Starostwo Powiatowe w Bielsku-Białej

What Starostwo Powiatowe w Bielsku-Białej does

Starostwo Powiatowe w Bielsku-Białej is the statutory county (powiat) administrative office for Powiat Bielski, located in the Śląskie Voivodeship of southern Poland. It serves the residents of ten municipalities — Czechowice-Dziedzice, Jasienica, Szczyrk, Porąbka, Wilamowice, Bestwina, Wilkowice, Kozy, Jaworze, and Buczkowice — delivering county-level public services including administrative permits, geodetic and cartographic records, public procurement oversight, consumer protection, healthcare facility management (Pediatric Hospital, Bielskie Centrum Psychiatrii – Olszówka, Bielskie Pogotowie Ratunkowe), education oversight, social welfare, and crisis management.

The office operates a unified citizen-facing portal (powiat.bielsko.pl) backed by a conventional e-government technology stack. Core components include integration with the national ePUAP electronic delivery box, the BIP Public Information Bulletin, a public-procurement platform (platformazakupowa.pl), geospatial portals (ORSIP and Podgik), appointment scheduling, and a 24/7 self-service kiosk called Urzędomat. The site is WCAG 2.1, HTML5, CSS3, and GDPR/RODO compliant, with ISO 27001 referenced in the management system. Additional citizen-facing offerings include free legal aid (Nieodpłatna Pomoc Prawna), accessibility services for persons with disabilities, a digital information bulletin, and a public RSS feed. The product portfolio is administrative-service-oriented rather than commercial-software-oriented.

The entity does not operate a commercial revenue model; it is funded through the Polish public budget, national subventions, EU structural funds (e.g., 688,521.25 PLN European Social Fund+ co-financing for the LOWE Równych szans project; co-financing under Fundusze Europejskie dla Śląskiego 2021-2027), and the Polski Ład government programme for capital projects. Distribution is direct-to-citizen through the county headquarters at ul. Piastowska 40 in Bielsko-Biała, specialised departmental units, subordinate healthcare and education institutions, and electronic channels. Marketing and citizen communication run through the official website, Facebook, Instagram, the BIP, and RSS — the channel mix is informational rather than demand-generation, consistent with a public-sector service-delivery mandate.

Name

Starostwo Powiatowe w Bielsku-Białej

Legal name

Starostwo Powiatowe w Bielsku-Białej

Website

https://powiat.bielsko.pl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Starostwo Powiatowe w Bielsku-Białej is the statutory county administrative office for Powiat Bielski in Poland's Śląskie Voivodeship, delivering public administrative, healthcare, education, and social services to roughly ten municipalities via an e-government portal and subordinate units, funded by public budget and EU grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Administration / Local Government Services

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIACAF

Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

SECONDARYBPAIACAM

Local Transportation, Parking & Mobility Administration

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

Keywords

• Public administration services
• County government services
• E-government portal
• Local government administration
• Citizen services platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Bielsko-Biała

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Starostwo Powiatowe w Bielsku-Białej is the district administrative office for Powiat Bielski (Bielsko County) in Śląskie Voivodeship, Poland. It delivers public administration services to county residents, including administrative formalities, healthcare facility management (Pediatric Hospital, Psychiatric Center, Emergency Services), education oversight, infrastructure and road maintenance, transport planning, environmental protection, consumer protection, social welfare, and accessibility services for persons with disabilities. Services are accessible in person at the Bielsko-Biała headquarters and digitally through e-government platforms such as ePUAP, BIP, and the self-service Urzedomat kiosk.

Product overview

Starostwo Powiatowe w Bielsku-Białej operates a unified administrative services portal offering citizens access to government services through a combination of digital platforms and in-person services. The core offerings include the Urzędomat (self-service kiosk) for 24/7 administrative access, Nieodpłatna Pomoc Prawna (Free Legal Aid) for citizen legal support, and Umawianie wizyt (Appointment Scheduling) for streamlined office visits. Additional services encompass healthcare facility management (Pediatric Hospital, Psychiatric Center, Emergency Services), health policy programs (mental health olympiads, first aid competitions), accessibility services for persons with disabilities, and digital information systems including the Public Information Bulletin (BIP) and Procurement Platform. The portal integrates with government systems like ePUAP for electronic submissions and ORSIP for spatial information. Recent initiatives include EU-funded educational projects (LOWE Równych Szans) and health promotion programs. This is a traditional public administration platform, not a commercial software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Urzedomat (Self-Service Kiosk)
• Nieodpłatna Pomoc Prawna (Free Legal Aid)
• Umawianie wizyt (Appointment Scheduling)
• Dostępność (Accessibility Services)
• Placówki Ochrony Zdrowia (Healthcare Facilities Management)
• Programy Polityki Zdrowotnej (Health Policy Programs)
• Platforma Przetargowa (Procurement Platform)
• LOWE Równych Szans (Equal Opportunities Local Knowledge and Education Centers)
• Bliżej wiedzy – atrakcyjnie i skutecznie! Project
• Salamandra Alpine Coaster

Quantifiable outcome

• 90 adults to gain increased access to lifelong learning through EU-funded LOWE project
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Wojewódzki Urząd Pracy w Katowicach (Regional Labour Office in Katowice)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 December 2025Partnership for EU-funded project 'LOWE Równych szans' - Local Knowledge and Education Centers. The project aims to create LOWE facilities and increase accessibility for 90 adults to lifelong learning opportunities, particularly targeting seniors, low-qualified persons, and persons with disabilities. Project value: 810,025.00 PLN with EU co-financing.
• Województwo Śląskie (Silesian Voivodeship)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 January 2023Partnership for project 'Wsparcie dla uczniów z Ukrainy – Powiat Bielski' (Support for students from Ukraine), providing educational assistance to Ukrainian students in the county.
• Województwo Śląskie (Silesian Voivodeship)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 October 2020EU-funded project partnerships including 'Pracuję zdrowiej, dłużej, efektywniej - z ergonomią na TY' (Work healthier, longer, more effectively - with ergonomics), 'Ergonomia dla zdrowia' (Ergonomics for Health), and various regional development initiatives co-financed by European Funds.
• Zespół Szkół Specjalnych nr 4 w Czechowicach-DziedzicachcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecial education school partnering with the county for 'LOWE Równych szans' project implementation. The school serves as the project headquarters and location for adult education activities, offering accessible facilities for persons with disabilities including wheelchair access, elevator, and Braille signage.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Starostwo Powiatowe w Żywcu: County-level government office for Powiat Żywiecki in the Silesian Voivodeship, sharing the same voivodeship and similar mountain-region demographic profile. Provides equivalent administrative, healthcare, education, and EU-funded development services.
• Urząd Miejski w Bielsku-Białej: City-level government (gmina) for the urban core of the Bielsko-Biała metropolitan area, which is geographically surrounded by Powiat Bielski. Operates as a parallel local government unit delivering municipal services to urban residents while the starostwo handles county-level functions, creating closely intertwined administrative responsibilities.
• Starostwo Powiatowe w Pszczynie: County-level government office for Powiat Pszczyński in the Silesian Voivodeship, operating under the same legal and administrative framework. Delivers comparable public services including healthcare facility management, education oversight, and infrastructure investment programs.
• Starostwo Powiatowe w Oświęcimiu: County-level government office for Powiat Oświęcimski in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, providing structurally analogous administrative, healthcare, education, and social welfare services. Operates under the same Polish starostwo powiatowe legal framework but in a different voivodeship.
• Starostwo Powiatowe w Cieszynie: County-level government office for Powiat Cieszyński in the Silesian Voivodeship, directly adjacent to Powiat Bielski. Provides the same range of administrative, healthcare, education, and EU-funded development services to its own county residents, making it a structurally identical comparator operating in a parallel jurisdiction.

Others

• Comarch S.A. Major Polish IT company that provides e-government software platforms, public sector digitalization solutions, and administrative system integrations used by Polish local government units including starostwa powiatowe. Functions as an enabling technology provider rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/powiatbielsko
• Instagraminstagram.com/powiat.bielski
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/starostwo-powiatowe-w-bielsku-bia%C5%82ej

Compliance5 records

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