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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 Central Macedonia with a public service concession contract in accordance with Regulation 1370/2007
Ανοικτός Δημόσιος Διαγωνισμός για την ανάθεση του αποκλειστικού δικαιώματος εκτέλεσης δημόσιων τακτικών [αστικών / υπεραστικών] οδικών μεταφορών επιβατών με λεωφορεία στην Περιφέρεια Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας με σύμβαση παραχώρησης δημόσιας υπηρεσίας σύμφωνα με τον Κανονισμό 1370/2007 — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 30 November at 12:00 — 29 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 object of the contract is the execution and exclusive exploitation of public regular urban and interurban road passenger transport services, - as well as accompanied parcels of more than 10 kg or unaccompanied parcels - by bus in the Region of Central Macedonia and in particular on the network reflected in ANNEX IV to this Declaration through a concession contract for public passenger transport services, in accordance with the provisions of Law 4974/2022 and in particular Chapter E thereof, as well as Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007. Specifically, the subject of the contract is divided into two (2) Sections as follows: SECTION 1: "Award of the right to exclusive exploitation of public regular interurban passenger transport services by bus in the Region of Central Macedonia", with an estimated value of €387,000,000 plus VAT (i.e. €38,700,000 per year, for ten (10) years) and SECTION 2:…
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… "Award of the right to exclusive exploitation of public regular urban passenger transport by bus in the Region of Central Macedonia", The estimated value of the contract amounts to a total of € 413.000.000,00 excluding VAT 13 % (estimated value including VAT: € 466.690.000,00). Including an option, if exercised under the terms and conditions of paragraph 4 of Article 4 of Regulation (EC) 1370/2007, the estimated value of the contract may amount to € 619.500,000,00 excluding VAT 13 % (estimated value including VAT: € 700.035.000,00). Opening date: 30/11/2026 15:00:00 (local) · Granting the right to exclusively operate public regular intercity passenger transport by bus in the Region of Central Macedonia · Granting the right to exclusively operate public regular urban passenger transport by bus in the Region of Central Macedonia
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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 (2,426 awards since 2014, spread over 877 companies). 37% went to new names.n = 2,426 awards since 2014
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (1,031 procedures with a bid count); 47% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 1 bid.n = 1,031
- 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 01/11/2026.
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 | 29 | 2024–2026 |
| Σύμπραξη Γραφείων Μελετών : ΕΤΜΕ : ΠΕΠΠΑΣ & ΣΥΝ/ΤΕΣ Ε.Ε, ΙΩΑΝΝΙΔΗΣ ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΣ, ΔΑΦΝΗΣ ΠΑΥΛΟΣ, ΚΟΝΤΟΔΗΜΟΣ ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ | 24 | 2021–2026 |
| MARNET ATE | 24 | 2023–2026 |
| 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 6,060 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 32 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 34 (median of 2,398 procedures). A normal window for this market.
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 Greece · Transport services, 37 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 17,447 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, Italy, United States.
Submission language: Greek.
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