It is responsible for the processing of the different procedures whose purpose is the granting of concessions and authorisations, the awarding of disposals and leases and, where appropriate, other operations such as changes in legal status, exchanges, etc. that affect the assets and rights included in the Municipal Heritage and not reserved to other Councils due to their area of competence, assuming the tasks of monitoring the files from their ex officio initiation or admission for processing of the corresponding applications until the formalisation of the contracts or issuance of enabling titles and, where appropriate, elevation to public deed. Likewise, the Contracting and Assets Service is responsible for maintaining and updating the Municipal Inventory.

The assets of the Public Administrations consist of all their assets and rights, whatever their nature and the title of their acquisition or that by virtue of which they have been attributed to them. The assets of public administrations do not include money, securities, credits and other financial resources of their treasury.