical support, and representation before higher government levels) and individual citizens through a broad service portfolio: social services, youth services (Oficina Jove, Joves en Pràctiques), education support (school transport serving over 1,000 students, school meals, grants), women's services (SIAD), consumer information (OCIC), waste management and selective collection, tourism promotion, the county archive (Arxiu Comarcal), and mental health guidance (Espai Situa't).

The council's technology platform centers on a Seu Electrònica (electronic headquarters) providing 24/7 digital administration — electronic certificates, electronic invoicing, public contracting, and a complaints channel — alongside a public transparency portal exposing budgets, contracts, subsidies, and governance acts. Service delivery is multi-channel: physical headquarters, municipal service points across the 14 municipalities, mobile services (e.g., mobile waste-collection points), and the specialized Youth Office. Communication includes a podcast/radio program ("Baix Penedès al Dia") broadcast simultaneously across six local stations.

The entity is publicly funded with no equity, shareholders, or parent company in the commercial sense. Its revenue model relies on statutory transfers from the Generalitat de Catalunya, subsidies from the Diputació de Tarragona, and municipal service fees (school transport and meals at public tariffs; social and youth services free or income-subsidized). The most recent disclosed approved budget was €16,998,400 (December 2021), described as the highest in the council's history. Governance is exercised through a President, county manager (Gerent comarcal), plenary, and government board, with elected representatives from each member municipality.

Name

Consell Comarcal del Baix Penedès

Legal name

Consell Comarcal del Baix Penedès

Website

https://baixpenedes.cat

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Consell Comarcal del Baix Penedès is a Catalan county council providing public administration services across 14 municipalities in Tarragona, Spain. It delivers citizen services including social services, education support, waste management, youth and employment programs, and digital administration, funded primarily by regional government transfers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Tarragona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Transfers and Subsidies: Primary funding from transfers from the Generalitat de Catalunya and subsidies from the Diputació de Tarragona for service provision to municipalities, mobility programs, and economic development initiatives.
2. Municipal Service Fees: Fees collected for services provided to citizens including school transport, school meals, waste management, and administrative services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Consell Comarcal del Baix Penedès is a county-level public administration entity that coordinates and delivers public services across 14 municipalities in the Baix Penedès comarca of Catalonia. It provides social services, education support (school transport for over 1,000 students and school dining), waste management and recycling, youth services, employment programs, consumer information, tourism promotion, county archive services, and digital administrative procedures through its electronic headquarters.

Product overview

Consell Comarcal del Baix Penedès operates as a regional government council providing a comprehensive portfolio of public services across 14 municipalities. The organization offers digital administration through its Seu Electrònica portal, citizen services including education (school transport, dining, grants), social services (SIAD for women's support, family assistance, senior programs), youth services via the Oficina Jove, environmental services (waste management, recycling), employment programs, and tourism promotion. The organization functions as a multi-service public administration entity with no commercial product offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Baix Penedès al Dia: A radio/podcast program (spazi comarcal en directe) through which the council interviews local officials and shares county news. Broadcast on six local radio stations in the comarca on a biweekly basis, Tuesdays at 9:30h.
• SIAD (Servei d'Informació i Atenció a les Dones)
• Oficina Jove del Baix Penedès (OJBP)
• Jove Baix Penedès (JBP)
• Espai Situa't del Baix Penedès
• OCIC (Oficina Comarcal d'Informació al Consumidor)
• OTAC (Oficina Tècnica Ambiental Comarcal)

Products and services

• School Transport Service (Transport Escolar)
• School Dining Service (Menjador Escolar)
• Waste Management Service (Gestió de Residus)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,000 students served through school transport
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Diputació de TarragonacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2025The Tarragona Provincial Council provides subsidies to finance assistance programs, municipal services, mobility, and investment programs delivered by the county council. Annual cooperation agreements support service provision across the county.
• Generalitat de CatalunyacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional government provides statutory transfers and program funding. Key departments include Departament d'Empresa i Treball (employment programs), Departament de Territori (environmental programs), and Departament de Cultura (archives).
• Ajuntaments del Baix Penedès (14 Municipalities)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe county council coordinates with all 14 municipalities for service delivery, joint programs, and municipal representation. Recent unified taxi zone initiative involves Santa Oliva, Montmell, Sant Jaume dels Domenys, Bellvei, Banyeres del Penedès, and Masllorenç.
• Envolta EnergiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner supporting energy transition projects and PLATER program information sessions organized across municipalities.
• Mossos d'EsquadraminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint initiative for mobile complaint collection service bringing police services closer to citizens, especially in smaller municipalities without local police.
• D'EP InstitutminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEducational consultancy providing academic orientation talks for students and families in secondary schools under the Jove Baix Penedès program.
• ESADE and IQS (Barcelona Talent Accelerator)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration to promote the Barcelona Talent Accelerator program for academically talented youth with limited economic resources, targeting 4th year ESO students.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Generalitat de Catalunya: Catalan regional government providing statutory transfers and program funding to the Consell Comarcal del Baix Penedès. Sets the legislative framework for consells comarcals and delivers overlapping programs in employment, environment, and culture at regional scale.
• Diputació de Tarragona: Provincial government authority that funds and coordinates county councils across Tarragona province, including Consell Comarcal del Baix Penedès. Overlapping mandate in municipal support, infrastructure investment, and inter-municipal cooperation, but at a broader geographic scale.

Others

• Localret: Catalan public consortium providing digital administration and e-government technology services to local administrations including consells comarcals. Compares as the underlying technology/infrastructure provider for the Seu Electrònica and electronic administration services.
• Federació de Municipis de Catalunya: Association representing Catalan municipalities that coordinates with consells comarcals on inter-municipal policy and advocacy. Comparable as the institutional coordination counterpart operating at municipal rather than comarca level.

Regional players

• Consell Comarcal del Tarragonès: Neighboring Catalan county council also in Tarragona province providing the same statutory services (social services, school transport, waste management, youth programs) to its municipalities. Directly comparable in mandate, funding sources, and service portfolio.
• Consell Comarcal del Baix Camp: Tarragona-province county council serving a larger comarca (Reus area) with the same statutory functions. Comparable in mandate and structure, with broader scale offering reference points for service expansion.
• Consell Comarcal del Priorat: Catalan county council with identical statutory mandate serving the Priorat wine region. Comparable in service portfolio, funding model, and rural comarca scale similar to Baix Penedès.
• Consell Comarcal de l'Alt Penedès: Adjacent county council in the broader Penedès wine region with identical statutory responsibilities. Directly comparable entity delivering the same suite of municipal coordination and citizen services.
• Consell Comarcal del Garraf: Neighboring comarca-level public administration providing the same statutory services in southern Catalonia. Closely comparable in scale, service portfolio, and dependency on Diputació de Barcelona funding.
• Consell Comarcal de la Conca de Barberà: Tarragona-province county council with the same statutory services and structure. Comparable in scale, service breadth, and dependency on Diputació de Tarragona transfers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ConsellCBP

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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