The Göttingen Transport Services GmbH (GöVB) is a municipal transport company fully owned by the city of Göttingen. It operates public local transport in the city of Göttingen and surrounding regions, ensuring daily mobility for residents and visitors with its bus fleet. As a sector contracting authority in accordance with § 100 GWB, GöVB is responsible for procuring services and systems that secure the operation and further development of public transportation. GöVB aims to gradually convert its bus fleet to alternative, especially electric, drives. This contributes significantly to sustainable mobility, reduces emissions, and helps achieve the climate goals of the city of Göttingen. The expansion of the e-bus fleet requires substantial modern charging infrastructure to enable efficient, reliable, and economical operations management. To support this transformation, GöVB plans to introduce a Charging and Load Management System (LLEMS). This system is intended to enable intelligent control and monitoring of all charging processes at the depot and eventually also in regular operation. The focus is on ensuring vehicle availability, optimizing networks and loads, as well as ensuring safe and economical electric mobility in public transport in Göttingen.

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Göttingen Transport Services GmbH - Charging, Load and Energy Management System (LLEMS) (Market Exploration).
GöVB plans to introduce a Charging, Load and Energy Management System (LLEMS) to manage and monitor the charging infrastructure for its electric bus fleet. The LLEMS is to cover the depot in Göttingen and will be gradually implemented with the expansion of the e-bus fleet. The goal is to ensure demand-oriented, safe, and energy-efficient management of all charging and load processes, considering the existing grid connections and operational requirements. The system must accommodate both short-term requirements (e.g., relevance of specific vehicles for schedules) and medium to long-term aspects (e.g., peak load management, integration with energy suppliers). With the market exploration according to § 26 SektVO, GöVB aims to gather information on the current state of technology, market-standard hosting options (Cloud, On-Premise, Hybrid), certifications, cost structures, and existing references for comparable projects. The results of this market exploration should provide insights into which hosting options are commonly offered in the market and what advantages and disadvantages are associated with these variants. GöVB does not yet establish a preference at this stage; the feedback is solely for preparing a market-appropriate and legally compliant tender. Anticipated scope of services: - Provision of a software solution for managing and monitoring the charging infrastructure for electric buses. - Delivery, installation, commissioning, training, documentation, and maintenance of all hardware and software components. - Interface coordination with providers of charging infrastructure and integration into existing operational and planning systems. - Real-time operation and monitoring, including reporting and analysis options. - Support for a phased introduction depending on the ramping up of the electric bus fleet. Technical and organizational cornerstones: - Support for recognized interface standards (e.g., OCPP, VDV, IEC). - Hosting options: The software solution may be operated as either a cloud-based or on-premise variant (or hybrid solution). General information on operating models available on the market and their advantages and disadvantages will be gathered as part of the market exploration. - Data protection and IT security in accordance with GDPR, preferably verifiable through certifications (ISO 27001, ISO 27017, BSI C5). - Ensuring redundancy, fault tolerance, and backup mechanisms. - Scalability for future fleet expansions.