Forty-eight new aluminium window and door frames — 21 doors and 27 windows — are to be fitted in schools in Artemida and Spata, at a total cost of 36,022 euros including VAT. The contract was awarded by the Municipality of Spata–Artemida on the basis of design 03/2026, which was approved on 7 September; the invitation to tender was issued on the same day and the tender was submitted on 9 September. The contractor is a sole trader based in Artemida.
At Artemida, the window frames are being installed at Primary Schools 1–5, Primary Schools 2–6, Primary School 7, Nursery Schools 2–3, the 4th–5th Nursery Schools, the 1st–2nd Lower Secondary Schools, the 1st–2nd Upper Secondary Schools and the 1st Nursery Centre. In Spata: at the 1st Primary School, the 2nd Primary School, the 1st–2nd Nursery Schools, the 1st Lower Secondary School and the 1st Upper Secondary School.
In financial terms, the contractor’s tender was 29,050 euros plus 6,972 euros VAT, totalling 36,022 euros. The cost of removing the old window frames and installing the new ones is quoted separately, totalling €4,900 — €1,850 for primary education and €3,050 for secondary education.
The amount is small, and that is precisely what makes it interesting. This isn’t about renovating a building, but about the sort of expenditure that usually never gets done: the door that won’t close, the window that’s been stuck open since last year, the window pane that’s been replaced with plywood. These are the repairs that parents’ associations have been calling for for years and which, when they are not carried out, result in cold classrooms in winter and heating bills that keep rising to no avail.
It is also the first step in a wider programme of work on the municipality’s school buildings. A few days earlier, it had been announced that works worth €507,000 were planned for Spata Primary School No. 1, including a thermal façade, heat pumps and solar panels. Meanwhile, in Artemida, the council is still seeking a solution for the canteen at the 3rd Primary School, which has been left without a tenant following two unsuccessful tenders, whilst 42 infants are on the waiting list for nursery places.
What is not clear from the decision is the timetable: there is no public indication of when the work crews will start work in the schools, nor how many window frames each school is allocated. The school year has already begun, so the question for parents is simple: will the installation take place during school hours or on public holidays? This is a question that can be answered by the council’s Technical Services Department or by the headteacher of each school.
If you know of a specific school in Artemida or Spata where there is a window frame in poor condition that does not appear on the list, please send us a photograph and the name of the school. We are compiling a list of such cases and will get back to you.
Source: Municipality of Spata–Artemida, decision on the direct award of a contract for the supply of window frames (project 03/2026), September 2026.
