Public tender open for allocation of apartments in Vila Franca do Campo on lease with purchase option scheme - Communication

Secretaria Regional da Juventude, Habitação e Emprego

A public tender is now open for the allocation of 23 new apartments in the Foros Sol Mar housing development in the municipality of Vila Franca do Campo, São Miguel Island. 

The 23 apartments include 4 one-bedroom apartments, 9 two-bedroom apartments and 10 three-bedroom apartments. They represent an investment of over €2.1 million, financed under the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR), and are intended for the permanent residence of the respective households on a lease with purchase option scheme. 

The purchase option can be exercised by the tenant one year after signing the lease agreement.

According to the Order issued by the Regional Secretary for Youth, Housing and Employment, Maria João Carreiro, interested parties must submit their applications starting today, January 5, until February 4, 2026.

Applications must be submitted by completing the appropriate form, available on the Regional Housing Directorate (DRH) website at https://portal.azores.gov.pt/web/drh/concursos, accompanied by the documents listed in Article 7 of the Regulations on the Lease with Purchase Option Scheme, and delivered in one of the following formats:

• DRH Services, located at Rua Dr. João Francisco de Sousa, no. 30, 9500-187 Ponta Delgada;
• RIAC - Integrated Citizen Support Network Offices;
• Registered post with acknowledgement of receipt to the Regional Housing Directorate, located at Rua Dr. João Francisco de Sousa, n.º 30, 9500-187 Ponta Delgada;
• DRH email address - [email protected].

The Regulations, which contain all the information about the procedures and conditions for accessing and allocating housing, are available for consultation on the DRH website.

Any requests for clarification on the understanding and interpretation of the Regulations should be addressed to the president of the jury and submitted by the interested parties in writing to the DRH Services in Ponta Delgada. Alternatively, they should be sent to the email address [email protected] no later than January 20, 2026.  Requests will be answered within a maximum of three working days from the date on which they are received.