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„БДЖ — Пътнически превози“ ЕООД
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- Type
- National operator — state passenger operator; holder of the Western-region lot of the 2026 rail public service contract
- Market · Region
- European Union · Bulgaria
- Open tenders
- 0
- Technology areas
- Rolling-stock hardware, Predictive maintenance, Digital operations, Signalling & train control
Runs Bulgaria's passenger rail under February 2026 public service contract worth EUR 980.6m.
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Runs Bulgaria's state passenger rail services. Holds the Western-region lot of the public service contract signed on 11 February 2026 at EUR 980,558,458, and buys its own heavy maintenance, locomotives and second-hand coaches; the new zero-emission multiple units it operates were bought by the Ministry of Transport and Communications, not by the company. Put the first two Alstom Coradia Stream units into service on 1 September 2026.
- Type
- National operator — state passenger operator; holder of the Western-region lot of the 2026 rail public service contract
- Where
- Bulgaria · Sofia
- Programmes
- Recovery and Resilience Facility
- Technology areas
- Rolling-stock hardware, Predictive maintenance, Digital operations, Signalling & train control
Structure
- owned by Холдинг БДЖ / Holding BDZ — „БДЖ — Пътнически превози“ ЕООД trades inside the „Холдинг Български държавни железници“ ЕАД group (active)
- regulated by ИАЖА / IARA — Operator licensing, safety certification and the economic-equilibrium test applied when a new passenger service is notified against the public service contract (active)
Who holds what here
- awarded DB — Purchase of 1435 mm passenger coaches through the sale auction organised by DB Regio AG; TED names DB Fernverkehr AG as the contractor (active · since 2026-03-18)
- awarded Alstom — Five-year technical maintenance of the series 10, 30 and 31 multiple units to Алстом Транспорт С.А., on the modification notice of 7 July 2026 (active · since 2019-12-17)
- Contract detail and values (2)$25–100mIn the European Union edition See a fully open example
Sources for these relationships (4)
- ● „БДЖ — Пътнически превози“ ЕООД / „Холдинг БДЖ“ ЕАД · bdz.bg — group site: BDZ Passenger Services, BDZ Cargo and Holding BDZ; 24/7 information centre 02 931 11 11 (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Изпълнителна агенция „Железопътна администрация“ (Railway Administration Executive Agency) · Agency site: national safety authority, interoperability and vehicle authorisation, rail regulatory body (licensing, network access, PSO economic-equilibrium tests) and passenger-rights enforcement body; contacts and mailboxes (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · „БДЖ — Пътнически превози“ ЕООД (BDZ Passenger Services) — Bulgaria – Passenger coaches – Доставка чрез закупуване на пътнически вагони за междурелсие 1435 мм чрез участие в търг, организиран от DB Regio AG, contract-award notice, negotiated procedure without a call for competition — notice 263472-2026 (checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · „БДЖ — Пътнически превози“ ЕООД (BDZ Passenger Services) — Bulgaria – Repair and maintenance services of locomotives – Техническа поддръжка за 5-годишен период на дизелови мотрисни влакове серия 10 и електрически мотрисни влакове серии 30 и 31, contract-modification notice — notice 467901-2026 (checked 2026-09-13)
Tenders
| Tender | Status | Value band | Next key date |
|---|---|---|---|
| БДЖ four-year maintenance series 10 30 31 | Bids closed | $25–100m | Bids closed January 2026 · award expected |
| БДЖ DB Fernverkehr AG 1435 mm coaches | Awarded | $25–100m | Published April 2026 |
| БДЖ 10 mainline electric locomotives | In execution | $25–100m | Published March 2026 |
| БДЖ five-year maintenance series 10 30 31 | In execution | $25–100m | Published July 2026 |
| БДЖ Siemens Smartron locomotives nine-year maintenance | In execution | $25–100m | Published July 2026 |
Withheld in the free surface
- Procurement structure
- Award history (5)
- Entry path
- Portals (3)
- Published contacts (2)
Full detail withheld: 5 fields. In the European Union edition · See a fully open example
4 sources · all primary
- ● „БДЖ — Пътнически превози“ ЕООД · Профил на купувача — buyer profile: since 14.06.2020 maintained on the centralised platform at app.eop.bg/buyer/26628; direct-award invitations and market consultations published here (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● ЦАИС ЕОП · Buyer profile 26628 — „БДЖ-Пътнически превози“ ЕООД (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● „БДЖ — Пътнически превози“ ЕООД / „Холдинг БДЖ“ ЕАД · bdz.bg — group site: BDZ Passenger Services, BDZ Cargo and Holding BDZ; 24/7 information centre 02 931 11 11 (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● „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)
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