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Market consultation for train reservation system

Eurail.Com B.V. · Restricted · 84176
Type
Services
Estimated value
Not published
To deadline
Ongoing
Knock-outs
n/a
exclusion grounds
Award basis
Best price-quality ratio
Assess manuallyconfidence low

In 2016, Eurail.com B.V. published a non-public procurement for a market consultation regarding ticket reservations on high-speed and night trains. The assignment consisted of gathering market insight and identifying suppliers and solutions for the seat reservation sales process, including attention to future trends.

Services · Restricted · European procedure

European
Contracting authority
Contract type
Services
Restricted
Estimated value
Estimate not published
Submission deadline
Ongoing
17:00
Scope
European
European procedure
Lots
Single contract
Main CPV code
Location
Netherlands
CharacteristicsCPVServicesEU tender

01What is being requested

In 2016, Eurail.com B.V. published a non-public procurement for a market consultation regarding ticket reservations on high-speed and night trains. The assignment consisted of gathering market insight and identifying suppliers and solutions for the seat reservation sales process, including attention to future trends.

Rail passes that Eurail.com sells cover entrance to trains run by the participating railway companies. But most high-speed trains and night trains require additional seat reservation, which is not included in the pass. By performing a market consultation Eurail.com wants insight in all potential solutions and suppliers related to selling seat reservations. Eurail.com is also interested in future trends and developments in this area.

Services

02Exclusion grounds

Exclusion grounds — consult the ESPD
  • No specific exclusion grounds were extracted. In a European tender, the mandatory and discretionary grounds of art. 2.86/2.87 of the Dutch Procurement Act almost always apply — check the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD).

03Value in context

Estimate not published

The contracting authority did not publish an estimated value — common for a large share of contracts. The EU threshold for diensten is € 221.000, for reference.

04Likely competitors

#Likely bidderFitWins
1Wiremind SAS potentialUnknown35
2Munckhof Business Travel Venlo B.V. potentialSME33
3Roland Berger Strategy Consultants potentialUnknown32
4DB Systemtechnik GmbH potentialUnknown32
5VanBerlo BV potentialSME32
6Oliver Wyman potentialUnknown32

05Legal themes that may be relevant here

06Frequently asked questions

What is the purpose of this market consultation?
The market consultation is aimed at gaining insight into all potential solutions and suppliers for selling seat reservations. Additionally, Eurail.com B.V. is interested in future trends and developments in the field of reservations for high-speed and night trains.
Why is a reservation system necessary for the rail passes sold?
Although the rail passes provide access to trains of participating railway companies, most high-speed and night trains require an additional seat reservation that is not included in the pass.

Automatically compiled from the official tender data and documents.