Consell Comarcal de l'Alt Penedès

What Consell Comarcal de l'Alt Penedès does

Consell Comarcal de l'Alt Penedès is a public administrative entity (consell comarcal) established in 1988 and headquartered at Can Freixedas in Vilafranca del Penedès, Catalonia. It serves as the statutory coordinating layer between the Generalitat de Catalunya and 27 member municipalities of the Alt Penedès comarca, aggregating demand for shared public services including school transport, social services, housing assistance, employment programs, cultural initiatives, and regional planning. With 118 employees, the council operates through its main office, a digital Seu Electrònica portal (tramits.ccapenedes.cat), a prior-appointment system, and a network of municipal delegations, supported by an open-source Plone CMS website built to WCAG 2.0 AA accessibility standards.

The entity's core programmatic offerings include the Treball, Talent i Tecnologia digital-transformation program, the Servei de Creació i Consolidació d'Empreses (entrepreneurship support as part of the Xarxa Catalunya Emprèn network), employment initiatives such as Programa 30 Plus and Treball i Formació 2025, tourism and agri-food promotion (Benvinguts a Pagès, Xarxa Productes de la Terra, the Calendari Productes de la Terra publication), and La Volta 4.0 shared-logistics platform for small wineries. It also operates the poligonsaltpenedes.com industrial-park directory cataloguing 61 parks and 7.9M m² of land, and recently launched free training courses on AI-assisted interview preparation, personal-branding, and electronic invoicing.

Consell Comarcal de l'Alt Penedès does not operate a commercial revenue model. It is funded through public budgets from the Generalitat de Catalunya, contributions from the 27 member municipalities, and co-funding from the Diputació de Barcelona, Servei d'Ocupació de Catalunya, and the European Social Fund (FSE/FSE+). As a Catalan local-government entity (CIF P-5800013-D), its financial transparency is exercised through the Seu Electrònica transparency portal and official contractant profile rather than corporate financial reporting; no commercial revenue, funding rounds, or equity capital is involved.

Name

Consell Comarcal de l'Alt Penedès

Legal name

Consell Comarcal de l'Alt Penedès

Website

https://ccapenedes.cat

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Consell Comarcal de l'Alt Penedès is a Catalan county council established in 1988, coordinating public services — including social services, employment programs, business support, and digital training — across 27 municipalities in the Alt Penedès comarca from its Vilafranca del Penedès headquarters, funded by Generalitat de Catalunya, member municipalities, and EU funds.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Government Administration

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921)

akta.pro primary industry

Economic Development & Business Licensing (Local) (BPAIACAN)

Keywords

• Public administration services
• Local government coordination
• Economic development programs
• Social welfare services
• Municipal services management

Headquarters

HQ city

Vilafranca del Penedès

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Consell Comarcal de l'Alt Penedès is a Catalan county council (consell comarcal) providing public administration services to 27 municipalities and their citizens in the Alt Penedès comarca. It coordinates inter-municipal services including electronic administrative procedures, school transport, social services, housing assistance, economic development programs, employment support, cultural initiatives, and tourism promotion. The entity also operates entrepreneurship and business creation services, industrial park information, and digital transformation programs for local businesses.

Product overview

Consell Comarcal de l'Alt Penedès is a regional government council serving 27 municipalities in Catalonia. Its product portfolio consists of public administrative services and economic development programs rather than commercial products. Core offerings include: (1) electronic administration portals for citizen paperwork and appointments; (2) the Treball, Talent i Tecnologia program supporting digital transformation and technology adoption in agri-food value chains; (3) the Servei de Creació i Consolidació d'Empreses providing entrepreneurship support, subsidies, and training; (4) tourism and agri-food promotion programs including Benvinguts a Pagès and Xarxa Productes de la Terra; (5) employment programs like 30 Plus and young entrepreneur subsidies. These services are delivered through its main website, specialized portals (Seu electrònica, Tràmits), and the poligonsaltpenedes.com industrial directory. The organization also operates the La Volta 4.0 shared logistics platform for wineries and the Digitalitzant l'Alt Penedès digital transformation initiative.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Serveis Administratius i Tràmits Electronic administrative procedures portal enabling citizens to complete official paperwork online, including prior appointment booking and access to the electronic headquarters (Seu Electrònica).
• Servei de Creació i Consolidació d'Empreses Business creation and consolidation service supporting entrepreneurs and SMEs with subsidies, financing, training, and administrative procedures. Member of the Xarxa Catalunya Emprèn entrepreneurship network.
• Benvinguts a Pagès Catalan government initiative promoting agritourism, connecting visitors with local farms, restaurants, and producers. In Alt Penedès, 26+ enterprises participate including 7 farms, 15 restaurants, and 2 accommodations.
• Programa 30 Plus Subsidy program for hiring unemployed individuals over 30 years old, managed by the Employment and Economic Development Service of the county council.
• Subvencions per a Emprenedors Joves EU FSE+ subsidized grants up to €15,120 for self-employed young people aged 18-29, administered through the business creation service.
• Web de Polígons Industrials Industrial park directory at poligonsaltpenedes.com listing 61 industrial areas with 7.9M m², 969 economic activities, and 321 available spaces, created from census data.
• Oficina de Desenvolupament Econòmic del Penedès (ODEP) Economic development office resulting from the Investment Attraction and Retention Program (December 2022), providing resources and support for business development in the comarca.

Quantifiable outcome

• 38 applications facilitated for social housing for people at risk of residential exclusion
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Consorci de Promoció Turística del PenedèscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDependent organization responsible for tourism promotion in the Penedès region. The county council participates in joint tourism initiatives and events such as 'Benvinguts a Pagès'.
• GCR GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGCR Group presented an industrial project for the reindustrialization of the Robert Bosch plant in Castellet i la Gornal. The county council, with support from the Barcelona Provincial Council, leads the reindustrialization commission.
• Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona (AMB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration agreement signed for the dynamization of industrial land supply in both territories. Includes joint promotion, improvement actions for industrial parks, and exchange of products and services.
• Col·lectiu EixarcolantminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration in the recovery project of traditional agricultural varieties in Alt Penedès, within the Xarxa Productes de la Terra program.
• Xarxa Catalunya EmprèncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of entrepreneurship support points of which the county council is a member, providing entrepreneurship services and accessing regional resources.
• Cambra de Comerç de BarcelonaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint initiative 'GIRAFEINA +45 | Activem la comarca' to generate employment opportunities, organized with the chamber of commerce.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Consell Comarcal del Maresme: Another Barcelona-province consell comarcal with the same mandate and similar economic-development programs for a Mediterranean comarca.
• Consell Comarcal del Berguedà: Catalan consell comarcal of similar organizational form coordinating public services across a multi-municipal territory.
• Consell Comarcal del Vallès Oriental: Catalan consell comarcal in the Vallès region with comparable industrial-park coordination and economic-development scope.
• Consell Comarcal de l'Alt Empordà: Catalan consell comarcal of comparable scale providing the same coordinated public services across a multi-municipal comarca in Girona province.
• Consell Comarcal d'Osona: Catalan consell comarcal with parallel structure and economic-development responsibilities including agri-food and industrial promotion.
• Consell Comarcal de l'Anoia: Neighboring comarca in central Catalonia with the same consell comarcal legal form, sharing overlap in wine/agricultural economic-development priorities.
• Consell Comarcal del Garraf: Adjacent Catalan consell comarcal operating with the identical supra-municipal mandate across its own municipalities in the Barcelona province.
• Consell Comarcal del Baix Penedès: Neighboring Catalan consell comarcal with the same statutory mandate, organizational structure, and service portfolio — the closest structural and functional peer.

Broad incumbents

• Diputació de Barcelona: Higher-tier provincial administration that funds and provides programmatic support to all Barcelona-province consells comarcals, including Alt Penedès.
• Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona (AMB): Metropolitan-level public authority with overlapping economic-development and industrial-land coordination responsibilities, and an active strategic partner of the council.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CCAltPenedes
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCdlo5M7nt1llaHWqS1WdTPA
• Facebookfacebook.com/consellcomarcal.altpenedes
• Instagraminstagram.com/ccaltpenedes
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/consell-comarcal-de-l-alt-pened%C3%A8s

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Subsidiaries1 record

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