Granting the exclusive right to operate regular public bus passenger transport services in Western Greece

Summary

The procurement concerns a public service concession for providing and exclusively operating regular public passenger transport services by bus in the Western Greece region. The service covers regular urban and interurban passenger transport, as well as the carriage of consignments weighing more than 10 kilograms or unaccompanied parcels. The procurement is divided into two lots: interurban bus passenger transport with an estimated value of EUR 352,500,000 excluding VAT, and urban bus passenger transport with an estimated value of EUR 82,500,000 excluding VAT. The initial duration of each lot is 10 years, and the contracting authority may have the right to extend the contract by up to five additional years. The total estimated contract value is EUR 435,000,000 excluding VAT and may reach up to EUR 652,500,000 excluding VAT if the possible extension or option is exercised. The tender submission deadline is 21 October 2026 at 12:00, and electronic opening takes place on the same day at 15:00 local time. A bidder may participate in both lots. The tender must remain valid for 12 months and must be submitted electronically with an electronic signature; electronic invoicing will be required. Precise exclusion grounds, selection criteria and compliance requirements must be checked in the tender documents.