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Call for tenders Scheduled public transport

SEV-Flotte VRR

Contracting authority: Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr AöR · Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt · Germany

Bid deadline (passed)
Oct 31, 2025, 12:00
Contract term
Jun 1, 2027 – May 31, 2037
Contract end
May 31, 2037 (~11 years left)
Procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Lots
1
Service type
Scheduled public transport
Country
Germany
Published
Sep 14, 2025

What does this mean?

What stage is this tender at?
Call for tenders: the procedure was published and the bid deadline passed on Oct 31, 2025. No award has been published in the data yet.
What does “Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition” mean?
In a negotiated procedure the authority negotiates the terms of the bids with the bidders.
Until when can bids be submitted?
The bid deadline ended on Oct 31, 2025, 12:00. Applying in this procedure is no longer possible.
When does the contract expire?
According to the notice the contract ends on May 31, 2037 (~11 years left). After that the service is due to be tendered again.

Service

Verkehrsdurchführung für die Allgemeinheit: Personenbeförderung mit Bussen im Schienenersatzverkehr (SEV) für den Zeitraum vom 01.06.2027 bis zum 31.05.2037.

Lots (1)

All lots with a service description from the notice.

  • SEV-Flotte VRR Jun 1, 2027 – May 31, 2037 Deadline Oct 31, 2025, 12:00
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    Verkehrsdurchführung für die Allgemeinheit: Personenbeförderung mit Bussen im Schienenersatzverkehr (SEV) für den Zeitraum vom 01.06.2027 bis zum 31.05.2037. Gegenstand dieser Vergabe ist die Beschaffung, der Betrieb inkl. der Bereitstellung eines Buchungs-Tools und die Instandhaltung eines Kontingents von Gelenkbussen für den Betrieb von SEV-Leistungen im Verbundraum des VRR.

Procedure history

  1. Call for tenders Sep 14, 2025 Notice ↗
  2. Call for tenders Sep 14, 2025 Notice ↗

Public transport network in Gelsenkirchen

Operators active in the tender's region today — possible bidders and the real timetable context of this tender.

  1. 1 BOGESTRA Bus 48% 3.9M km
  2. 2 BOGESTRA Straßenbahn 17% 1.4M km
  3. 3 Vestische Straßenbahnen GmbH Bus 14% 1.2M km
  4. 4 DB Regio AG NRW 8.3% 669.8K km
  5. 5 VIAS Rail GmbH 3.2% 259.1K km
  6. 6 Essener Verkehrs AG, U-Bahn 2.5% 203K km
  7. 7 Essener Verkehrs AG, Straßenbahn 2% 158.3K km
  8. 8 Busverkehr Rheinland 1.1% 89.3K km
  9. 9 HCR alles 1.1% 89K km
  10. 10 Essener Verkehrs AG, Omnibus 1% 81.2K km
  11. 11 BOGESTRA Schnellbus 0.9% 72.5K km
  12. 12 Nahreisezug 0.6% 46.7K km

More tenders by Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr AöR

The tender history of this authority — prior information notices, calls and awards.

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Official source: original notice ↗ · tender documents in the portal ↗ (the authority's link — may expire after the deadline) · Data from official tender notices (TED, German national portal). No guarantee of completeness; the official notice is binding.