Award of public service contracts pursuant to Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 on scheduled bus services pursuant to Section 42 of the German Passenger Transport Act (PBefG) in route bundle 3/South 1 in the district of Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm

The Landkreis Pfaffenhofen a.d. Ilm in Germany from Europe region has released this tender for The district of Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm, as the competent authority within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on public passenger transport services (Regulation 1370/2007) in conjunction with Article 8(1) of the Bavarian Public Passenger Transport Act (BayÖPNVG), intends to award public service contracts (PSCs) for public passenger transport services in the "3/South 1" route bundle by bus in accordance with Article 5(1), second sentence, of Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007 in conjunction with Section 8a(2) of the Passenger Transport Act (PBefG). The route bundle includes the timetable axes defined in the local transport plan: • 510 (10) Pfaffenhofen – Rohrbach – Wolnzach • 590 (11) Pfaffenhofen – Ilmmünster – Reichertshausen – Jetzendorf – Petershausen including school transport: • Rohrbach Primary and Secondary School • Pfaffenhofen and Niederscheyern Primary Schools (Northern Service Area) • Ilmmünster Primary School • Reichertshausen Primary and Secondary School with Steinkirchen Primary School • Jetzendorf Primary School • as well as from the municipalities of Rohrbach, Hettenshausen, Ilmmünster, Reichertshausen and Jetzendorf to the secondary and vocational schools in Pfaffenhofen, Wolnzach, Scheyern, Schrobenhausen, Markt Indersdorf, Weichs and Röhrmoos. The term of the public transport agreement will cover the period from 1 August 2027 to 31 July 2033. The district reserves the right to unilaterally extend the public service contract up to two times, each extension lasting 12 calendar months. The public service contract includes provisions for quality assurance, particularly regarding vehicle quality, guaranteed connections, alternative transportation, and disruption management, as well as the conduct, competence, and qualifications of the deployed driving, sales, and ticketing personnel. The public service contract will also include penalty payments for inadequate quality and/or compensation for passengers. The responsible authority intends to divide the contract into lots during the tendering process. The lots consist of the following sub-services: Lot 1 Route 510: Pfaffenhofen – Rohrbach – Wolnzach Route 590: Pfaffenhofen – Ilmmünster – Reichertshausen – Jetzendorf – Petershausen Lot 2 School transport for the primary schools Ilmmünster, Jetzendorf, Reichertshausen, Steinkirchen and to the secondary schools mentioned in Chapter 1.1 from the municipalities of Hettenshausen, Ilmmünster, Reichertshausen, Jetzendorf and Scheyern Lot 3 School transport for the primary schools Niederscheyern, Pfaffenhofen and Rohrbach and to the secondary schools mentioned in Chapter 1.1 from the municipalities of Rohrbach and Pfaffenhofen (Northern service area: Affalterbach, Bachappen, Eckersberg, Eja, Förnbach, Gundamsried, Kleinreichertshofen, Strasshof, Seugen, Uttenhofen, Walkersbach) The initiation of the competitive process The award procedure will be carried out within the framework of a separate contract notice. The lots to be awarded comprise the aforementioned services as a complete service within the meaning of Section 8a, Paragraph 1.Section 2, paragraph 4 of the Passenger Transport Act (PBefG). Applications for services that are only partially commercially viable and relate to specific services must be rejected in accordance with Section 13, paragraph 2a, sentence 2 of the PBefG. Furthermore, approval must be denied if the requested service would extract individual profitable routes from a route bundle defined in the local public transport plan as defined in Section 8, paragraph 3 of the PBefG (see Section 13, paragraph 2, no. 3, letter d of the PBefG). The minimum requirements for the public passenger transport services to be awarded (Section 8a, paragraph 2, sentence 3, Section 13, paragraph 2a, sentence 2, and Section 13, paragraph 2a, sentence 3 of the PBefG) are set out in a "Supplementary Document to the Preliminary Announcement Route Bundle 3/South 1," which is available for download at https://www.landkreis-pfaffenhofen.de/leben/mobilitaet/ausschreibungen-und-vergaben/. This document describes the requirements for timetables, fares, accessibility, and other standards associated with the intended public service contract, as defined in Section 8a Paragraph 2 Sentence 3 of the German Passenger Transport Act (PBefG). In addition, the requirements of the local public transport plan of the district of Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm and its existing updates must be met. The local public transport plan and its updates can be viewed at "https://www.landkreis-pfaffenhofen.de/leben/mobilitaet/ausschreibungen-und-vergaben/". The transport services covered by the public service contract to be awarded will generally be subject to the fare structure of the Zweckverband Verkehrsverbund Großraum Ingolstadt (VGI fare). With this information, the district of Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm fulfills its publication obligation under Section 8a Paragraph 2 Sentence 2 of the German Passenger Transport Act (PBefG). In accordance with Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007. Type of procedure: Competitive procurement procedure (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007)The local public transport plan and its updates can be viewed at "https://www.landkreis-pfaffenhofen.de/leben/mobilitaet/ausschreibungen-und-vergaben/". The transport services covered by the public service contracts to be awarded are generally subject to the fare structure of the Zweckverband Verkehrsverbund Großraum Ingolstadt (VGI fare). With this information, the district of Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm fulfills its publication obligation pursuant to Section 8a Paragraph 2 Sentence 2 of the German Passenger Transport Act (PBefG) in conjunction with Article 7 Paragraph 2 of Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007. Type of procedure: Competitive tendering procedure (Article 5 Paragraph 3 of Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007)The local public transport plan and its updates can be viewed at "https://www.landkreis-pfaffenhofen.de/leben/mobilitaet/ausschreibungen-und-vergaben/". The transport services covered by the public service contracts to be awarded are generally subject to the fare structure of the Zweckverband Verkehrsverbund Großraum Ingolstadt (VGI fare). With this information, the district of Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm fulfills its publication obligation pursuant to Section 8a Paragraph 2 Sentence 2 of the German Passenger Transport Act (PBefG) in conjunction with Article 7 Paragraph 2 of Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007. Type of procedure: Competitive tendering procedure (Article 5 Paragraph 3 of Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007) with tender notice no. 710831-2026 published on 14 Oct 2026. The tender is due to expire on 12 Jan 2027. This tender is sourced from TED Europa and is eligible for suppliers interested in Public-service buses, Bus station services. Interested bidders can obtain further information including complete bid documents or ways to participate by registering on Tender Impulse and referencing via Tender Impulse ID 15506765.