Corralejo II Health Center project put up for 9.2 million tender

The Canary Islands Health Department, through the Canary Health Service (SCS), has launched a tender for the construction of the Corralejo II Health Centre in the municipality of La Oliva. The base budget is €9,275,540.45 (excluding taxes) and the project must be completed within 23 months. The tender is already published on the State Procurement Platform, and offers must be submitted by 29 January 2026.

The new facility will provide the north of Fuerteventura with a modern primary‑care infrastructure, addressing the area’s demographic growth, the fluctuating resident population, and the steady flow of tourists. It responds to a long‑standing demand from the Basic Health Zone of La Oliva, whose current centre cannot be expanded.

Institutional leaders—Lola García, president of the Cabildo of Fuerteventura, and Isaí Blanco, mayor of La Oliva—have praised the early‑year tender, highlighting the coordinated effort between the Cabildo, the town council, and the Canary Islands government. Both administrations note that the autonomous budget includes allocations for the improvement and creation of new health centres on the island.

New Consultations, Paediatric Areas, Lactation Room and Other Services

The SCS functional plan for the new centre includes:

• Adult care area with family‑medicine and community‑medicine consultations, three nursing stations and two polyvalent consultation rooms.
• Paediatric care area with two paediatric consultations, two paediatric‑nursing stations, a lactation room and separate restrooms.
• Urgency care area featuring an observation room, an urgent‑care consultation, a wound‑care room, a CPR room and an aerosol‑treatment room.
• Administrative, services and staff areas.

The tender continues a previous process: at the end of 2024 the Health Department awarded the project design to H&S Arquitectos for €88,953.27. The functional plan envisions a single‑storey building of roughly 3,000 m², housing adult, paediatric, urgent‑care and administrative services, designed for accessibility and to meet current and future health‑care needs.

Blanco and García Celebrate the News from the Cabildo and Town Hall

“This resource will allow us to provide early, high‑quality care that matches the demographic growth our island has experienced, fulfilling a historic demand thanks to inter‑administrative coordination between the Cabildo, the La Oliva Town Council and the Fuerteventura Health Area,” – Lola García.

García’s statement highlighted recent improvements in Fuerteventura’s health management, such as the launch of a primary‑and‑hospital‑care dentistry unit and a home‑hospitalisation unit. She also stressed the urgency of tendering a new CAE (Centro de Atención Especializada) in the south and other health‑care centres across the island.

Mayor Isaí Blanco added:

“The joint effort of the La Oliva Town Council, the Cabildo of Fuerteventura and the Canary Islands Government has finally materialised the second health centre in Corralejo after years of work. The land transfer by the council, together with this budget approval, meets the historic demand of the northern locality and complements the land already granted for the El Cotillo health centre, which currently serves local residents. These actions represent a significant advance in health care for both our municipality and the island.”

Political Assessment from the Majorera Assembly – Coalición Canaria

The Majorera Assembly of Coalición Canaria Fuerteventura issued a statement praising the tender, calling the Corralejo II centre an essential infrastructure to serve the north’s demographic growth. The project is funded by a specific line in the 2026 autonomous budget and marks progress within the current legislative term.

Mario Cabrera emphasized the broader health strategy:

“Health is a fundamental pillar of the roadmap Fuerteventura must follow, not only through improved infrastructure but also by continuously enhancing services and bringing them closer to every island resident.”

Two and a Half Years of Health‑Care Actions

In the same communiqué, the nationalist coalition highlighted achievements after what it described as “four years of health‑care neglect during the previous legislature.” Since taking office, Coalición Canaria claims that historic demands have been met across the autonomous, island and municipal levels, including:

• Installation of a Hemodynamics Unit at the Fuerteventura Hospital.
• Launch of a medicalised helicopter service.

Other projects mentioned are the El Cotillo local clinic and the initiation of a tender for the design of a Southern CAE, intended to become the future South Hospital.

Recent improvements also cover patient‑care services, such as the Unified Clinical History system and the optimisation of home hospitalisation—crucial for an island with long distances.

The new Canary Islands government budget for Fuerteventura allocates funds for major needs, including the introduction of dialysis services in Costa Calma and the expansion of the Gran Tarajal Health Centre. As CC‑Am concluded:

“These measures aim to guarantee quality health care and to meet all public‑health needs on the island.”