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Notice of Open Public Tender for the award of the exclusive right to perform public regular [urban / interurban] road passenger transport by bus in the Region of Crete under a public service concession contract in accordance with Regulation 1370/2007
Διακήρυξη Ανοικτού Δημόσιου Διαγωνισμού για την ανάθεση του αποκλειστικού δικαιώματος εκτέλεσης δημόσιων τακτικών [αστικών / υπεραστικών] οδικών μεταφορών επιβατών με λεωφορεία στην Περιφέρεια Κρήτης με σύμβαση παραχώρησης δημόσιας υπηρεσίας σύμφωνα με τον Κανονισμό 1370/2007 — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 18 November at 12:00 — 23 days left.
- The submission point is stated in the notice (link on this page).
- Offer and evidence in: Greek.
- Collect your evidence — the eligibility requirements are listed on this page; for many of them the analysis explains how to obtain them.
What the buyer is looking for
The subject matter of the contract is the award of the exclusive right to perform and operate public regular urban and interurban road passenger transport services by bus in the Region of Crete through a public passenger transport service concession contract pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007. Specifically, the subject matter of the contract is the ‘Granting of the exclusive right to operate public regular urban and interurban passenger transport services by bus in the Region of Crete’, with an estimated value of €490.500.000,00 plus VAT (i.e. €49.050.000 per year, for ten (10) years. It is possible to extend the duration of the contract, at the discretion of the contracting entity, for up to five (5) additional years exclusively under the terms and conditions of Article 4(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 and in accordance with Communications 2014/C 92/01 and 2023/C 222/01 of the…
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… European Commission on interpretative instructions of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007. Including an option, provided that it is exercised under the terms and conditions of Article 4(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007, the estimated value of the contract may amount to €735.700.000, excluding VAT.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 63% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (2,418 awards since 2014, spread over 874 companies). 37% went to new names.n = 2,418 awards since 2014
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (1,029 procedures with a bid count); 47% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 1 bid.n = 1,029
- The award came in at a median 76% of the estimated value (10 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 66%.n = 10
- 9% of the bids received came from other countries (9 procedures with a bid mix) — all bidders, not just the winners. Sector: 0%.n = 9
- 91% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (9 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 100%.n = 9
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 25/10/2026.
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 Greek.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| ΑΚΤΩΡ ΑΤΕ | 28 | 2024–2026 |
| MARNET ATE | 24 | 2023–2026 |
| Σύμπραξη Γραφείων Μελετών : ΕΤΜΕ : ΠΕΠΠΑΣ & ΣΥΝ/ΤΕΣ Ε.Ε, ΙΩΑΝΝΙΔΗΣ ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΣ, ΔΑΦΝΗΣ ΠΑΥΛΟΣ, ΚΟΝΤΟΔΗΜΟΣ ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ | 24 | 2021–2026 |
| ECOS ΜΕΛΕΤΗΤΙΚΗ ΑΝΩΝΥΜΗ ΕΤΑΙΡΕΙΑ | 23 | 2019–2026 |
| AKTOR ΚΑΤΑΣΚΕΥΩΝ, ΤΕΧΝΙΚΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΕΝΕΡΓΕΙΑΚΩΝ ΕΡΓΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΣΥΜΜΕΤΟΧΩΝ ΜΟΝΟΠΡΟΣΩΠΗ ΑΝΩΝΥΜΗ ΕΤΑΙΡΕΙΑ» και διακριτικό τίτλο «AKTOR ΚΑΤΑΣΚΕΥΕΣ» | 22 | 2022–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
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Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, there was usually a single bid in the end. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 6,053 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 34 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 35 (median of 2,286 procedures). A normal window for this market.
Foreign bidders
In Greece · Transport services, 37 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 17,389 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, Italy, United States.
Submission language: Greek.
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