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Subcontracting by VerkehrsManagement Elbe-Elster GmbH - public transport services in four lots in the Elbe-Elster district

Vergabe von Nachunternehmeraufträgen durch die VerkehrsManagement Elbe-Elster GmbH - Verkehrsleistungen im ÖPNV in vier Losen im Landkreis Elbe-Elster — original title

DEGermany · Finsterwalde

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What the buyer is looking for

The subject of the procurement procedure is the provision of local public transport services as a subcontractor of Verkehrsmanagement Elbe-Elster GmbH (VMEE). The services to be awarded include the provision of regular services by coach and bus, including the necessary operational services. The contract will be awarded in four lots. In Lots 1 and 3, services provided by regular services may also form part of the service. Details of the nature, scope and requirements of the transport services to be provided can be found in the procurement documents, in particular in the tender specifications. · The subject of lot 1 is the provision of local public transport services as a subcontractor of Verkehrsmanagement Elbe-Elster GmbH. The lot includes the regular services specified in the procurement documents, in particular the service description and the associated annexes (Annex C to the…

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… subcontracting contract), as well as the scheduled services provided for therein. The type and scope of the services as well as the lines to be operated, timetable services and other operational requirements are specified in the procurement documents. · The subject of lot 2 is the provision of local public transport services as a subcontractor of Verkehrsmanagement Elbe-Elster GmbH. The lot includes the regular services specified in the procurement documents, in particular the tender specifications and the associated annexes (Annex C to the subcontracting contract). The type and scope of the services as well as the lines to be operated, timetable services and other operational requirements are specified in the procurement documents. · The subject of lot 3 is the provision of local public transport services as a subcontractor of Verkehrsmanagement Elbe-Elster GmbH. The lot includes the regular services specified in the procurement documents, in particular the tender specifications and the associated annexes (Annex C to the subcontracting contract), as well as the scheduled services provided for therein. The type and scope of the services as well as the lines to be operated, timetable services and other operational requirements are specified in the procurement documents. · The subject of lot 4 is the provision of local public transport services as a subcontractor of Verkehrsmanagement Elbe-Elster GmbH. The lot includes the regular services specified in the procurement documents, in particular the tender specifications and the associated annexes (Annex C to the subcontracting contract). The type and scope of the services as well as the lines to be operated, timetable services and other operational requirements are specified in the procurement documents.

Machine translation (EU eTranslation) — official wording via the PDF link.

Contract

BuyerVerkehrsManagement Elbe-Elster GmbH
TypeServices
Estimated value€2,730,000
Published6 Oct 2026
ProcedureNegotiated procedure with prior publication
Contract period1 Sept 2027 → 31 Aug 2037
4 lotsReserved for SMEs

Type of service

60 · Transport services
CPV 60112000
Clement
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Selection criteria — in the procurement documents

The buyer states in the notice that the selection criteria are in the procurement documents (link on this page), not in the EU form. The document analysis below extracts them from there — bid and evidence in German.

Tender documents — direct download

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Annex 1
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration
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Administrative conditions
The full notice, official wording

Who has won at this buyer so far

Across all contract types of this buyer — not just this sector. A city buys software and fire engines through the same purchasing office.

CompanyAwardsPeriod
Biebach Busreisen · Elsterwerda12017
Walter Jaich GmbH · Großrössen12018
Omnibusbetrieb Obst · Bad Liebenwerda12017
Taxizentrale Drigalski & Neumann · Finsterwalde12017
Landgraf-Reisen · Finsterwalde12017
From the recorded awards · regular winners know this buyer's requirements — that is your competition.

How often this buyer tenders this kind of work

2
2019
1
2026
3 procedures in this category since 2019. Public procurement repeats itself — those who know the rhythm prepare instead of reacting.

Contracting authority contact

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Deadline — Friday 6 November at 12:00
Deadline for requests to participate

Tactics

When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually 9 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 7 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)

This procedure allows 32 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 20,496 procedures). A normal window for this market.

Foreign bidders

In Germany · Transport services, 42 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 13,053 recorded awards) — mostly from Poland, Austria, Netherlands.

Submission language: German.

Measured from linked award data; foreign winners bidding through a local subsidiary count as domestic — the true share is higher.

How to bid

Read the full notice — Original + documents
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Put together the evidence — in German
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