District of Rastatt, bundle of lines Stadtverkehr Bühl with lines 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276 and 277.

With the published preliminary information 2018 / S250-578322 and 2019 / S067-158274, the competitive award procedure was announced on the basis of Art. 5 Para. 1 VO 1370/2007 in connection with GWB, VgV. The district of Rastatt, Am Schlossplatz 5, 76437 Rastatt, as the public transport authority, intends to award a public service contract in accordance with Regulation 1370/2007 at the 2020 timetable change.

Bus services (CPV code 60112000) in the Rastatt district (NUTS code DE124) are included in the service contract for the bundle of bus routes Stadtverkehr Bühl with lines 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276 and 277. On lines 271, 272, 273 , 274, 276 and 277 are midibuses. The scope of these lines is approximately 15,406 hours per year. The scope of services may change due to necessary adjustments until the start of operation. From July 2022, 2 electric buses (midibuses) will be used in lines 276 and 277.

The KVV line 275 Vimbuch - Balzhofen - Moos - Oberbruch - Moos - Balzhofen - Vimbuch is a pure call line taxi service (ALT), the KVV lines 271, 272, 273 and 274 include partial ALT services. These ALT services are not included in the services required for the upcoming award. The ALT services are provided as a contractor service by a taxi or rental car company. The contracting company for the ALT service is selected by mutual agreement between the bus operator, the responsible body and the city of Bühl. The city of Bühl is responsible for financial processing with the ALT company, including performance monitoring. In terms of concession law, permits for the bus as well as for the ALT services must nevertheless be requested by the selected bus operator from the approval authority en bloc for the bundle of lines; the approval for the pure ALT line may have a shorter term. Concerning. The exemption from liability is a bilateral contract between bus and ALT entrepreneurs.

Further specifications regarding the requirements for the timetable, transport fees, standards and quality requirements can be found in the tender documents.