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Extension of railway capacity – Section 2 – File key: OB-GP-P-0826/2018
Ampliación de la capacidad ferroviaria. Tramo 2. Clave de expediente: OB-GP-P-0826/2018 — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 20 November at 12:00 — 19 days left.
- You submit on PLACSP — Plataforma de Contratación del Sector Público — not here and not by e-mail. ↗ Submission via the Plataforma de Contratación (PLACSP): registration plus a recognised digital certificate / eIDAS signature — as an EU bidder, arrange this early; it typically takes days. Sort out account and signature first — not on submission day.
- Offer and evidence in: Spanish.
- 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
Extension of railway capacity. Section 2. File key: OB-GP-P-0826/2018
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 85% of the bids received came from other countries (418 procedures with a bid mix) — all bidders, not just the winners. Sector: 9%.n = 418
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (67 awards, most recently September 2026) — the next award is due around December 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to eurocatalana obres i serveis, S.L.U.n = 67
- The median procedure drew just one bid (586 procedures with a bid count); 60% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 4 bids.n = 586
- 52% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (1,638 awards since 2017, spread over 536 companies). 48% went to new names.n = 1,638 awards since 2017
- 38% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (418 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 68%.n = 418
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 31/10/2026.
What you must prove — eligibility criteria
Tender documents — direct download
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 |
|---|---|---|
| UTE PREVIPORT BCN 2022 · Barcelona | 90 | 2022–2026 |
| TECNOAMBIENTE, S.L. | 77 | 2018–2026 |
| T-SYSTEMS ITC IBERIA, SAU · VALENCIA | 59 | 2019–2026 |
| UTE PREVIPORT BCN 2026 integrada por PREVENCIÓ, MEDI AMBIENT I QUALITAT EN LA PIME, S.L. (B63160584), PREVECONTROL, S.A (A62071097), INGENIERÍA Y CONSTRUCCIONES CATALONIA, S.L.(B58428947) · Barcelona | 25 | 2026 |
| INETUM CATALUÑA, S.A. · Barcelona | 21 | 2022–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually 6 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 25 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 36 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 26 (median of 7,730 procedures). Much more generous than usual — time for a thorough bid rather than a quick one.
Foreign bidders
In Spain · Construction work, 90 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 100,814 recorded awards) — mostly from Portugal, Italy, France.
Submission language: Spanish.
How to bid
Guide: how to apply on PLACSP — Plataforma de Contratación del Sector Público (Spanien) → Registration, signature, fees — from the operator's bidder manual.
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