New tenders are coming to assign 28 vacant spaces in Mercado do Bolhão

The allocation of a total of 28 vacant spaces in the restored Mercado do Bolhão will be put up for tender from January 25.

The spaces to be occupied are divided between 16 stalls inside the market, three restaurants (also inside) and nine stores outside.

The 16 still free stalls correspond to 11 categories: Sugar; Seaweed and Mushrooms; Coffee and Cafeterias; Meat and Poultry; Tea and Coffee; Fruit; Pasta, Seasonings, Spices and Condiments; Eggs and Dairy Products; Fresh Fish and Seafood; Natural and Dietary Products; Vegetables, Roots and Plants and Grains and Pulses. The base value per square meter is 16 euros.

There are also three restaurants to be assigned per contest: one in the Raw category, another in the Vegetarian category, and a third in the Tapas and Snacks category. The restaurants have a base value per square meter of 12 euros, with minimum base bid values between 1030.80 and 2512.80 euros.

The nine stores outside the market are part of the "Free" food category, but without confection and not competitive with the existing ones (Olive Oil, Codfish and Teas). The base value per square meter is variable, but the minimum basic bid values range from 2735 to 6037.46 euros.

The tenders for the various spaces in Mercado do Bolhão will be launched by the municipal company GO Porto - Gestão e Obras do Porto and will take place in two stages. In the first phase, "Application and Qualification", with the presentation of the application, the experience of the candidates will be verified, and their respective qualification documents will be analyzed. Later, in the "Public Bidding" phase, all candidates who demonstrate that experience will be invited to participate in the public bidding, as bidders, in order to bid for the spaces in the competition.

See the call for tenders and detailed information here.