1. Project management 'Public green area' notice

Provincial Law No. 12 of 2 November 2022 'Provincial System for Active Labour Policies and the Implementation of Interventions and Services of Public Utility - Progettoone - and Integration of the Provincial Labour Law 1983' (hereinafter 'Provincial Law') reformed the regulations relating to the so-called 'Progettoone', including it among the active labour policies.

By means of this instrument, the Autonomous Province of Trento sets itself the objective of encouraging the social inclusion of persons belonging to particular vulnerable groups, promoting and supporting their full participation in the labour market. These aims are pursued through the implementation of measures for the reintegration into work and the strengthening of employability connected to the realisation of particular interventions and services of public utility.

Pursuant to the provisions of Articles 2 and 9 of the provincial law, for the implementation of the so-called "Progettone" the Autonomous Province of Trento may commission private organisations or their qualified consortia, identified following a public selection procedure, in return for reimbursements which may not in any event exceed compensation for direct costs and overheads associated with the performance of public service obligations, plus a reasonable profit margin.

We are therefore proceeding with the publication of a notice for the acquisition of expressions of interest for the awarding of a three-year assignment relating to the performance of services of general interest, including interventions for reintegration into the labour market and strengthening employability, pertaining to the so-called "public green area".

The assignment provides, in particular, for the execution of public utility interventions related to the conservation of the environmental and natural heritage and the care of green areas pursuant to Article 8, paragraph 1, letter a) of the provincial law and the conservation and care of sports facilities, as well as of an environmental nature functional to tourist activities pursuant to Article 8, paragraph 1, letter b) of the provincial law, as better defined in Annex I to the Resolution of the Provincial Council no. 2095 of 13 December 2024:

• Recovery, enhancement, restoration, care and custody of areas of special environmental interest and public parks;
• Reclamation and restoration of degraded or abandoned areas;
• Landscaping and maintenance of areas surrounding built-up areas and other areas requiring urban decoration;
• Activities aimed at the custody, maintenance of accessibility and enhancement of structures or areas of particular historical, cultural or tourist interest, subject to the provisions of the regulations on cultural heritage and the protection of the historical heritage;
• Interventions to ensure the free use by the community of cycle paths, mountain bike routes, nature trails - including signposting -, observation posts, car parks, recreational rest areas, public toilets, promenades, jetties, bathing areas and water-side facilities, which are not commercially exploitable and can be used free of charge;
• Activities relating to sports facilities freely accessible to the public, on a non-discriminatory basis.

Organisations or consortia thereof, including from other Member States of the European Union, which jointly fulfil all the following conditions are eligible to express interest

• they pursue a mission related to the performance of the services of general interest described
• they reinvest profits in order to achieve the organisation's objectives or, if profits are distributed or redistributed, this is done on the basis of participatory considerations
• have management or ownership structures based on employee ownership or participatory principles or which require the active participation of employees, users or stakeholders.

Expressions of interest may be submitted by organisations or their consortia identified that meet the requirements of general order, professional suitability, and technical-professional and economic capacity in the areas covered by this public selection procedure, as set out in the Notice in paragraphs 3, 4 and 5.

Organisations eligible to participate may also form themselves into temporary groupings.

In order to take part in the public selection procedure it is necessary to express one's interest to the Service for Employment Support and Environmental Enhancement (SOVA) no later than 12.00 noon on 15 May 2025 exclusively by certified electronic mail (PEC) or, for cross-border subjects, by means of a certified electronic delivery service address qualified in accordance with the eIDAS Regulation, following the specific instructions contained in the Notice in paragraph 6.

NOTICE OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST - PUBLIC GREEN AREA

The expression of interest must be submitted only by filling in the form "Annex A) Expression of Interest", signed as described in the Notice in paragraph 6.

This procedure has a two-phase structure by invitation following expressions of interest submitted by persons meeting the requirements of this Notice, in accordance with the criteria and procedures identified by the Resolution of the Provincial Council no. 2164 of 23 December 2024 referred to in Article 9 co. 2 of the Provincial Law.

The person in charge of this procedure will verify, on the basis of the documentation submitted, the completeness and formal regularity of the expression of interest and of the relative documentation produced by each individual participant.

The admitted parties will receive a letter of invitation to submit a project proposal for the subsequent comparative evaluation procedure phase.