The sports facilities of the Spata Municipal Unit are to receive new football pitches, 180 balls, volleyball sets and protective covers. Under Decision 853/2026 of Mayor Dimitris Markos, published on the ‘Diafania’ transparency portal on Wednesday 11 November, the contract was awarded directly to JACKAL Sports Engineering Single-Member Limited Liability Company, based in Halandri, for €29,950 excluding VAT, i.e. €37,138 in total.
What to buy
The decision contains a table listing 14 items. The largest allocations are:
- 5 sets of freestanding 3×2-metre football goals with nets: 8,680 euros
- 200 rubber corner protectors for the kerb inside the 7×7 pitch: €6,200
- 2 sets of portable 5×2-metre aluminium goals with wheels: €4,464
- three shade nets (15×12, 9×10 and 8×12 metres), excluding installation: €3,534
- 30 FIVB-approved volleyballs: €2,418
- professional volleyball set including posts, net and installation: €2,356
- foam-padded protective barriers around the 5×5 court: €2,356
- 32-metre protective covering for the railings around the court, on the side facing the stands: €2,182.40
- 100 footballs (60 size 3 and 40 size 4): 1,860 euros
- 50 basketballs in three sizes: 930 euros
The list is completed by two mini goals, two basketball hoops (with the old ones removed), a cover for the volleyball referee’s stand and covers for the net posts behind the goals on the 11×11 pitch.
A large part of the expenditure – namely the corner pieces, covers and foam elements – relates to the safety of those playing: hard edges and posts alongside the playing area which, until now, had been left uncovered. The use of size 3 and 4 footballs and size 5 basketballs indicates that the equipment is primarily intended for children’s teams. The decision does not specify which pitch each type of ball is to be allocated to.
How the contract was awarded
The request from the Department of Sport and Culture is dated 6 October. Study 139/2026 was approved on Wednesday 4 November, and the invitation to tender was issued on the same day. JACKAL submitted a tender on Monday 9 November and the contract was signed two days later. The decision refers only to this tender.
The contract relates solely to the Spata Municipal Unit. The decision refers to Municipal Council Resolution No. 97/2026, by which the Municipality designated groups of Municipal Units for the ‘independent execution of identical or similar expenditure’, as permitted by Article 636 of the new Local Government Code. Put simply, Spata and Artemida may procure the same items through separate procedures.
The same company, three times this year
On the Diafania transparency portal, JACKAL appears twice more in connection with the Municipality during 2026. In March, €29,964.60 was paid for the supply and installation of seats in the stands of sports grounds, under a contract dated December 2025. In August, the company was awarded a contract worth 30,256 euros for the synthetic turf and equipment for the basketball court in the Artemida Local Authority, an amount which was paid in full on 7 October. With this new contract, the total comes to €97,358.60 across three separate contracts.
Source: Municipality of Spata–Artemida, Mayor’s Decision 853/2026, Diafania 11 November 2026 (ADA 93Y1Ω1X-2XG); payment orders ΨΦΔΥΩ1Χ-Υ07 and ΡΣΕΟΩ1Χ-ΖΔ7, contract award 95ΛΘΩ1Χ-Λ2Ζ.
