The Municipality of Leeuwarden has a closed service procurement for a public transport pass for residents of Friesland, in which Qbuzz is the sole provider of public transport in the region. The procedure is conducted without prior publication and is technically driven by the monopolistic position of Qbuzz.
Services · European procedure
01What is being requested
The Municipality of Leeuwarden has a closed service procurement for a public transport pass for residents of Friesland, in which Qbuzz is the sole provider of public transport in the region. The procedure is conducted without prior publication and is technically driven by the monopolistic position of Qbuzz.
The contracting authority wishes to procure a pass for our residents so that they can make use of public transport in Friesland. The pass is used within the Participation, Student Transport, and Integration teams. The pass is deployed in various ways, both for single trips and for trips lasting 1 to 5 days. Public transport is used so that our residents can travel to a reintegration site, work, volunteer work, or school. The Municipality of Leeuwarden has used the Meedoen Pas or the Voor Elkaar Pas from Arriva for the public transport of our residents for Participation, Student Transport, and
02Exclusion grounds
- 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
04Likely competitors
05Legal themes that may be relevant here
06Frequently asked questions
Why is there a lack of competition for this contract?
For which target groups is the transport pass deployed?
Which party is technically the only feasible contractor?
How can parties object to the lack of competition?
Automatically compiled from the official tender data and documents.
07Estimated value versus the market
€ 443K
€ 1,2 mln
€ 4,0 mln
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