Invitation to dialogue meetings in connection with the planned procurement of bus services in Kristiansand and Vennesla 2028.
Contracting authority: Agder kollektivtrafikk AS · Agder · Norway
- Procedure
- Prior information notice (PIN)
- Service type
- Scheduled public transport
- Country
- Norway
- Published
- Feb 10, 2026
What does this mean?
- What stage is this tender at?
- Prior information: the tender has been announced, but the procedure has not started yet (e.g. Art. 7(2) Regulation 1370/2007). An early indicator of upcoming re-tendering.
- What does “Prior information notice (PIN)” mean?
- A prior information notice (PIN) announces a planned tender early.
Service
Potential operators are invited to dialogue meetings for the coming procurement of bus services in Kristiansand 2028. The aim of the dialogue meetings is to facilitate further dialogue with the market and obtain input for the draft of the tender documentation, so that the procurement can be designed in an appropriate manner within the current rules for public procurements. The tender documentation draft will be made available for interested tenderers 24.02.2026. The dialogue meetings will be held in accordance with basic principles on equal treatment, predictability and transparency in the public procurement regulations. The contracting authority will ensure that no tenderers are given competitive advantages through the dialogue. The dialogue will be held in Norwegian. Information of a general character that is in the dialogue meetings and which can be of importance for the competition, will be made available to all interested tenderers in a suitable manner. *Implementation of the dialogue meetings* Up to 90 minutes will be put aside for each dialogue meeting. The dialogue meetings will be held either in Kristiansand or at Gardermoen. *Kristiansand:* Tuesday 3 March between 09:30 and 15:30 *Gardermoen (Radisson Red) :* Wednesday 4 March between 12:00 and 16:00 Thursday 5 March between 09:00 and 13:00 Separate feedback will be sent out before the meetings and the dialogue will be based on this material. Tenderers wishing to participate are asked to register their interest by 20 February, and at the same time provide information on the requested location and date. Further information on the date and concrete meeting place will be sent in accordance with registration. Sincerely, Agder public transport
Public transport network in Agder
Operators active in the tender's region today — possible bidders and the real timetable context of this tender.
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The tender history of this authority — prior information notices, calls and awards.
- Call for tenders Scheduled public transport Agder, NorwayBus services in Kristiansand and Vennesla 2028.
- Call for tenders Transport (other) Norway Ends Jun 30, 2028Passenger transport services in Vennesla municipality.
- Award Transport (other) Agder, NorwayBus services in Nord in Agder
- Award Transport (other) Agder, Norway Ends Dec 30, 2029Bus services in Flekkefjord, Kvinesdal and Sirdal 2026
Official source: original notice ↗ · Data from official tender notices (TED, German national portal). No guarantee of completeness; the official notice is binding.