Renewal of track superstructure fastenings on Metro Line 1 2026 Tender

Original: Renovació de les fixacions de la superestructura de via de Línia 1

Ferrocarril Metropolità de Barcelona, SA

About this tender

The Ferrocarril Metropolità de Barcelona, SA (TMB) is procuring the renewal of the track superstructure fastenings on Line 1 of the Barcelona metro network. The contract is classified as a work project (CPV 45234122-7, Underground railway works) and is executed at unit prices within a confined urban railway environment, with no full interruption of commercial service permitted. The tender is a single-lot procurement. The contracting authority justifies the absence of lots under Article 99.3(b) of the Spanish public sector procurement law (LCSP), arguing that the works are technically interdependent and must be coordinated as one unit to avoid conflicts between multiple contractors in a confined space. The contract runs for 2 years. Variants, extensions, and modifications are not foreseen, and price revision is not planned. The contract is not financed by EU funds and is not harmonised. A 5% definitive guarantee applies, and no provisional guarantee is required. Contract conditions include maintaining the workers' labour and social conditions under the applicable collective agreement for the full contract period, and compliance with data protection rules where personal data is processed, which the notice designates as an essential contractual obligation.

Bidder eligibility

Economic and financial standing: to be demonstrated under Article 87.3(a) LCSP through the signed Annex 3 (Declaració Responsable). Technical standing: the bidder must present a list of at least 2 works executed in the last 3 years, each of a similar type and with a value of at least €150,000 (excluding VAT). Similar works are defined as concrete-slab track renewal (which may be part of a ballast-to-slab or slab-track renewal, or railway civil works) located in an urban railway tunnel under any railway administration. Proof is by certificates of good execution, with a declaración responsable in Sobre 1. For contracts with an estimated value below €500,000, newly established companies (under 5 years old) may demonstrate technical solvency by the alternative means listed in letters b to f of Article 88.2 LCSP. Business classification: Group D (Railway), Subgroup 1 (Extension of railway lines), Category 2, applicable where the contract amount is between €150,000 and €360,000.

How bids are scored

Multi-criteria award with a 70/30 split. Price (automatic evaluation): 70 points. Value-judgment criteria: 30 points in total, comprising: - Method statement for the construction process and work phases: 13 points - Description of equipment to be used for execution: 7 points - Quality control process during construction and work phases: 5 points - Health and safety control process, with particular attention to environmental quality and air quality control: 5 points No other automatically scored criteria are listed (0 points).

Key requirements

• ✓Renewal of track superstructure fixings on Barcelona Metro Line 1
• ✓Onsite railway track works in an operating metro environment
• ✓Estimated value around €488,316.50 EUR; closing 25 November 2026

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