Prior information notice - Traffic package South
Contracting authority: Jernbanedirektoratet · Norway
- Procedure
- Prior information notice (PIN)
- Service type
- Transport (other)
- Country
- Norway
- Published
- Oct 14, 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
The contracting authority is announcing the competition in accordance with Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on public passenger transport services by rail and by road and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) Nos 1191/69 and 1107/70 (hereinafter referred to as the Public Transport Regulation). The competition is being conducted in accordance with Article 5(3) of the Public Transport Regulation, as well as overarching guidelines issued by the Ministry of Transport, which can be viewed at the following website: https://www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/jernbanedirektoratet-far-de-overordnede-rammene-for-fremtidige-trafikkavtaler-pa-jernbanen/id3172999/ The contracting authority will establish a qualification system for contracts concerning public passenger transport by rail. The qualification system will be announced separately in early 2027. Only suppliers admitted to the system will receive the tender documentation and be invited to submit tenders. The procurement concerns a traffic contract for publicly procured rail passenger transport for Traffic Package South (Trafikkpakke Sør). The contract covers passenger transport services on lines L5, R50, and F5. For more information about the lines and the services, please see: https://www.jernbanedirektoratet.no/avtalar/trafikkavtalar/gjeldende-trafikkavtalar/trafikkavtale-med-go-ahead-norge-for-trafikkpakke-sor/ Brief information about the procurement: • Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation • Planned issuance of tender documents: Autumn 2027 • Planned contract award: Autumn 2028 • Planned service commencement: December 2029 • Planned contract duration: Eight (8) years with an option for extension by 1 year + 1 year For further information regarding the organization of the Norwegian railway sector, please see: https://www.jernbanedirektoratet.no/jernbanen-i-norge/ All communication, including questions regarding this notice, must take place digitally via the contracting authority's electronic tendering tool.
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The tender history of this authority — prior information notices, calls and awards.
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- Prior information Transport (other) NorwayRFI - Invitation to input meeting on border crossing traffic
- Prior information Transport (other) NorwayMarket dialogue (RFI) - Nationwide traffic contract review
- Prior information Transport (other) NorwayRFI - Traffic agreement review
- Prior information Transport (other) NorwayRFI Flåmsbana
- Prior information Transport (other) NorwayNight train Oslo - Copenhagen/Hamburg
Official source: original notice ↗ · Data from official tender notices (TED, German national portal). No guarantee of completeness; the official notice is binding.