Germany – Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation – Rahmenvereinbarung zur Beschaffung von Hybrid-Omnibussen 2027 - Los 2: Gelenkbusse

With their city buses and trams, ÜSTRA Hannoversche Verkehrsbetriebe Aktiengesellschaft, hereinafter referred to as ÜSTRA, is among the leading public transport companies in Germany. With nearly 172 million passengers per year, it is the highest-performing public transport service provider 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 tariff system in the GVH. ÜSTRA plans to procure series-production low-floor solo and articulated city buses with hybrid drive for use in its inter-urban and intra-urban networks from 2027 onwards. Since ÜSTRA generally applies for subsidies when procuring city buses and cannot therefore finally determine the specific procurement requirement, it wishes to initially conclude a framework agreement with a supplier in accordance with § 19 SektVO for the delivery of city buses with hybrid drive, initially with a 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 from 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 tendering and contractual 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 tendering and contractual documents. Both lots serve to implement a uniform procurement project to renew and expand the vehicle fleet. Due to organisational requirements and to carry out the tendering procedures separately, the lots will be carried out in separate tendering procedures with a separate project room in each case. The technical, technical and contractual requirements of the lots are designed to be specific to each lot. Bidders can apply for one or both lots. This procedure relates exclusively to Lot 2.