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# Segovia’s indoor pool still awaits a reopening timetable
- URL: https://www.thesegovian.com/segovias-indoor-pool-still-awaits-a-reopening-timetable/
- Published: 2026-10-17T12:18:42.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-17T12:27:09.000Z
- Description: The council says a required national evaluation report is holding up the tender for a new operator.
- Author: The Segovian Editorial Team
- Tags: Segovia News

For someone trying to organise a regular swim, the question is straightforward: when will Segovia’s José Carlos Casado indoor pool reopen? The latest municipal explanation provides a clearer account of the paperwork, but it still does not provide a date for returning to the water.

In an update reported by El Adelantado on 16 October, the Ayuntamiento said a required report from the Oficina Nacional de Evaluación, or ONE, remained outstanding. The council expects that document to allow the tender for a new management and maintenance concession to proceed. A procurement milestone, however, is different from an operational reopening.

That distinction matters for anyone considering lessons, planning exercise around work, or helping a family member find an activity. It also matters when reading headlines: a statement that a report is nearly ready should not be mistaken for confirmation that bookings will open immediately.

## What the council has said

According to the council’s account, the Instituto Municipal de Deportes submitted documentation on 31 July and answered further requests at the end of August and on 18 September. It says the ONE has indicated that its report is in its final preparation stage and could go to the body’s next meeting, expected in late October.

The Ayuntamiento intends to use an urgent tender procedure after receiving the report. The same account describes the pool as closed since June following the previous contractor’s disqualification. These are the council’s explanations as reported by the newspaper; this article does not independently establish responsibility for each period of delay.

There are therefore two separate uncertainties. The first concerns when the administrative step will be completed. The second concerns the time between that step and the moment the facility can welcome swimmers. Neither should be compressed into a promised opening day that has not been announced.

## Why a financial evaluation is involved

The Ministry of Finance describes the ONE as a body within Spain’s independent procurement oversight office, OIReScon. Its specific role is to examine the financial sustainability of certain works and service concessions. It issues reports required before the relevant tender processes.

In plain English, this is scrutiny of how a proposed concession is expected to work financially. It is not a swimming timetable, a booking system or a technical certificate saying a particular pool is ready for public use. Understanding that limited purpose helps explain why the arrival of the report can be necessary without being the final step.

The ministry’s guidance sets out circumstances involving contracts above €1 million and public financial support, as well as particular arrangements for tariffs and investment. It examines the relationship between expected returns and the demand risk borne by the operator. These are general criteria; the published guidance is not itself a finding about Segovia’s individual contract.

The practical implication is that financial viability and public access have to be connected through a completed process. A financially sustainable arrangement should support reliable service, but residents still need separate information about the operator, staffing, opening arrangements and activities. Those questions cannot be answered by the name of the evaluating body alone.

## A debate about how the service should be run

The delay sits alongside a political disagreement over management. In comments reported by SegoviaDirecto on 8 October, Segovia en Marcha advocated direct municipal control through the IMD and a public vehicle rather than another private concession. The group argued that this could have brought an earlier reopening and lower annual costs, while protecting staff.

Those are the opposition group’s proposals and estimates, not independently verified savings. Its position also includes a demand for a firm reopening date and a fuller explanation of expenditure. The council’s more recent statement concentrates on the outstanding national evaluation and its intended tender route.

For readers, the useful comparison is between the actual commitments each approach would require: service standards, staffing continuity, maintenance responsibilities, costs to the municipality and charges to users. Describing one model as public and another as private does not, by itself, show how those commitments would be delivered in practice.

Nor does the disagreement change the immediate status of the pool. A proposed alternative management arrangement is not an available swimming session. Residents need the political discussion to result in clear operational information, whichever route ultimately governs the service.

## The facility behind the administrative story

The municipal directory describes a 25-by-12.5-metre sports pool, with spectator seating for 200 and additional multipurpose spaces. It places the complex on Calle General Varela. These details explain the scale of the facility; they should not be read as confirmation that all its listed services are currently operating.

Indeed, the directory illustrates a practical information problem: descriptive text still contains opening hours, while its weekly schedule marks the facility closed every day. Anyone finding an older timetable through a search engine should therefore confirm the current position before setting out. The latest closure information takes precedence over a generic description of normal hours.

For a regular user, losing an indoor pool can mean more than losing an occasional leisure option. A weekly activity has to fit around work, school, travel and the time of the person accompanying a child or an older relative. An alternative elsewhere may be technically available yet difficult to incorporate into that routine. These are practical consequences to consider, not findings from interviews conducted for this article.

## What swimmers should ask before making plans

Wait for a dated reopening announcement from the Ayuntamiento or IMD rather than relying on a predicted procurement milestone. When that announcement appears, check whether it covers general swimming, organised courses and all associated facilities, or only an initial phase.

Anyone with an earlier membership, course payment or booking should retain their documents and ask the responsible service directly what happens to that specific arrangement. This report cannot establish an automatic refund, transfer or renewal entitlement. A written answer tied to the original booking is more useful than an assumption based on another user’s experience.

For a new enrolment, the questions are equally concrete: when registration starts, whether previous places carry over, which sessions are available, and what the new price and cancellation conditions will be. People needing accessible changing facilities or assistance should confirm those arrangements alongside the timetable.

The municipal facility page lists the sports service at 921 462 910 and deportes@imdsg.es. Those published contacts provide a starting point for enquiries; this article has not obtained an individual reply or an additional reopening commitment from them.

## The next announcement to watch

The useful sequence now is a completed evaluation, an identifiable procurement step and an operational timetable. Each would answer a different question. Following that sequence gives readers a way to assess progress without treating every administrative update as either a complete solution or evidence that nothing is happening.

For the city’s swimmers, the decisive information will remain the simplest: the day they can return, the sessions they can book and the conditions under which the service will run. As of 17 October, the sources reviewed for this report do not confirm that day.

**Sources:** [council update reported by El Adelantado, 16 October](https://eladelantado.com/segovia/2026/10/16/el-ayuntamiento-asegura-que-la-reapertura-de-la-piscina-climatizada-depende-de-hacienda/); [opposition position reported by SegoviaDirecto, 8 October](https://segoviadirecto.com/art/56386/segovia-en-marcha-critica-que-la-insistencia-del-pp-en-la-gestion-privatizada-genera-tres-meses-de-retraso-en-la-reapertura-de-la-piscina-cubierta); [Ministry of Finance: ONE](https://www.hacienda.gob.es/es-ES/Oirescon/Paginas/one.aspx); [ministry guidance on evaluations](https://www.hacienda.gob.es/es-ES/Oirescon/Paginas/one-cuando.aspx); [municipal facility directory](https://segovia.es/servicios/centros-e-instalaciones/instalacion/piscina-climatizada-jose-carlos-casado).

*Expanded on 17 October 2026\. Cover photograph is illustrative. Explanatory analysis is The Segovian’s.*