SAB URBA SL

What SAB URBA SL does

SAB-URBÀ, SL is a wholly-owned municipal company (empresa municipal) of the Ajuntament de Sant Andreu de la Barca, a municipality in the Barcelona metropolitan area (Catalonia, Spain). Established in 2005 and registered as NIF B-63727762, the entity was created as the operational arm of the local government to deliver civic services under encàrrec de gestiò (direct municipal commissioning) arrangements. It employs 16 staff and operates exclusively within the boundaries of the single municipality of Sant Andreu de la Barca.

The company's service portfolio spans four main lines: (1) Vall Palau underground parking, a 265-space two-level facility opened in May 2007, operated under a 50-year municipal concession with revenue from long-term cessions d'ús (50-, 20-, and 5-year terms) and recurring monthly rentals for cars and motorcycles; (2) Transport Adaptat, a daily adapted transport service serving 44 fixed and 11 sporadic users with disabilities or dependency across five routes to specialised care centres; (3) Parc Solar Fotovoltaic, comprising a 5.5 KWp tracking installation at Can Preses (2008) and a 20 KWp fixed installation at the Teatre Núria Espert (2017), producing approximately 32,000 KWh annually and yielding cumulative CO2 avoidance of 103,782 kg; and (4) Centre Obert, a child and adolescent monitoring service linked to Centre Obert S@BARK, plus prior commissions for home care and municipal nursery schools (Escola Bressol El Cavallet and El Trenet, 2019). No proprietary technology platform, software products, or patents are disclosed.

Commercially, SAB-URBÀ operates as a regulated public-mandate entity rather than a market-driven business. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer through the municipal office and the sabarca.cat virtual office/electronic procedures portal. Pricing is publicly disclosed for parking (e.g., EUR 6,522.12 + IVA for a 50-year cession of the remaining 36-year term; EUR 26.94 + IVA per month for car rental plus EUR 15 community charges) and is administered rather than market-tested. Revenue derives from a mix of one-time cession payments, recurring parking rentals, feed-in tariff income from solar generation, and direct municipal budget allocations (e.g., EUR 83,996.35 budgeted for adapted transport in 2020). Customers are local residents, people with disabilities/dependency, children/adolescents in social support programmes, and a single enterprise counterparty (Mercadona, which uses the first parking level).

Name

SAB URBA SL

Legal name

SAB-URBÀ, SL

Website

https://saburba.sabarca.cat

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SAB-URBÀ, SL is a wholly-owned municipal company of the Ajuntament de Sant Andreu de la Barca (Barcelona), employing 16 staff to deliver municipal services including Vall Palau underground parking (265 spaces), adapted transport for disabled residents, a photovoltaic solar park, and the Centre Obert child monitoring service.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sant Andreu de la Barca

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Parking - Assignment of Use (Cessió d'ús): Revenue generated from long-term assignment of use contracts for parking spaces at the Vall Palau underground car park. Assignments are offered for 50-year terms (remaining concession), 20-year terms, and 5-year terms. This is the primary revenue stream for the parking service.
2. Parking - Rental Income: Monthly and annual rental fees for parking spaces at Vall Palau, including car and motorcycle parking spots with community charges.
3. Solar Energy Production: The solar photovoltaic installations at Can Preses (5.5 Kwp tracking solar) and Teatre Nuria Espert (20 KWp fixed) produce electricity that is fed into the grid, generating revenue through feed-in tariffs. Total CO2 savings of 103,782 kg/CO2 achieved cumulatively.
4. Municipal Service Management (Encàrrec de Gestió): SAB-URBÀ manages various municipal services on behalf of the Ajuntament de Sant Andreu de la Barca, including adapted transport, Centre Obert child services, parking, and other civic services, funded through municipal commissioning arrangements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

SAB URBA SL (SAB-URBÀ, S.L) is a municipal company owned by the Ajuntament de Sant Andreu de la Barca that operates and manages local public services. The company runs an underground public parking facility with 265 spaces, provides an adapted transport service for people with disabilities and reduced mobility, operates a solar photovoltaic park, and runs the Centre Obert programme monitoring children and youth at risk of social exclusion during school holidays.

Product overview

SAB-URBA, S.L is a municipal public company providing diverse public services to Sant Andreu de la Barca. The company operates several distinct services: Centre Obert (child/adolescent monitoring), Parc Solar Fotovoltaic (solar energy production from two facilities), Aparcament Vall Palau (underground parking infrastructure), and Transport Adaptat (specialized transport for disabled/dependent persons). These services operate independently under the municipal umbrella without a unified product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Underground Public Parking
• Adapted Transport Service
• Solar Photovoltaic Park
• Centre Obert Programme

Quantifiable outcome

• 103,782 kg of CO2 emissions avoided through solar energy production
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Ajuntament de Sant Andreu de la BarcacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe parent municipal government of Sant Andreu de la Barca commissions (encàrrec de gestió) SAB-URBÀ to manage multiple civic services including parking, adapted transport, Centre Obert childcare, and solar installations. The company operates under municipal mandate and its statutes (estatuts) govern its operations. This is the primary and defining partnership for the company.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Eulen Servicios Sociosanitarios: Spanish outsourced social services provider that delivers adapted transport, elderly care, and dependency services to public entities. Direct overlap with SAB-URBÀ's Transport Adaptat service, but as a private-sector, multi-region operator.
• Indigo (formerly VINCI Park): Global parking infrastructure operator with significant Spanish presence. Comparable operating model for managed public/municipal parking concessions, though Indigo operates across many geographies and asset types beyond SAB-URBÀ's scope.
• FCC Medio Ambiente (FCC Group): Spanish public services and environmental infrastructure group. FCC operates municipal mandates including waste, water, and energy services for Spanish municipalities, providing a comparable municipal-services operator model at much larger scale.
• Ferrovial: Spanish infrastructure conglomerate with historical municipal services and parking operations. Comparable as a Spain-based infrastructure operator with municipal contracts, though vastly larger and listed.
• Clece (ACS Group): Spanish social and public services provider that operates adapted transport, social care, and dependency services for public administrations. Comparable to SAB-URBÀ's Centre Obert and Transport Adaptat offerings, but at national scale under private ownership.

Regional players

• Suara Cooperativa: Catalan social services cooperative delivering adapted transport, dependency care, and child services across Catalonia. Comparable to SAB-URBÀ's social services arm, with a regional focus on the same geography.
• Fundació Pere Tarrés: Catalan non-profit foundation delivering social, educational, and leisure services for children and adolescents, including Centre Obert-equivalent programs. Comparable to SAB-URBÀ's Centre Obert service within the same Catalan ecosystem.
• Apparcamientos y Servicios (Grupo AS): Spanish parking operator focused on municipal and concession parking in Spain. Comparable asset class and operator model to SAB-URBÀ's Vall Palau operations, though more geographically dispersed.

Direct peers

• SABA Aparcamientos: Spanish parking operator that runs underground car parks across Spain and Portugal. SAB-URBÀ's Vall Palau underground parking is directly comparable to SABA's core asset class and operational model, though SABA is privately owned and operates at much larger scale.
• Empark: European parking operator present in Spain with a comparable focus on regulated, mixed-use underground parking facilities. Direct operational overlap with SAB-URBÀ's parking division, though with private rather than municipal ownership.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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