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title: "TCL urban bus network concession for Villefranche-Beaujolais-Saône"
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# TCL urban bus network concession for Villefranche-Beaujolais-Saône

SYTRAL Mobilités seeks an operator for public urban passenger transport across 18 municipalities. The service covers six regular routes (970,000 km/year), 18 school routes (235,000 km/year) and five demand-responsive services (230,000 km/year), carrying about 5.4 million trips annually with roughly 80 full-time-equivalent staff. The two-year base concession begins in 2028 and may be extended by up to two years; estimated value is EUR 35 million excluding VAT over the maximum term.

- Status: open
- Country: FR
- Buyer: SYTRAL MOBILITÉS - TRANSPORT
- Submission deadline: 2027-01-11T12:00:00+01:00 (instant)
- Original notice: https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/699543-2026
- Source checked: 2026-10-12T20:34:38.352988Z

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    "text": "699543-2026 - Competition\n   France – Public road transport services – Convention de délégation de service public du\n   transport urbain routier de voyageurs du réseau TCL sur le périmètre de la Communauté\n   d'agglomération Villefranche-Beaujolais-Saône\n   OJ S 196/2026 09/10/2026\n   Contract or concession notice – standard regime\n   Services\n\n   1. Buyer\n\n      1.1. Buyer\n           Official name: SYTRAL Mobilités - TRANSPORT\n           Legal type of the buyer: Body governed by public law\n           Activity of the contracting authority: General public services\n\n   2. Procedure\n\n      2.1. Procedure\n           Title: Convention de délégation de service public du transport urbain routier de voyageurs du\n           réseau TCL sur le périmètre de la Communauté d'agglomération Villefranche-Beaujolais-\n           Saône\n           Description: SYTRAL Mobilités, souhaite conclure un contrat pour confier à un opérateur\n           économique l'exécution du service public de transport urbain de voyageurs TCL sur le ressort\n           territorial de la Communauté d'agglomération Villefranche Beaujolais Saône soit 18\n           communes. Le périmètre du service couvre l'ensemble des missions d'exploitation et de\n           maintenance des équipements nécessaires à un service public de transport urbain de\n           voyageur : 6 lignes régulières de bus (970 000 km totaux/an) , 18 lignes scolaires (235 000 km\n           totaux /an) , 5 services de transport à la demande (230 000 km totaux / an). L'ensemble de\n           ces services représente environ 5 400 000 voyages annuels et mobilise un effectif d'environ\n           80 ETP. Des missions annexes pourront également être commandées par ordre de service.\n           L'exécution de services de transport pour personnes à mobilités réduites pourra également\n           être prescrite\n           Procedure identifier: 61989b04-3ed6-4393-abb0-043ce2fe74f4\n           Internal identifier: C028_CAVBS\n\n     2.1.1. Purpose\n            Main nature of the contract: Services\n            Main classification (cpv): 60112000 Public road transport services\n            Additional classification (cpv): 60130000 Special-purpose road passenger-transport services\n\n     2.1.2. Place of performance\n            Country subdivision (NUTS): Rhône (FRK26)\n            Country: France\n\n     2.1.3. Value\n            Estimated value excluding VAT: 35 000 000,00 EUR\n\n     2.1.4. General information\n\n\f              Additional information: La consultation donnera lieu à la conclusion d'un contrat d'une durée\n              de 2 ans. Le début effectif de l'exploitation interviendra le 1er janvier 2028 à l'issue du service\n              de la journée d'exploitation précédente. Le terme de la convention est donc fixé au 31\n              décembre 2029. Sytral Mobilités pourra, en cours d'exécution, réduire sa durée, avec la\n              faculté de résilier unilatéralement au 31 août 2029 en fin de service. Aussi, Sytral Mobilités\n              pourra prolonger sa durée pour une durée maximale de 2 ans soit un terme prévu au 31\n              décembre 2031. Le montant de la valeur estimée est calculé sur la durée la plus longue\n              possible du lot, soit 4 ans. Dans les conditions fixées par les pièces de la consultation, une\n              indemnité de 100.000 euro(s) Ht sera versée à chaque candidat (ou groupement de\n              candidats) à l'exclusion du candidat (ou groupement de candidat) retenu comme Délégataire\n              Legal basis:\n              Directive 2014/23/EU\n\n     2.1.6. Grounds for exclusion\n            Sources of grounds for exclusion: Procurement Document\n\n   5. Lot\n\n      5.1. Lot: LOT-0000\n           Title: Convention de délégation de service public du transport urbain routier de voyageurs du\n           réseau TCL sur le périmètre de la Communauté d'agglomération Villefranche-Beaujolais-\n           Saône\n           Description: SYTRAL Mobilités, souhaite conclure un contrat pour confier à un opérateur\n           économique l'exécution du service public de transport urbain de voyageurs TCL sur le ressort\n           territorial de la Communauté d'agglomération Villefranche Beaujolais Saône soit 18\n           communes. Le périmètre du service couvre l'ensemble des missions d'exploitation et de\n           maintenance des équipements nécessaires à un service public de transport urbain de\n           voyageur : 6 lignes régulières de bus (970 000 km totaux/an) , 18 lignes scolaires (235 000 km\n           totaux /an) , 5 services de transport à la demande (230 000 km totaux / an). L'ensemble de\n           ces services représente environ 5 400 000 voyages annuels et mobilise un effectif d'environ\n           80 ETP. Des missions annexes pourront également être commandées par ordre de service.\n           L'exécution de services de transport pour personnes à mobilités réduites pourra également\n           être prescrite\n           Internal identifier: S-PF-1868134\n\n     5.1.1. Purpose\n            Main nature of the contract: Services\n            Main classification (cpv): 60112000 Public road transport services\n            Additional classification (cpv): 60130000 Special-purpose road passenger-transport services\n\n     5.1.2. Place of performance\n            Postal address: 21 Boulevard Vivier Merle\n            Town: Lyon\n            Postcode: 69433\n            Country subdivision (NUTS): Rhône (FRK26)\n            Country: France\n\n     5.1.3. Estimated duration\n            Start date: 01/01/2028\n            Duration end date: 31/12/2029\n\n     5.1.5. Value\n\n\f              Estimated value excluding VAT: 35 000 000,00 EUR\n\n     5.1.6. General information\n            This is a recurrent procurement\n            Reserved participation:\n            Participation is not reserved.\n            Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.\n            The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no\n\n     5.1.7. Strategic procurement\n            Approach to reducing environmental impacts: Other\n            Social objective promoted: Other\n\n     5.1.9. Selection criteria\n            Sources of selection criteria: Procurement Document\n\n   5.1.11. Procurement documents\n           Address of the procurement documents: https://www.marches-publics.info/mpiaws/index.cfm?\n           fuseaction=dematEnt.login&amp;type=DCE&amp;IDM=1868134\n           Ad hoc communication channel:\n           Name: AW Solutions\n\n   5.1.12. Terms of procurement\n           Terms of submission:\n           Electronic submission: Required\n           Address for submission: https://www.marches-publics.info/mpiaws/index.cfm?\n           fuseaction=demat.termes&amp;IDM=1868134\n           Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: French\n           Deadline for receipt of tenders: 11/01/2027 12:00:00 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time,\n           Western European Summer Time\n           Terms of contract:\n           The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered\n           employment programmes: No\n           Electronic invoicing: Required\n           Electronic ordering will be used: no\n           Electronic payment will be used: no\n\n   5.1.16. 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ORG-0002\n           Official name: SYTRAL Mobilités - TRANSPORT\n           Registration number: 81301\n           Postal address: 21 Boulevard Marius Vivier Merle Cs 63815\n           Town: Lyon\n           Postcode: 69487\n           Country subdivision (NUTS): Rhône (FRK26)\n           Country: France\n           Fax: 0478531284\n           Internet address: http://www.sytral.fr\n           Buyer profile: https://www.marches-publics.info\n           Roles of this organisation:\n           Buyer\n\n      8.1. ORG-0003\n           Official name: SYTRAL MOBILITES\n           Registration number: E0DA76DD-EB5B-405E-F524D9E5979F411B\n           Postal address: 21 Boulevard Vivier Merle\n           Town: Lyon\n           Postcode: 69487\n           Country subdivision (NUTS): Rhône (FRK26)\n           Country: France\n           Fax: 33478531284\n           Roles of this organisation:\n           Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure\n\n      8.1. 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