The municipal market in Telde is undergoing a reopening process, with over 30 stalls available for new vendors. The venue, which can accommodate up to 56 units, has accumulated vacant spaces due to the lack of review of administrative concessions since 1986.
The Telde City Council has initiated the tender process for these stalls to revitalize the commercial space. The market's irregular situation had been ongoing for years, with pending files and new concessions, affecting deceased holders, closed businesses, or vendors who had to cease operations for various reasons.
Currently, around 20 vendors operate from the multipurpose area of Narea, their temporary location for over eight years. In parallel, four new gastronomic stalls will be tendered to expand the market's offerings and attract visitors.
The mayor, Juan Antonio Peña, has launched a social media survey to gather residents' preferences on gastronomic offerings and services they would like to see in the market, aiming for a more modern vision for its reopening.
The municipal official explained the complexity of digitizing and verifying the 56 files, many of them paper-based, and the change in the management model. The market has been closed since 2018, when the electricity supply was cut due to detected deficiencies.
With the administrative situation clarified, the next step is for vendors to assess the necessary investments in their stalls. The City Council aims to reopen the market before November.
The management of the property has been awarded to Gratec SA, the sole company that bid for the tender. The company's proposal includes a computerized maintenance management system. Furthermore, infrastructure improvements have been carried out, such as the installation of new cold storage units.
