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GVB (GVB Holding NV — GVB Exploitatie, GVB Infra, GVB Activa)
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- Type
- Metro corporation — municipal metro, tram, bus and ferry operator; shareholders gemeente Amsterdam and Vervoerregio Amsterdam (priority share)
- Market · Region
- European Union · Netherlands
- Open tenders
- 0
- Technology areas
- Rolling-stock hardware, Electrification, Digital operations, Predictive maintenance, Cybersecurity
Operates Amsterdam metro and trams from July 2025; tendering 75 new trams for service from 2032.
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Operates Amsterdam's metro and trams under the Vervoerregio concession (from 1 July 2025) and manages the rail infrastructure for the Vervoerregio; tendering 75 new trams (award expected end-2027, in service 2032) and a 14-year programme to replace 44 rectifier stations.
- Type
- Metro corporation — municipal metro, tram, bus and ferry operator; shareholders gemeente Amsterdam and Vervoerregio Amsterdam (priority share)
- Where
- Netherlands · Amsterdam
- Technology areas
- Rolling-stock hardware, Electrification, Digital operations, Predictive maintenance, Cybersecurity
Structure
- holds a concession from Vervoerregio — Concessie Amsterdam (bus, tram, metro) from 1 July 2025; Vervoerregio also client for rail-infrastructure management (AMRI) and co-shareholder (active · since 2025-07-01)
- funded by Vervoerregio — Approves and subsidises GVB Activa's vehicle investments; reserved in July 2025 for the tram order (78 trams foreseen then; 75 in the April 2026 notice — Secondary source) (active)
Who holds what here
- awarded Royal BAM Group — Electrotechnical personnel hire for GVB Infra, via BAM Infra Rail (August 2026; reported) (active · since 2026-08)
- awarded VolkerRail — Rectifier-station replacement frameworks, tram and metro lots, 14 years (March 2026; value not published) (active · since 2026-03)
- awarded Arcadis — Engineering framework for rail infrastructure, traction power and asset management — top-scoring of three suppliers (across all suppliers, up to eight years) (active)
- Contract detail and values (3)$100–500m · $25–100mIn the European Union edition See a fully open example
Sources for these relationships (6)
- ● Arcadis · Press release — Arcadis gets to work for GVB in Amsterdam: engineering framework, maximum eight years, estimated €50 million for all three suppliers combined; Arcadis top-scoring (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● GVB · GVB blijft na 125 jaar het openbaar vervoer rijden in en rond Amsterdam (concessie Amsterdam per 1 juli 2025) (published 2025-07-01 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● GVB · OV-domein en taken — aandeelhouders, concessieverlener en opdrachtgever railinfrastructuur (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● TED — Tenders Electronic Daily · GVB Infra B.V. — Inhuur elektrotechnisch personeel (contract award notice 634185-2026), awarded to BAM Infra Rail B.V. (published 2026-08 · checked 2026-09-26)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · GVB Infra B.V. — Netherlands – Construction work – Raamovereenkomsten programma grootschalige vervanging gelijkrichterstations tram en metro — notice 168559-2026 (published 2026-03-11 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ○ Treinreiziger.nl · Rotterdam koopt nieuwe metro's, Amsterdam nieuwe trams (Vervoerregio reserveert 391 miljoen euro) (published 2025-07-11 · checked 2026-09-12)
Tenders
| Tender | Status | Value band | Next key date |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVB Activa Tramserie 17G 75 trams | Bids closed | $100–500m | Bids closed May 2026 · award expected December 2027 |
| GVB engineering framework rail infrastructure traction power | Awarded | $25–100m | Published 2026 |
| GVB Infra 44 rectifier stations replacement | Awarded | value not published | Completion 2035 |
What changed
From This Week in Rail, newest first.
- 2026-09-21 — GVB Infra awards a €29.1m contract for electrotechnical personnel to rail contractor BAM Infra Rail.
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- Procurement structure
- Published contacts (0)
- Award history (3)
- Entry path
- Portals (2)
Full detail withheld: 5 fields. In the European Union edition · See a fully open example
9 sources · all primary
- ● GVB · over.gvb.nl — corporate site (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● GVB · OV-domein en taken — aandeelhouders, concessieverlener en opdrachtgever railinfrastructuur (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● GVB · GVB blijft na 125 jaar het openbaar vervoer rijden in en rond Amsterdam (concessie Amsterdam per 1 juli 2025) (published 2025-07-01 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● GVB · GVB start aanbesteding 75 nieuwe moderne trams (published 2026-03-31 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● GVB · GVB start aanbesteding voor vervanging gelijkrichterstations tram en metro (44 stations tot en met 2035) (published 2025-03-28 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · GVB Activa B.V. — Netherlands – Railway and tramway rolling stock – Tramserie 17G (75 trams) — notice 225428-2026 (published 2026-04-01 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · GVB Infra B.V. — Netherlands – Construction work – Raamovereenkomsten programma grootschalige vervanging gelijkrichterstations tram en metro — notice 168559-2026 (published 2026-03-11 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · GVB Activa B.V. — Netherlands – Repair and maintenance services of rolling stock – Technical Life Extension Overhaul (TLVO) programme, Combino tram fleet (market consultation) — notice 176453-2026 (published 2026-03-13 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · GVB Infra B.V. — Netherlands – Railway transport services – CBI (centrale bediening installaties), market consultation under project ReBOOT — notice 299076-2026 (published 2026-04-30 · checked 2026-09-12)
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