Consell Comarcal del Baix Ebre

What Consell Comarcal del Baix Ebre does

The council is funded through institutional transfers from the Generalitat de Catalunya, Diputació de Tarragona subsidies, EU structural funds (PECT Ebre Bioterritori, PECT Ebre Biosfera, Next Generation), and minor third-party contributions. Services are delivered free of charge to citizens and municipalities, with discrete subsidy streams (up to 40,000 euros annually for social/cultural/sports projects, rental assistance, school meal grants). Distribution spans physical headquarters in Tortosa, a 14-municipality outreach network, the e-administration portal, and four mobile itinerant routes. The institution is governed by 25 elected counselors and led by President Antoni Gilabert for the 2023-2027 mandate.

Name

Consell Comarcal del Baix Ebre

Legal name

Consell Comarcal del Baix Ebre

Website

https://baixebre.cat

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Consell Comarcal del Baix Ebre is a statutory county council based in Tortosa, Catalonia, that coordinates decentralized public services across 14 municipalities for citizens, local businesses, and vulnerable populations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Government and Public Administration Services

NAICS

Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (92615)

akta.pro primary industry

Licensing & Permitting Authorities (General) (BPAIAOAB)

Keywords

• Local government administration
• Public social services
• Municipal technical assistance
• County council services
• Adapted public transport

Headquarters

HQ city

Tortosa, Catalonia

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Administration Funding: Government funding from regional and national sources including the Generalitat de Catalunya and state subsidies for public service delivery
2. Budget Allocation 2026: Annual budget of 30.8 million euros (30,838,981.26 euros) representing a 10.62% increase from previous year, including consolidated budgets of all dependent organizations

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Consell Comarcal del Baix Ebre is a public supramunicipal administration (county council) that coordinates and delivers decentralized public services to the 14 municipalities of the Baix Ebre comarca in Catalonia, Spain. It provides social services, technical assistance to municipalities (contracting, architecture, IT), education and youth programs, cultural and democratic memory services, environmental management, tourism promotion, gender equality programs, business incubation (Baix Ebre Innova), and adapted public transport. Services are funded by public budgets and delivered free of charge to citizens and municipalities.

Product overview

Consell Comarcal del Baix Ebre is a county council (comarca) providing decentralized public administrative services to municipalities and citizens in the Baix Ebre region of Catalonia. The organization operates through ten core service areas: Services to People (social services, community action), Municipal Services (technical support to councils), Education and Youth, Culture and Democratic Memory, Environmental Management, Tourism, Equality and Feminisms, Business Promotion and Active Employment Policies, ICIF (civil protection), and Governance and Treasury. Specialized services include the SIS (Socio-educational Intervention Service) with programs like La Tribu daytime care and parenting support, the Translation Service for newcomers, the First Reception Service for immigrants with language certification, and Adapted Transport with five vehicles across four routes. Infrastructure projects include EbreTerra shared kitchen and the innovative Casal Immersiu Itinerant for elderly care using virtual reality. The Baix Ebre Innova business incubator supports local entrepreneurship. All services are delivered through the council's headquarters in Tortosa and municipal outreach points.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Transport Adaptat (Adapted Transport)
• Servei d'Intervenció Socioeducativa (SIS)
• Servei de Traducció (Translation Service)
• Servei de Primera Acollida (First Reception Service)
• Baix Ebre Innova - Viver d'Empreses (Business Incubator)
• EbreTerra Obrador Compartit (Shared Public Kitchen)
• Casal Immersiu Itinerant: Benestar sobre Rodes
• Serveis als Municipis (Municipal Technical Services)

Quantifiable outcome

• 106 users served with adapted transport
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Fundació FC BarcelonaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025SportNet project promoting social inclusion through sport, in collaboration with Ajuntament del Perelló.
• REPSOLminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2011Collaboration agreement for provision of public services in the social domain. REPSOL contributed funding for social services.
• Consorci per al Desenvolupament del Baix Ebre i MontsiàcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Development consortium for the Baix Ebre and Montsià counties, managing European funds and development programs. Consolidated into council's budget.
• Cambra de Comerç de TortosaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Joint presentation of Mini MBA business training program at the council facilities.
• Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Joint organization of Via Verda events with Campus Terres de l'Ebre and Ajuntament de Tortosa.
• COPATE (Consorci de Polítiques Ambientals de les Terres de l'Ebre)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental consortium managing pest control (mosquitoes, black fly) across the Ebro territory. COPATE and the council collaborate on environmental treatments and financing.
• CODEBEMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLEADER program partner for rural development, indicated as collaborative entity on the council website.
• Fundació Bancària Obra Social La CaixaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerProvided 15,000 euro contribution for acquisition of adapted transport vehicle.
• Baix Ebre Innova, SLcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal company (societat limitada) operating as a business incubator. Consolidated into the council's budget.
• Diputació de TarragonacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvince government providing employment plans, subsidies, and infrastructure funding. Multiple collaboration agreements including brigades for small municipalities.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Consorci de Polítiques Ambientals de les Terres de l'Ebre (COPATE): Environmental consortium partner that collaborates with the council on pest control (mosquitoes, black fly) and environmental treatments across the Ebro territory; linked directly from the council's main website.
• Consorci Administració Oberta de Catalunya (AOC): Catalan public consortium providing digital administration infrastructure that the council uses for e-administracio and electronic invoicing (FACe); awarded the council the AOC Reconeixement 2025.

Broad incumbents

• Diputació de Tarragona: Provincial-level government that provides employment plans, subsidies, and infrastructure funding to Baix Ebre. Operates as a broader incumbent supramunicipal authority that funds and supervises comarca councils.
• Generalitat de Catalunya: Autonomous community government that is the primary funder and supervisor of all consells comarcals, awarding recognitions like Infoparticipa and DIGECP, and channeling EU funds through comarca-level entities.
• Mancomunitat de Municipis: Spanish supramunicipal entity form that groups municipalities for shared services, operating similarly to a comarca council but under different legal frameworks across Spanish autonomous communities.

Direct peers

• Consell Comarcal de la Terra Alta: Another Terres de l'Ebre comarca council with the same legal status, providing social services, municipal technical support, and territorial development comparable to Baix Ebre.
• Consell Comarcal del Baix Camp: Larger comarca council in southern Catalonia with overlapping service portfolio (social services, municipal support, youth, culture) under the same Catalan comarca governance model.
• Consell Comarcal de la Ribera d'Ebre: Adjacent comarca council in the Terres de l'Ebre region with identical legal form (Consell Comarcal) and similar rural, multi-service mandate including social services, municipal support, and tourism promotion.
• Consell Comarcal del Priorat: Catalan comarca council operating under the same Generalitat framework with comparable services to municipalities and citizens, including economic promotion and rural development in a wine-producing territory.
• Consell Comarcal del Montsià: Neighboring comarca council in southern Catalonia sharing the same institutional structure and overlapping service territory. The Consorci per al Desenvolupament del Baix Ebre i Montsià shows these councils are jointly managed entities with directly comparable mandates.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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