Research framework for authorizing driverless trams
German public procurement notice
Overview
The Federal Railway Authority seeks a research project to develop a framework for authorizing driverless tram operations without case-by-case exemptions based on separate proof of equivalent safety. The study is to examine the technical-functional, safety and operational requirements that should govern authorization of a complete tram system or individual system components, and the regulatory level at which those requirements should be established. The notice description does not state a project value, award criteria or participant qualifications. The stated submission deadline is 24 November 2026 at 11:00 UTC.
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What the buyer needs
Research into the technical-functional, safety and operational requirements and regulatory framework for authorizing driverless tram systems or components without individual exemptions based on separate proof of equivalent safety.
Tender details
- Buyer
- Eisenbahn-Bundesamt (Federal Railway Authority)
- Country
Germany- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Classification
- Railway safety and authorization research · CPV 73000000 · CPV 73300000
- Notice reference
- ocds-mnwr74-7a954909-de12-4e7c-aa73-ca0fd1086854
- Location
- Bonn, Germany
- Project
- Research project on authorization conditions for driverless trams
- Objective
- Develop an authorization framework that avoids case-by-case exemptions requiring separate proof of equivalent safety
- Requirements to be studied
- Technical-functional, safety-related and operational requirements for authorizing a complete tram system or individual components
- Regulatory question
- Determine the regulatory level at which the requirements should be established
- Submission deadline
- 24 November 2026 at 11:00 UTC
- Estimated value
- Not stated in the available notice description
- Award criteria
- Not stated in the available notice description
What to check in the tender documents
- The available notice description does not state the estimated project value, award criteria, qualification requirements, project duration, detailed methodology or deliverables.
Original notice
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Forschungsprojekt - DZSF - Bedingungen für die Inbetriebnahme fahrerloser Straßenbahnen
Official source: German public procurement notice ↗
https://oeffentlichevergabe.de/ui/de/notices/71de7d53-e20b-4dc2-96fe-17e583121099
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