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Autoritatea pentru Reformă Feroviară
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- Type
- State SPV — public authority under the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure acting as the state's rolling-stock buyer and as the competent authority for rail public service contracts; contact data published in its own TED notices (office@arf.gov.ro, +40 374808535, www.arf.gov.ro)
- Market · Region
- European Union · Romania
- Open tenders
- 0
- Technology areas
- Rolling-stock hardware, Signalling & train control, Predictive maintenance, Digital operations, Cybersecurity
Buys new passenger rolling stock for Romania: 62 RE-R EMUs, 20 RE-IR units from PESA, 12 hydrogen units Siemens.
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Buys new passenger rolling stock for the Romanian network and awards the rail public service contracts. Its published programmes are 62 regional electric multiple units (RE-R) in three lots of 20, 23 and 19 units plus fifteen years of maintenance at RON 3,038,000,000 and 20 long-distance interregional units (RE-IR) at RON 1,604,280,000, both from PESA Bydgoszcz; 12 hydrogen fuel-cell multiple units with maintenance at RON 1,617,696,763.20 from Siemens Mobility Austria; and a tender for 23 new ERTMS-fitted electric locomotives capable of 160 km/h and of hauling 16 coaches, estimated at RON 1,572,654,000, which TED has carried across fourteen notices since May 2025 (the original and thirteen republications) and which closed on 10 June 2026 with no award. In August 2026 it published prior information notices for three competitively awarded public service contracts running 10 December 2028 to 11 December 2033 over the electrified trunk routes.
- Type
- State SPV — public authority under the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure acting as the state's rolling-stock buyer and as the competent authority for rail public service contracts; contact data published in its own TED notices (office@arf.gov.ro, +40 374808535, www.arf.gov.ro)
- Where
- Romania
- Programmes
- ERTMS / ETCS, Recovery and Resilience Facility
- Technology areas
- Rolling-stock hardware, Signalling & train control, Predictive maintenance, Digital operations, Cybersecurity
Structure
- controlled by MTI — Sponsoring ministry of the Railway Reform Authority, the state's rolling-stock buyer and public service contract authority (active)
- operated by CFR Călători — Incumbent holder of the rail passenger public service obligation; ARF is the competent authority and has notified three competitively awarded contracts for 2028–2033 (active)
Who holds what here
- awarded Siemens Mobility — 12 hydrogen fuel-cell multiple units with maintenance, contract of 28 April 2026 with Siemens Mobility Austria GmbH and Siemens Mobility GmbH (active · since 2026-04-28)
- awarded PESA — 62 regional electric multiple units (RE-R) in three lots with 15 years of maintenance (active · since 2024-11-06)
- awarded PESA — 20 long-distance interregional electric multiple units (RE-IR) with maintenance (active · since 2023-12-19)
- Contract detail and values (3)$500m–1bn · $100–500mIn the European Union edition See a fully open example
Sources for these relationships (5)
- ● SNTFC “CFR Călători” SA · Achiziţii publice — annual procurement programme published in SEAP at e-licitatie.ro; transparency statement per OMTI 1121/2012 (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Contract award notice — “Achiziție 12 automotoare în tracțiune electrică pe bază de pile de combustie cu hidrogen” plus maintenance and repair services; awarded RON 1,617,696,763.20 against an estimate of RON 2,468,146,243; Siemens Mobility Austria GmbH and Siemens Mobility GmbH; contract dated 28 April 2026 (published 2026-05-13 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Prior information notice for a public service contract — “Contract de servicii publice nr.1 atribuit competitiv pentru perioada 10/12/2028 - 11/12/2033”, electrified routes București Nord–Constanța, București Nord–Craiova, București Nord–Craiova–Timișoara Nord–Arad, București Nord–Brașov–Arad–Timișoara Nord and București Nord–Craiova–Petroșani–Deva; no value published; ARF contact office@arf.gov.ro, +40 374808535 (published 2026-08-28 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Contract modification notice — “Achiziția de 20 rame electrice interregionale de lung parcurs RE-IR” plus maintenance; RON 1,604,280,000; POJAZDY SZYNOWE PESA BYDGOSZCZ; original contract 19 December 2023 (published 2025-07-15 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Contract modification notice — “Achiziționarea de rame electrice regionale, denumite RE-R” plus 15 years of maintenance, in three lots of 20, 23 and 19 units; amounts RON 980,000,000, RON 1,127,000,000 and RON 931,000,000 (total RON 3,038,000,000); POJAZDY SZYNOWE PESA BYDGOSZCZ; original contract 6 November 2024 (published 2025-07-16 · checked 2026-09-12)
Tenders
| Tender | Status | Value band | Next key date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARF 23 ERTMS-fitted electric locomotives 160 km/h | Bids closed | $100–500m | Bids closed June 2026 · award expected |
| ARF 12 hydrogen fuel-cell electric multiple units | Awarded | $100–500m | Awarded April 2026 |
| ARF 62 regional electric multiple units RE-R | In execution | $500m–1bn | Awarded November 2024 |
| ARF 20 interregional electric multiple units RE-IR | In execution | $100–500m | Awarded December 2023 |
| ARF three rail public service contracts 2028 | Planned | no value published on TED | Announced August 2026 |
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- Procurement structure
- Award history (5)
- Entry path
- Published contacts (3)
- Portals (2)
Full detail withheld: 5 fields. In the European Union edition · See a fully open example
7 sources · all primary
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Contract modification notice — “Achiziționarea de rame electrice regionale, denumite RE-R” plus 15 years of maintenance, in three lots of 20, 23 and 19 units; amounts RON 980,000,000, RON 1,127,000,000 and RON 931,000,000 (total RON 3,038,000,000); POJAZDY SZYNOWE PESA BYDGOSZCZ; original contract 6 November 2024 (published 2025-07-16 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Contract modification notice — “Achiziția de 20 rame electrice interregionale de lung parcurs RE-IR” plus maintenance; RON 1,604,280,000; POJAZDY SZYNOWE PESA BYDGOSZCZ; original contract 19 December 2023 (published 2025-07-15 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Contract award notice — “Achiziție 12 automotoare în tracțiune electrică pe bază de pile de combustie cu hidrogen” plus maintenance and repair services; awarded RON 1,617,696,763.20 against an estimate of RON 2,468,146,243; Siemens Mobility Austria GmbH and Siemens Mobility GmbH; contract dated 28 April 2026 (published 2026-05-13 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Contract notice — “Achiziția de 23 locomotive electrice noi cu sisteme ERTMS, capabile să circule cu o viteză maximă de 160 km/h și să tracteze până la 16 vagoane de călători” plus maintenance; estimated RON 1,572,654,000; participation deadline 10 June 2026 (published 2026-04-27 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Prior information notice for a public service contract — “Contract de servicii publice nr.1 atribuit competitiv pentru perioada 10/12/2028 - 11/12/2033”, electrified routes București Nord–Constanța, București Nord–Craiova, București Nord–Craiova–Timișoara Nord–Arad, București Nord–Brașov–Arad–Timișoara Nord and București Nord–Craiova–Petroșani–Deva; no value published; ARF contact office@arf.gov.ro, +40 374808535 (published 2026-08-28 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Prior information notice for a public service contract — “Contract de servicii publice nr.2 atribuit competitiv pentru perioada 10/12/2028 - 11/12/2033”, routes București Nord–Brașov, București Nord–Brașov–Cluj Napoca, Brașov–Deda–Cluj Napoca and Cluj Napoca–Deva–Timișoara Nord; no value published (published 2026-08-28 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Prior information notice for a public service contract — “Contract de servicii publice nr.3 atribuit competitiv pentru perioada 10/12/2028 - 11/12/2033”; no value published (published 2026-08-28 · checked 2026-09-12)
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