Germany – Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation – Rahmenvereinbarung zur Beschaffung von Hybrid-Omnibussen 2027 - Los 1: Solobusse

With their city buses and trams, ÜSTRA Hannoversche Verkehrsbetriebe Aktiengesellschaft, hereinafter referred to as ÜSTRA, belongs to the top group of German public transport companies. With almost 172 million passengers per year, it is the most efficient service provider for local transport in Lower Saxony. With over 41 million vehicle-kilometres per year (rail and bus) and around 2,000 employees, ÜSTRA transports its passengers in Hanover's city centre at 10-minute intervals during the day. It cooperates in the Greater Hanover Transport Association (GVH) with the transport companies regiobus Hannover GmbH, DB Regio AG, metronom Eisenbahngesellschaft mbH, Regionalverkehre Start Deutschland GmbH start Niedersachsen Mitte, WestfalenBahn GmbH and erixx GmbH as well as Transdev Hannover GmbH. The Region Hannover, as the responsible body for public transport, coordinates a coordinated transport network and a uniform fare system in the GVH. ÜSTRA plans to procure series-production low-floor solo and articulated buses with hybrid drive for use in their suburban and urban bus network starting in 2027. Since ÜSTRA generally uses subsidies for the procurement of buses and cannot yet finally determine the specific procurement requirements, it first wants to conclude a framework agreement with a supplier according to § 19 SektVO for the delivery of buses with hybrid drive with an initial term until 31.12.2029. To promote competition and to take into account different market and manufacturer structures, the procurement will be divided into two lots, which are separate on the procurement side: Lot 1 - Solo buses. Lot 1 includes the delivery of solo buses including the ancillary, service, maintenance, warranty, availability and other contractual services provided for in the tender and contract documents. Lot 2 - Articulated buses. Lot 2 includes the delivery of articulated buses including the ancillary, service, maintenance, warranty, availability and other contractual services provided for in the tender and contract documents. Both lots serve to implement a uniform procurement project for the renewal and expansion of the vehicle fleet. Due to organisational requirements and to carry out the procurement procedures separately, the lots will be carried out in separate procurement procedures with their own project room. The technical, technical and contractual requirements of the lots are designed to be lot-specific. Bidders can apply for one or both lots. This procedure relates exclusively to Lot 1.