--- title: "ERTMS CSS audit services framework" canonical: "https://zephior.com/tenders/18f01911-dc79-40aa-be07-ca47c5528c24/prorail-ertms-css-audit-services-framework" last-updated: 2026-10-11T21:41:51.681522+00:00 --- # ERTMS CSS audit services framework ProRail awarded a framework agreement for preparing, conducting and reporting audits connected with contract management for the CSS contract under ERTMS. The notice names Mott MacDonald as contractor and records two bids. The agreement was signed on 1 January 2023 and runs from 9 January 2023 through 31 December 2026. The published €407,000 excluding-VAT figure is expressly the maximum framework value, not a specific supplier payment; no separate actual award amount is stated. - Status: awarded - Country: NL - Buyer: ProRail B.V. - Submission deadline: Not available (unavailable) - Original notice: https://www.tenderned.nl/aankondigingen/overzicht/287075 - Source checked: 2026-10-11T21:41:21.979511Z ## Source-backed public facts ```json { "id": "18f01911-dc79-40aa-be07-ca47c5528c24", "revision": 1, "modifiedAt": "2026-10-11T21:41:51.681522+00:00", "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-10-11T21:41:21.979511Z", "stale": false, "url": "https://zephior.com/tenders/18f01911-dc79-40aa-be07-ca47c5528c24/prorail-ertms-css-audit-services-framework", "locale": "en", "title": "ERTMS CSS audit services framework", "summary": "ProRail awarded a framework agreement for preparing, conducting and reporting audits connected with contract management for the CSS contract under ERTMS. 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