CTESIBIUS TECHNIKI EE will undertake the repairs and maintenance of schools in the Municipality of Spata–Artemida under a framework agreement with a budget of 1,300,000 euros plus VAT (€1,612,000 including VAT). On 20 October, the Municipal Committee unanimously approved the second set of minutes of the tender committee and awarded the contract to the company, which offered an average discount of 36.09 per cent. The decision was published on the ‘Diafania’ transparency portal on Friday 30 October.
How did we get here?
The notice of the electronic tender (ESIDIS 221426) was published on 30 July. At the time, iartemida reported on the three-year framework agreement worth 1.6 million euros.
Under the first set of minutes, approved by Decision 541/2026 of 1 September, CTESIBIUS was declared the provisional contractor. The decision was notified to all participants on 15 September and, as noted in the minutes, ‘no appeal was lodged’. On 30 September, the Municipality invited the company to submit the award documentation. The company submitted them on 6 October, and the three-member committee deemed them the following day to be ‘complete, lawful and submitted within the deadline’.
What does the 36.09 per cent discount mean?
Under a framework agreement, the local authority does not commission a specific project from the outset. It sets a maximum amount and a list of works with unit prices: painting, waterproofing, joinery, plumbing, electrical work, and repairs. It then awards smaller works contracts as and when the need arises. The average discount of 36.09 per cent means that the works will, on average, be invoiced at around a third less than the prices in the project specifications. In theory, more repairs can be carried out for the same amount of money.
There is another side to this high discount, one that is familiar from many public works projects: it puts pressure on the contractor’s profit margins and makes supervision by the Technical Department crucial, so that the quality of the work remains in line with the design specifications.
What’s next
The decision is now being notified to the participants, who are entitled to lodge a pre-judicial appeal. If no such appeal is lodged, the Council will invite the contractor to sign the contract and may begin issuing work orders to the schools.
The agreement comes at a time when school buildings are in the spotlight: the Municipality has proceeded with an urgent temporary lease for the 4th Primary School of Artemida from 1 November and approved the external lift for Spata Secondary School. The decision does not specify which schools will be prioritised on the list. This will become clear from the implementation contracts to be published on the ‘Diafania’ transparency portal.
Parents and parents’ associations who have outstanding issues regarding their school building may submit these to the school committee and the Municipality’s Technical Services Department so that they can be included in the planning process.
Source: Municipality of Spata–Artemida, Municipal Committee Decision 649/2026 (meeting of 20 October 2026), Diafania 30 October 2026; Minutes II of the Tender Committee, 7 October 2026.
