Passenger transport services on lines 210, 212, 213 and 214 ("Lot 1") in the district of Schweinfurt and adjacent districts

The Landkreis Schweinfurt in Germany from Europe region has released this tender for The district of Schweinfurt, 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), intends to award a public service contract (PSC) for public passenger transport services within its territory. The subject of the intended PSC is all current and future public passenger transport services in "Lot 1". This includes the following routes: • Route 210: Schweinfurt – Stadtlauringen – Bad Königshofen i. Gr. (Another participating public transport authority is the Rhön-Grabfeld district) • Route 212: Schweinfurt – Pfändhausen – Rannungen (another participating public transport authority is the Bad Kissingen district) • Route 213: Schweinfurt – Madenhausen – Maßbach (another participating public transport authority is the Bad Kissingen district) • Route 214: Schweinfurt – Marktsteinach – Reichmannshausen The intended contract award covers the entire service area covered by each of the aforementioned routes. The public transport service contract refers to public transport services as defined in Section 8 of the German Passenger Transport Act (PBefG), regardless of the specific service model (in particular, scheduled services as defined in Sections 42 and 43 of the PBefG and flexible service models as defined in Section 44 of the PBefG). The operator will be granted an exclusive right within the limits of Section 8a Paragraph 8 of the PBefG. The Public Transport Data Exchange (PVO) will include regulations stipulating that the transport services, within the framework defined in the PVO, must be adapted to changing transport needs, the local public transport plan in its currently valid version, and other changed circumstances (such as technological developments, environmental and climate protection concerns). The right to make changes relates to the type, scope, and quality of transport services and to fares. This may result in changes to the number and routes of lines, timetables and fare offerings, the form of service (regular scheduled service or flexible service options), or other aspects such as vehicle and other quality standards. Consequently, lines may change, new lines may be added, or existing lines may be discontinued. The volume of traffic covered by the PVO may decrease or increase. With this information, the competent authority fulfills its publication obligation pursuant to Section 8a II of the Passenger Transport Act (PBefG) in conjunction with Article 7 II of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007. For further details and regarding the deadline for applications for self-financed permits pursuant to Section 12 VI Sentence 1 PBefG, please refer to the explanations in Section 5.1. with tender notice no. 713154-2026 published on 15 Oct 2026. The tender is due to expire on 13 Jan 2027. This tender is sourced from TED Europa and is eligible for suppliers interested in Road transport services, Special-purpose road passenger-transport services, Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver. 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 15554185.