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Design, manufacture and delivery of up to 113 low-floor trams plus long-term spare parts supply

Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe AG·Köln, Germany·Expired · Aug 06, 2026·Neg W Call·Supplies
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Original notice title

Germany – Tramway passenger coaches – [NF6.2] Konstruktion, Herstellung und Lieferung von bis zu 113 niederflurigen Stadtbahnen zzgl. langfristiger Ersatzteilversorgung

40/100

Opportunity Score

Needs reviewHigh complexity
SuppliesExpired
Why this score?

Opportunity

40 / 100

Complexity

85 / 100

Risk factors

No estimated value provided; hidden budget constraints or unrealistic pricing expectations could emerge during negotiat...

Tender structured data flags EU funding, but XML notice states 'no-eu-funds'. This inconsistency could affect payment s...

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Overview

Moderate opportunity

Key Facts

  • Supplies contract
  • 1 lot
  • Design, manufacture, and delivery of up to 113 low-floor tram vehicles (light rail) per technical specifications.
  • Long-term spare parts supply.
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This tender by Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe AG (KVB) seeks a contractor for the design, manufacture, and delivery of up to 113 low-floor tram vehicles (light rail) for Cologne, with a mandatory minimum of 69 units and an optional 44 units via a framework agreement. The contract includes long-term spare parts supply. The procedure is a negotiated procedure with a call for competition under the EU Utilities Directive (2014/25/EU). Submission deadline is 6 August 2026 at 12:00 (CET). The tender is subject to very high financial and technical eligibility requirements, including minimum total turnover of €450M and relevant turnover of €60M per year. The estimated value is not stated. EU funding is indicated in structured data but contradicted in the XML notice. The language of the tender is German.

Risks

No estimated value provided; hidden budget constraints or unrealistic pricing expectations could emerge during negotiat...

Tender structured data flags EU funding, but XML notice states 'no-eu-funds'. This inconsistency could affect payment s...

Analysis may be incomplete

Only part of the procurement documentation was analyzed. Additional eligibility requirements, certificates, or submission documents may exist in the remaining tender documentation.

Key Requirements

Technical

  • Mandatory minimum order of 69 vehicles; optional up to 44 additional vehicles (dependent on financing).
  • Letter of intent for a performance bond of €35.4M valid until 31 Dec 2028.

Eligibility

  • Tenderer must meet strict financial thresholds: total turnover >€450M (last 3 years) and relevant turnover >€60M per year in each of last 3 years.

Requirements may be incomplete.

Award Criteria

Lot 1

Award criteria not disclosed. Expected to be multi-criteria with price and quality, but details are missing.

Buyer

Location

Köln, DEU

Identifier

Berichtseinheit-ID 00006774

Activity

Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services

Lots (1)

LOT-0001

Design, manufacture and delivery of up to 113 low-floor trams plus long-term spare parts supply

Design, manufacture, delivery, and long-term spare parts supply of up to 113 low-floor tram vehicles (light rail) for use in Cologne and on NE lines of HGK. Mandatory minimum 69 vehicles; optional up to 44 additional vehicles via framework agreement. Vehicles must comply with BOStrab and EBO regulations, be bidirectional, articulated, with steel welded carbody, 2.65m width, 27.5-30m length, 400mm floor height, max speed 80 km/h (design 85 km/h). Three pre-series vehicles to be delivered in Q3 2030, serial deliveries from end 2031 at bi-weekly rhythm.

SuppliesFrameworkEU fundedElectronic submission

Location

Köln, Germany

Category

Rolling stock

Award Criteria

Best price-quality ratio

Deadline

Expired Aug 06, 2026

Procurement Details

Publication date
07 Jul 2026
Languages
German

Reference metadata

Legal basis
32014L0025

Reference IDs

Tender ID
470784-2026

Documents (1)

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