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Operateur de Transport de Wallonie (trading as TEC)
Live now: 1 tender, largest OTW/TEC supply installation stop plates passenger-information frames ($5–25m); holds relationships with CAF, Colas Rail.
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- Type
- Transit authority — Walloon public transport operator, single legal entity since 2019, trading as TEC; bus network plus the Liege tram
- Market · Region
- European Union · Belgium
- Open tenders
- 1
- Technology areas
- Rolling-stock hardware, Digital operations, Predictive maintenance, Track & civil
Operates Walloon public transport and runs the Liege tram opened 28 April 2025.
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Operates public transport across Wallonia and runs the Liege tram - 11.7 km, 23 stops, opened 28 April 2025 - which was built and is maintained under a DBFM concession held by the Colas-led Tram'Ardent consortium.
- Type
- Transit authority — Walloon public transport operator, single legal entity since 2019, trading as TEC; bus network plus the Liege tram
- Where
- Belgium · Liege
- Technology areas
- Rolling-stock hardware, Digital operations, Predictive maintenance, Track & civil
Structure
- granted a concession to Colas Rail — Tram'Ardent DBFM concession for the Liege tram: 27 years, project cost, in service since April 2025 (active · since 2025-04-28)
Who holds what here
- supplied by CAF — 27 seven-section low-floor trams for the Liege tram, and a consortium stake through CAF Investment Projects (active · since 2025)
- awarded CAF — Liege tram 11.7 km DBFM concession Tram'Ardent — CAF Investment Projects (active)
- awarded Colas Rail — Liege tram 11.7 km DBFM concession Tram'Ardent — Colas Rail Belgium (active)
- Contract detail and values (1)$500m–1bnIn the European Union edition See a fully open example
Sources for these relationships (1)
- ○ Urban Transport Magazine · Liege has a tramway again! (opening, route, fleet, concession) (published 2025-04-28 · checked 2026-09-12)
Tenders
| Tender | Status | Value band | Next key date |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTW/TEC supply installation stop plates passenger-information frames | Retender | $5–25m | |
| Liege tram 11.7 km DBFM concession Tram'Ardent | In execution | $500m–1bn |
Withheld in the free surface
- Procurement structure
- Published contacts (2)
- Award history (3)
- Entry path
- Portals (2)
Full detail withheld: 5 fields. In the European Union edition · See a fully open example
2 sources · 1 primary
- ○ Urban Transport Magazine · Liege has a tramway again! (opening, route, fleet, concession) (published 2025-04-28 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Operateur de Transport de Wallonie — Supply and installation of stop plates, passenger-information frames and printed frame documents — contract award notice 281639-2025 (published 2025-05-02 · checked 2026-09-12)
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