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Bulgaria
9 buyers · 59 tenders · checked 2026-10-03
Adopted euro January 2026, new public service operator February 2026 reshaping regional services; rebuilding Vidin-Sofia and Sofia-Burgas corridors; Sofia opened three metro stations August 2026.
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1Metro systems operating
9Buyers tracked
59Tenders tracked
- Live pipeline
- About €7.0bn of published value across the 59 records tracked here since September 2024, counting prior information notices and the nine procedures that closed without a winner, and converting lev at the fixed rate for comparison only — the €1,396,324,281 public service contract is the largest single figure, then BGN 883,057,245 of Alstom-built multiple units and the €550,834,245 Sofia–Pernik prior information notice, against a Transport Connectivity Programme that had contracted about €625m of rail projects and paid over €250m as reported on 11 June 2026
- Technology areas
- Track & civil, Electrification, Signalling & train control, Rolling-stock hardware, Predictive maintenance, Digital operations, Cybersecurity, AI inspection
Key figures
Bulgarian railway lines and ele…4,025 km · 3,001 km electrified
2 sources · all primary
Every electrified kilometre of…100% at 25 kV 50 Hz
1 source · primary
- ● Eurostat · rail_if_electri — Length of electrified railway lines by type of current, Bulgaria (2024) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
Bulgaria joined the euro area o…1 January 2026 · €1 = 1.95583 BGN
3 sources · all primary
- ● European Commission — Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs · Bulgaria and the euro (EU countries and the euro): “Bulgaria joined the euro area on 1 January 2026. Fixed conversion rate €1 = 1.95583 Bulgarian lev” (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Българска народна банка (Bulgarian National Bank) · Въпроси и отговори — Най-често задаваните въпроси за еврото (Questions and answers on the euro): “Еврото ще се въведе в Република България на 1 януари 2026 г.” (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Българска народна банка (Bulgarian National Bank) · Home page: the BNB states its primary objective is price stability through participation in the monetary policy of the Eurosystem; publishes ECB key interest rates in force from 17 June 2026 and the fixed rate 1 EUR = 1.95583 BGN (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
Rail public service contract aw…€1,396,324,281 · two operators
1 source · primary
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Министерство на транспорта и съобщенията (MTC) — Bulgaria – Public transport services by railways – Извършване на обществени превозни услуги с железопътен транспорт, three regional lots, contract-award notice — notice 114483-2026 (checked 2026-09-13)
Transport decarbonisation alloc…€533 million of €6,174 million
1 source · primary
- ● European Commission · Bulgaria's recovery and resilience plan — €6,174m grants; €533 million for transport decarbonisation (new electric rolling stock for sub-urban and inter-regional rail, a new section of the Sofia metro, zero-emission urban vehicles); €92 million for transport digitalisation (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
Rail infrastructure projects un…~€625m contracted · >€250m paid
1 source · primary
- ● Европейски структурни и инвестиционни фондове / Програма „Транспортна свързаност“ (Managing Authority, Transport Connectivity Programme) · Нови договори за 69 млн. евро и стабилен напредък по Програма „Транспортна свързаност“ (ninth Monitoring Committee, Varna) (published 2026-06-11 · checked 2026-09-13)
Sofia metro built length and th…~52 km today · 61 km and 57 stations by end-2027
2 sources · all primary
- ● „Метрополитен“ ЕАД (Metropolitan EAD) · Дейността на „Метрополитен“ ЕАД: август 2024 — август 2025 (on completion of current projects by end-2027 the network reaches 61 km and 57 stations, over 45% of Sofia public transport, over 650,000 passengers a day) (published 2025 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● „Метрополитен“ ЕАД (Metropolitan EAD) · Обща информация — General information: the metro is owned by Sofia Municipality; master scheme of three diameters, 75 km and 69 stations (up to 80 km), 1435 mm gauge, 825 V, 80 km/h, ~1m passengers a day at completion (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
First two of 35 Alstom Coradia…1 September 2026
1 source · primary
- ● „БДЖ — Пътнически превози“ ЕООД · БДЖ пуска в движение първите два влака „Алстом“ (first two Alstom Coradia Stream EMUs in service from 1 September 2026; contract signed by the Ministry with consortium BULEMU under the Recovery and Resilience Plan; 35 units, 6 cars, 325 seats, 160 km/h, ETCS) (published 2026-08-31 · checked 2026-09-13)
Three new Line 3 metro stations…14 August 2026
1 source · primary
- ● „Метрополитен“ ЕАД (Metropolitan EAD) · Трите нови метростанции по Линия 3 отварят за пътници след 12:00 ч. на 14 август (the new Line 3 section along bul. Vladimir Vazov opened to passengers on Friday 14 August) (published 2026-08 · checked 2026-09-13)
The infrastructure manager's ow…6,438 km developed · 293 stations · AC 25 kV 50 Hz
1 source · primary
- ● ДП Национална компания „Железопътна инфраструктура“ (NRIC) · Референтен документ на железопътната мрежа 2025–2026 (Network Statement), version 07 of 7 July 2026, 91 pp — §2.3.1 network parameters at 31 December 2025, §2.3.3 operating points, §2.3.9 traction supply (published 2026-07-07 · checked 2026-09-13)
Buyers
| Buyer | Type | Tenders | Contracts awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Държавно предприятие „Национална компания Железопътна инфраструктура“ | Infrastructure manager | 39 | 5 |
| „Метрополитен“ ЕАД | Metro corporation | 6 | 2 |
| „БДЖ — Пътнически превози“ ЕООД | National operator | 5 | 2 |
| Министерство на транспорта и съобщенията | National rail HQ | 4 | 2 |
| „Столичен електротранспорт“ ЕАД | Transit authority | 5 | 1 |
| Изпълнителна агенция „Железопътна администрация“ | Regulator / standards | 0 | 0 |
| Столична община | Development authority | 0 | 0 |
| „БДЖ — Товарни превози“ ЕООД | National operator | 0 | 0 |
| „Холдинг Български държавни железници“ ЕАД | National operator | 0 | 0 |
Tenders
Cities
| City | Network status | Networks |
|---|---|---|
| Sofia | operational — the Sofia metro, about 52 km built and run by „Метрополитен“ ЕАД, whose own procurement refers to lines 1, 2, 3 and 4, trams and trolleybuses run by „Столичен електротранспорт“ ЕАД on 1009 mm and 1435 mm gauge, and the national rail junction; seat of NRIC, БДЖ, the Ministry of Transport and Communications and the Railway Administration Executive Agency | Sofia Metro (Метрополитен ЕАД); Sofia trams and trolleybuses (Столичен електротранспорт ЕАД); Sofia railway junction (НКЖИ / БДЖ) |
| Plovdiv | operational — the second national rail junction, on the Sofia–Plovdiv–Burgas and Plovdiv–Svilengrad axes of the Orient/East-Med corridor; junction modernisation and the Filipovo–Skutare section in the NRIC programme | Plovdiv railway junction (НКЖИ) |
| Burgas | operational — Black Sea terminus of the Plovdiv–Burgas line, rebuilt in two phases with a separate signalling and telecommunications contract; a rail link to Burgas airport is at prior information notice stage | Plovdiv–Burgas line (НКЖИ) |
| Varna | operational — Black Sea port and rail junction on the ninth line; NRIC put the pre-feasibility studies and concept designs for the Varna, Ruse and Gorna Oryahovitsa junctions out to competition in 2026 — a call for competition, not a prior information notice — in three lots estimated at €7,501,882 in total; bids closed on 17 April 2026 with no award published as of 13 September 2026 | Varna railway junction (НКЖИ) |
| Ruse | operational — Danube crossing to Giurgiu on the Rhine–Danube corridor; an intermodal terminal for the North Central region is at prior information notice stage and the Transport Connectivity Programme reports the project approved | Ruse railway junction and Danube Bridge (НКЖИ) |
| Vidin | under reconstruction — Bulgarian end of Danube Bridge 2 to Calafat; the Vidin–Sofia modernisation runs through Sratsimir and Medkovets, with the Vidin and Brusartsi traction substations at prior information notice stage | Vidin–Sofia line and Danube Bridge 2 (НКЖИ) |
Players with a footprint here
| Player | Kind | Footprint |
|---|---|---|
| Tesmec Rail | Track technology supplier | Project presence |
What changed
From This Week in Rail, newest first.
- 2026-09-28 — BDŽ puts two more new Alstom trains into service, serving the Sofia–Vidin line and further routes.
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- Market narrative
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- Intermodal note
- Nothing open today
- Closed without a winner
- Reading values across the changeover
- Who lets what
- Urban programme note
- Methodology note
- Two network measurements
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Sources
- ● „БДЖ — Пътнически превози“ ЕООД · БДЖ пуска в движение първите два влака „Алстом“ (first two Alstom Coradia Stream EMUs in service from 1 September 2026; contract signed by the Ministry with consortium BULEMU under the Recovery and Resilience Plan; 35 units, 6 cars, 325 seats, 160 km/h, ETCS) (published 2026-08-31 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Българска народна банка (Bulgarian National Bank) · Въпроси и отговори — Най-често задаваните въпроси за еврото (Questions and answers on the euro): “Еврото ще се въведе в Република България на 1 януари 2026 г.” (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Българска народна банка (Bulgarian National Bank) · Home page: the BNB states its primary objective is price stability through participation in the monetary policy of the Eurosystem; publishes ECB key interest rates in force from 17 June 2026 and the fixed rate 1 EUR = 1.95583 BGN (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● European Commission — Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs · Bulgaria and the euro (EU countries and the euro): “Bulgaria joined the euro area on 1 January 2026. Fixed conversion rate €1 = 1.95583 Bulgarian lev” (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● European Commission · Bulgaria's recovery and resilience plan — €6,174m grants; €533 million for transport decarbonisation (new electric rolling stock for sub-urban and inter-regional rail, a new section of the Sofia metro, zero-emission urban vehicles); €92 million for transport digitalisation (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Програма „Транспортна свързаност“ 2021–2027 (Managing Authority) · Отворена е процедура за подпомагане на интермодални оператори — procedure 2021BG16FFPR001-3.006, €10,652,770.78 (published 2026-07-21 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Европейски структурни и инвестиционни фондове / Програма „Транспортна свързаност“ (Managing Authority, Transport Connectivity Programme) · Нови договори за 69 млн. евро и стабилен напредък по Програма „Транспортна свързаност“ (ninth Monitoring Committee, Varna) (published 2026-06-11 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Eurostat · rail_if_electri — Length of electrified railway lines by type of current, Bulgaria (2024) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Eurostat · rail_if_line_na — Length of electric and non-electric railway lines by nature of transport, Bulgaria (2024) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Eurostat · rail_if_tracks — Length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks, Bulgaria (2024) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● „Метрополитен“ ЕАД (Metropolitan EAD) · Дейността на „Метрополитен“ ЕАД: август 2024 — август 2025 (on completion of current projects by end-2027 the network reaches 61 km and 57 stations, over 45% of Sofia public transport, over 650,000 passengers a day) (published 2025 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● „Метрополитен“ ЕАД (Metropolitan EAD) · Обща информация — General information: the metro is owned by Sofia Municipality; master scheme of three diameters, 75 km and 69 stations (up to 80 km), 1435 mm gauge, 825 V, 80 km/h, ~1m passengers a day at completion (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● „Метрополитен“ ЕАД (Metropolitan EAD) · Трите нови метростанции по Линия 3 отварят за пътници след 12:00 ч. на 14 август (the new Line 3 section along bul. Vladimir Vazov opened to passengers on Friday 14 August) (published 2026-08 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● ДП Национална компания „Железопътна инфраструктура“ (NRIC) · За нас — About us: sole manager of the Bulgarian rail infrastructure since 1 January 2002; structure and EU programme beneficiary status (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● ДП Национална компания „Железопътна инфраструктура“ (NRIC) · Референтен документ на железопътната мрежа 2025–2026 (Network Statement), version 07 of 7 July 2026, 91 pp — §2.3.1 network parameters at 31 December 2025, §2.3.3 operating points, §2.3.9 traction supply (published 2026-07-07 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ○ „Столичен електротранспорт“ ЕАД (news page, reprinting stolica.bg of 08.07.2026) · Московска 33 инвестира към 129 млн. € в 145 трамваи, тролеи и електробуси за София (145 vehicles for about €128.8m excluding VAT; a proposed capital increase of up to €41.8m for advance payments; 67 of over 200 trams within the 30-year service life) (published 2026-07-09 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● „Столичен електротранспорт“ ЕАД (Sofia Electric Transport) · Company site: a municipal sole-owner joint-stock company running Sofia's trams and trolleybuses; contact network over 263 km tram and 257 km trolleybus, 24 rectifier substations; figures as at 2009–2010 as published (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● European Union · TED — Tenders Electronic Daily; read through the Search API at POST https://api.ted.europa.eu/v3/notices/search (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · „БДЖ — Пътнически превози“ ЕООД (BDZ Passenger Services) — Bulgaria – Repair and maintenance services of locomotives – Техническа поддръжка на 15 броя магистрални електрически локомотиви Siemens X4-E-Lok-D серия 1080 – Smartron, за 9-годишен период, contract-modification notice — notice 529989-2026 (checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · ДП НК „Железопътна инфраструктура“ (NRIC) — Bulgaria – Communication software development services – IP-базирана единна комуникационна платформа за диспечерски и оперативно-технологични връзки, integrated with GSM-R, contract notice (deadline 26 February 2026, €5,400,000) — notice 39203-2026 (checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · ДП НК „Железопътна инфраструктура“ (NRIC) — Bulgaria – Railway signalling works – Проектиране и строителство на системи за сигнализация и телекомуникации и ERTMS за 2014-BG-TMC-0133-W София—Волуяк, contract-modification notice — notice 116231-2026 (checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · ДП НК „Железопътна инфраструктура“ (NRIC) — Bulgaria – Tree-maintenance services – Дейности по почистване на строителния габарит от терени на железопътната инфраструктура, two lots, contract-award notice recording both lots closed without a winner (clos-nw, reason 'other', nil tenders received on each) — notice 434180-2026 (checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · ДП НК „Железопътна инфраструктура“ (NRIC) — Bulgaria – Cartography software development services – Географска информационна система, reissued contract notice (final deadline 29 December 2025, same BGN 20,455,000) — notice 847648-2025 (checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Министерство на транспорта и съобщенията (MTC) — Bulgaria – Railway locomotives and rolling stock – Доставка и 15-годишна поддръжка на 10 броя мотрисни влака с възможност за работа с HVO, contract-award notice recording the procedure closed without a winner — notice 77465-2026 (checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · ДП НК „Железопътна инфраструктура“ (NRIC) — Bulgaria – Feasibility and pre-design architectural services – интермодални терминали София, Горна Оряховица и Видин, reissued contract notice (final deadline 17 April 2026, same €5,255,568) — notice 204965-2026 (checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · ДП НК „Железопътна инфраструктура“ (NRIC) — Bulgaria – Consultative engineering and construction services – железопътни възли Русе, Горна Оряховица и Варна, reissued ContractNotice / cn-standard (final deadline 17 April 2026, same €7,501,882 and same three lot estimates) — notice 207681-2026 (checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · ДП НК „Железопътна инфраструктура“ (NRIC) — Bulgaria – Consultative engineering and construction services – Консултантска услуга — Медковец – Срацимир, contract-award notice of 7 September 2026 (selec-w, €7,004,698.77, three tenders received) — notice 615112-2026 (checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · ДП НК „Железопътна инфраструктура“ (NRIC) — Bulgaria – Construction-related services – Консултантска услуга по контрол, управление и строителен надзор — Медковец – Срацимир, contract-award notice recording clos-nw (reason 'other', six tenders received), BGN 11,567,750 — notice 138760-2025 (checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · „Метрополитен“ ЕАД (Metropolitan EAD) — Bulgaria – Railway locomotives and rolling stock – Доставка на 8 метровлака за първа, втора и четвърта линии, contract-award notice recording the procedure closed without a winner — notice 150435-2025 (checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · „Метрополитен“ ЕАД (Metropolitan EAD) — Bulgaria – Electrical energy – Доставка на нетна електрическа енергия и избор на координатор на стандартна балансираща група, contract-award notice recording clos-nw (reason 'other', nil tenders received), BGN 70,136,013.10 — notice 228216-2025 (checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · „Метрополитен“ ЕАД (Metropolitan EAD) — Bulgaria – Repair and maintenance services of building installations – Абонаментна техническа поддръжка в гаранционен срок на асансьори и ескалатори при метростанции от трети метродиаметър, four lots, contract notice (deadline 15 September 2026, €358,400 — below the Atlas floor) — notice 601596-2026 (checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · ДП НК „Железопътна инфраструктура“ (NRIC) — Bulgaria – Railway construction works – Възстановяване на проектните параметри в гара Плиска, contract-modification notice of 13 May 2026 (€6,015,096.89 winning tender, €6,540,324.84 notice-result value) — notice 329221-2026 (checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Министерство на транспорта и съобщенията (MTC) — Bulgaria – Public transport services by railways – Извършване на обществени превозни услуги с железопътен транспорт, three regional lots, contract-award notice — notice 114483-2026 (checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · ДП НК „Железопътна инфраструктура“ (NRIC) — Bulgaria – Railway construction works – Неотложно възстановяване на железния път, контактната мрежа и осигурителната техника в междугарието Разменна – Батановци, contract-award notice — notice 24182-2026 (checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · ДП НК „Железопътна инфраструктура“ (NRIC) — Bulgaria – Overpass construction work – Проектиране — актуализация и строителство на 2 броя пътни надлеза Казичене и Верила, two lots, contract notice (deadline 27 October 2025, BGN 15,448,448) — notice 609716-2025 (checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · „Столичен електротранспорт“ ЕАД (Sofia Electric Transport) — Bulgaria – Medium-voltage installation work – 5 броя токоизправителни станции, reissued contract notice (final deadline 20 February 2026, same BGN 25,000,000) — notice 25250-2026 (checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · „Столичен електротранспорт“ ЕАД (Sofia Electric Transport) — Bulgaria – Railway locomotives and rolling stock – Доставка на 18 броя нови нископодови климатизирани съчленени трамвайни мотриси за междурелсие 1435 mm, contract-award notice recording the procedure closed without a winner — notice 786273-2024 (checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · „Столичен електротранспорт“ ЕАД (Sofia Electric Transport) — Bulgaria – Railway locomotives and rolling stock – Доставка на 20 броя нови нископодови климатизирани съчленени трамвайни мотриси за междурелсие 1009 mm, 19–24 m, contract-award notice recording the procedure closed without a winner — notice 573977-2026 (checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · „Столичен електротранспорт“ ЕАД (Sofia Electric Transport) — Bulgaria – Trolleybuses – Доставка на 35 броя нови нископодови климатизирани тролейбуси с дължина 12 m, contract-award notice — notice 11069-2026 (checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · „Столичен електротранспорт“ ЕАД (Sofia Electric Transport) — Bulgaria – Trolleybuses – Доставка на 40 броя нови нископодови климатизирани тролейбуси с дължина 18 m, contract-award notice — notice 9669-2026 (checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · ДП НК „Железопътна инфраструктура“ (NRIC) — Bulgaria – Railway construction works – Възстановяване на проектните параметри в участъка Ястребово – Ветово, contract-award notice recording the procedure closed without a winner — notice 533187-2026 (checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · ДП НК „Железопътна инфраструктура“ (NRIC) — Bulgaria – Railway construction works – Модернизация на железопътен участък Ямбол – Зимница, при гара Завой, contract-award notice recording the procedure closed without a winner — notice 203108-2025 (checked 2026-09-13)
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