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Framework agreement for the grinding of wave wear and the reprofiling of rails on the STIB metro track network
Accord-cadre pour le meulage des usures ondulatoires et le reprofilage des rails sur le réseau des voies de métro de la STIB — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 2 November at 15:00 — 1 day left. Two-stage procedure: by this deadline you submit a request to participate (proof of eligibility). Only shortlisted firms are then invited to submit a tender.
- You submit on BDA / e-Procurement Belgium — not here and not by e-mail. ↗
- Offer and evidence in: Dutch, French.
- Collect your evidence — use the eligibility analysis on this page: it lists the requirements and, for known certificates, how to get them.
What the buyer is looking for
Cet accord-cadre porte sur le meulage des usures ondulatoires et de reprofilage des rails sur le réseau des voies métro de la STIB. Le travail se fera exclusivement de nuit et couvrira les campagnes annuelles et interventions d’urgence. Les campagnes ont lieu pendant toute la durée de l’année. Le véhicule de meulage (un camion rail route de meulage ou un train meuleur) doit donc être disponible pendant toute l’année.
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Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 3% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (38 awards since 2023, spread over 34 companies). 97% went to new names.n = 38 awards since 2023
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (29 procedures with a bid count); 31% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 29
- The award came in at a median 87% of the estimated value (13 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 87%.n = 13
- 26% of awards went to companies from abroad (38 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 23%.n = 38
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 01/11/2026.
What you must prove — eligibility criteria
• Le candidat remettra un dossier constitué d'une liste de références similaires (minimum 3 références), en voie de métro en souterrain ou autre type de voies ferrées en souterrain, réalisées au cours des 3 dernières années d’un montant minimum 200.000 EUR par… read in fullcollapse
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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.
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Rail Line Components | 2 | 2023–2025 |
| TECHNO AUTOMOTIVE EQUIPMENT | 1 | 2026 |
| Akkodis Belgium | 1 | 2025 |
| FAMOUSGREY | 1 | 2025 |
| Alten Belgium | 1 | 2025 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually only one or two bids came in. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 612 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 22 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 34 (median of 3,233 procedures). Much tighter than usual: the first week counts.
The deadline falls on a Monday — your last full working day is the Friday before. Have evidence and guarantees together by Thursday.
Foreign bidders
In Belgium · Repair & maintenance, 169 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,014 recorded awards) — mostly from France, Germany, Italy.
Submission language: Dutch, French.
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