In brief

• Miejskie Usługi Komunikacyjne in Zgierz have announced a tender for the operation of city and intercommunal bus lines.
• The estimated value of the contract is 247 380 000 zł, and the contract term is five years.
• Offers can be submitted until 30 November, and the notice was published on 3 November.

Scope of the contract

The contracting authority has announced a procedure for the provision of public passenger transport services. It will cover urban transport lines within Zgierz as well as intercommunal lines, organized on the basis of agreements with neighboring gminas (Miejskie Usługi Komunikacyjne w Zgierzu ogłasza przetarg: Świadczenie usługi w zakresie publicznego transportu zbiorowego o charakterze użyteczności publicznej na liniach komunikacji miejskiej na terenie Miasta Zgierza i na liniach międzygminnych organizowanych na podstawie stosownych Porozumień – TED – Dziennik Urzędowy UE). The contractor that wins the tender will, after signing the contract, become an operator within the meaning of the act on public collective transport.

Implementation conditions

The selected carrier will be required to operate along designated routes and according to the timetable. The contractor is also required to comply with road traffic regulations, transport law, and technical requirements for vehicles, including their appropriate equipment. The contract will last for five years.

Deadline and value

The estimated value of the contract is 247 380 000 zł. Offers can be submitted until 30 November of this year. The notice was published on 3 November in the Official Journal of the EU under number 763381-2026.

What's next

After the tender is decided and the contract is concluded, the selected carrier will take over the operation of the indicated lines for a period of five years. Details regarding the number of vehicles, routes, or offer evaluation criteria were not provided in the available excerpt of the notice, so it is worth checking them in the full tender documentation.