The Regionalverkehr Erzgebirge GmbH (hereinafter referred to as "RVE" or "the Client") is the municipal transportation company of the Erzgebirgskreis region. It provides public passenger transport services by bus as part of the direct award of a public service contract (PSC) by the Erzgebirgskreis authority on March 29, 2019, in accordance with Art. 5 Para. 2 of Regulation (EC) 1370/2007.
RVE currently operates 151 lines in public transportation, covering a network of 3,189 km in length and transporting approximately 8.7 million passengers. The RVE fleet comprises 260 buses.
In line with the objective of delivering transportation services in an environmentally friendly manner, RVE, with the support of the Federal Ministry for Transport's "Directive for the Promotion of Alternative Drives in Public Transport Buses" funding program, will introduce battery-electric buses in the Erzgebirgskreis region. According to the funding notification, the program covers 70% of the eligible additional expenses. The funding under the RL Bus of the Free State of Saxony provides basic funding. This funding is fundamental to RVE's procurement decision. Timely and contract-compliant delivery is crucial for accessing the funding.
The subject of the procurement procedure is the delivery of a total of twenty (20) battery-electric low-floor transit buses (10.5 to 12.5 meters) including vehicle-related systems (hereinafter referred to as "E-Buses"), documentation, training, diagnostic technology, and certain data and service provisions. The vehicles and other services must meet the requirements of the performance description. The delivery of all buses must be completed by November 30, 2028. The delivery is to occur in four batches of five buses each within bindingly specified periods (see Section 7 of the contract).
The battery buses are to be charged using CCS 2.0 charging plugs as part of a depot charging concept. The charging infrastructure will be procured in a separate tender.
RVE, as a public contracting authority engaged in the provision of transport services, is a sectoral contracting authority. Therefore, the procurement of the E-Buses will be conducted through a Europe-wide tendering process according to the provisions of the Sectoral Regulation (SektVO).
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LOT-0001 RVE 2026 Procurement of Electric Buses
Delivery of a total of twenty (20) battery-electric low-floor transit buses (10.5 -12.5 meters) including vehicle-related systems, documentation, training, diagnostic technology, and certain data and service provisions.
In line with the objective of delivering transportation services in an environmentally friendly manner, RVE, with the support of the Federal Ministry for Transport's "Directive for the Promotion of Alternative Drives in Public Transport Buses" funding program, will introduce battery-electric buses in the Erzgebirgskreis region. According to the funding notification, the program covers 70% of the eligible additional expenses. This funding is fundamental to RVE's procurement decision. The funding under the RL Bus of the Free State of Saxony provides basic funding. Timely and contract-compliant delivery is crucial for accessing the funding.
The subject of the procurement procedure is the delivery of a total of twenty (20) battery-electric low-floor transit buses (10.5 meters to 12.5 meters) including vehicle-related systems (hereinafter referred to as "E-Buses"), documentation, training, diagnostic technology, and certain data and service provisions. The vehicles and other services must meet the requirements of the performance description.
The battery buses are to be charged using CCS 2.0 charging plugs as part of a depot charging concept. The charging infrastructure will be procured in a separate tender.
RVE, as a public contracting authority engaged in the provision of transport services, is a sectoral contracting authority. Therefore, the procurement of the E-Buses will be conducted through a Europe-wide tendering process according to the provisions of the Sectoral Regulation (SektVO).