The Consejería de Sanidad The Government of the Canary Islands on 24 September 2026 issued a tender to renovate the façade of the TraumatologyTower at the Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria in Tenerife The budget is 4.309.754 Euro. Bids may be submitted until 19 October 2026 ; the works are scheduled to take 21 months .
The plan is to replace the exterior cladding with a ventilated façade. According to the Servicio Canario de la Salud this should improve thermal insulation, better protect the building fabric from the weather and increase comfort for patients and staff. The tender covers the tower’s façade, spanning 14 levels from level −2 to level 11.
The part of the building concerned has a floor area of 25,334 square metres and combines administrative, research and healthcare functions. Services based there include allergology, oncology, traumatology, rehabilitation medicine, general and visceral surgery, the pain management unit, the electroconvulsive therapy unit, hospital-at-home care, preventive medicine and the cognitive neurosurgical oncology unit. According to the operator, these departments provide more than 114,000 outpatient consultations and over 71,000 rehabilitation treatments each year, including physiotherapy, speech therapy and occupational therapy.
The tender documents set out the technical requirements and planned timeframe. The public notice does not specify construction phases or possible restrictions on hospital operations; these are likely to be covered by the full contract documents. The notice on the regional government’s portal sets out the formal procedure for companies wishing to take part.
The project is part of ongoing investment by the Canary Islands Health Service in energy efficiency and building preservation. A ventilated façade creates a structural air gap between the load-bearing structure and the weatherproofing, reduces thermal bridges and helps protect against moisture; the intended energy savings and comfort improvements are therefore technically plausible. At the time of the tender, no specific information was available on traffic arrangements, patient access during the works or compensatory measures for affected services; these are expected to be clarified as the process continues.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).