Maintenance service for aquifer by-pass (California drains) at Badalona Pompeu Fabra metro 2026 Tender

Original: Servei de manteniment per a les instal·lacions de by-pass (Drens Californians) de l'aqüífer de l'estació de Metro Badalona Pompeu Fabra de Ferrocarril Metropolità de Barcelona

Ferrocarril Metropolità de Barcelona, SA

About this tender

Ferrocarril Metropolità de Barcelona, SA (TMB) is procuring a maintenance service for the by-pass installations, known as 'Drens Californians', that drain the aquifer at Badalona Pompeu Fabra metro station. The by-pass system is a single integrated hydraulic system (pumps, pipework, sensors and control systems), so the contract is not divided into lots. The buyer argues that splitting it by component type would break its functional unity and create structural safety risks. The contract runs for 4 years, with unit-price pricing, no price revision, no extensions, no planned modifications and no variants. The CPV code is 71600000-4 (technical testing, analysis and consultancy services). Execution is in Barcelona (NUTS ES511). Contract conditions include maintaining the workers' employment conditions under the applicable collective agreement for the full contract period, data protection obligations under national and EU law (classed as an essential contractual obligation), and a low-risk information security commitment. The contractor must start certification of its information security management system within 6 months of award, if it relies on its own system rather than an existing certification. The notice on the page is an amendment, published as an extension of the bid submission deadline. The original notice was published 26/10/2026 at 09:28.

Bidder eligibility

Economic and financial solvency is to be shown under article 87.3(a) of the LCSP, using the criteria and means in Annex 3 (Declaració Responsable). Technical and professional solvency requires: (1) experience in maintenance of similar installations in the last three years, with annual amounts equal to or above the annual estimated contract value (VEC), for at least one service; (2) experience in interpreting piezometer data of the kind described in the technical specifications, in the last three years, for at least one service. Evidence is provided through Annex 3. Information security: either a valid National Security Scheme (ENS) certificate at basic category, or, failing that, a valid ISO/IEC 27001 certification or an own information security management system, evidenced by a responsible statement. Bids must be drafted in Catalan or Spanish. No provisional, definitive or complementary guarantees are required. Social reserve: No.

How bids are scored

Two automatic criteria, with 100 points in total. Price carries 90 points. Organisation, qualifications and experience of the assigned personnel carries 10 points. There are no value-judgment criteria (0 points).

Key requirements

• ✓Routine maintenance of aquifer by-pass and California drain installations at Badalona Pompeu Fabra metro station
• ✓On-site work within an active metro station and its underground infrastructure
• ✓Small-value services contract (approx. €50.7K) suited to SME delivery

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Water funding covers supply, sanitation, wastewater treatment, water efficiency, catchment management and flood risk. A large share is public procurement for infrastructure and services, alongside grants for innovation and access in underserved areas. Bidders and applicants are typically assessed on technical capacity, operating experience and community impact.