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ProRail B.V.
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- Type
- Infrastructure manager — state infrastructure manager; sole shareholder the Dutch State via Railinfratrust bv, under the Ministry of I&W
- Market · Region
- European Union · Netherlands
- Open tenders
- 0
- Technology areas
- Signalling & train control, Track & civil, Electrification, Predictive maintenance, AI inspection, Digital operations, Cybersecurity
Maintains, renews and expands 7,000 km Dutch network and leads ERTMS Tranche 1 implementation.
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Maintains, renews and expands the 7,000 km Dutch network (about 7,000 switches) under a state management concession; plans 400+ projects worth about €1.8bn in 2026 and leads ERTMS Tranche 1 (costed at €3.78bn) with commercial operation on Harlingen Haven–Leeuwarden from 2028/2029.
- Type
- Infrastructure manager — state infrastructure manager; sole shareholder the Dutch State via Railinfratrust bv, under the Ministry of I&W
- Where
- Netherlands
- Programmes
- ERTMS / ETCS, TEN-T, Connecting Europe Facility
- Technology areas
- Signalling & train control, Track & civil, Electrification, Predictive maintenance, AI inspection, Digital operations, Cybersecurity
Structure
- controlled by I&W — Sole shareholder (via Railinfratrust bv) and grantor of the management concession to 1 January 2029 (active)
Who holds what here
- awarded Arcadis — Nedersaksenlijn MIRT exploration — engineering framework (on TED, September 2026; Arcadis states ≈) (active · since 2026-08)
- awarded Arcadis — ERTMS Zeeland line design, supervision and commissioning, February 2026 (active · since 2026-02)
- awarded VolkerRail — PGO Zee-Zevenaar-2, Betuweroute maintenance 5+1 years (December 2025) (active · since 2025-12)
- awarded Swietelsky — ProRail track-superstructure renewal BBV Brabant Zuid-West — Swietelsky Rail Benelux B.V. (active · since 2025-11)
- awarded Swietelsky — ProRail track-superstructure renewal BBV Zeeland Zuid-West — Swietelsky Rail Benelux B.V. (active · since 2025-11)
- awarded Alstom — EBI Switch 2000 maintenance agreement, 8+2+2 years (September 2025) (active · since 2025-09)
- awarded Swietelsky — ProRail traction-power TEV projects tranche 5 — Swietelsky Rail Benelux B.V. (active · since 2025-09)
- awarded VolkerRail — ProRail traction-power TEV projects tranche 5 — VolkerRail Nederland B.V. (active · since 2025-09)
- awarded Strukton — ERTMS Leeuwarden–Harlingen Haven (July 2025); PHS Amsterdam bovenbouw contract 6 (February 2026) (active · since 2025-07)
- awarded Royal BAM Group — ERTMS Leeuwarden–Stavoren (July 2025); Spoorzone Rijen (May 2026); TEV tranche 5 lot (September 2025) — BAM Infra / BAM Infra Rail (active · since 2025-07)
- awarded Arcadis — ProRail ERTMS Northern lines Leeuwarden infrastructure — Arcadis (active · since 2025-07)
- awarded Royal BAM Group — Physical ICT network build-and-manage, area lot (of the two-lot award, January 2025) — BAM Telecom (active · since 2025-01)
- awarded Hitachi Rail — ERTMS Central Safety System — contract signed with Thales in 2022 (max); Thales GTS became part of Hitachi Rail in May 2024 (active · since 2022)
- Contract detail and values (8)$100–500m · $25–100m · $5–25mIn the European Union edition See a fully open example
Sources for these relationships (19)
- ● Arcadis · Press release — Arcadis selected by ProRail: approximately €8.5 million planning programme for the Nedersaksenlijn MIRT exploration (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Arcadis · Arcadis selected for roll-out of rail traffic management system (ERTMS, Zeeland Line, approximately €12 million) (published 2026-02-11 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat — Programmadirectie ERTMS · 24e voortgangsrapportage Programma ERTMS (verslagperiode 1 juli – 31 december 2025) (published 2026-04-09 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Hitachi · Press release — Hitachi Rail completes acquisition of Thales GTS (€1,660m; centres in Germany, France, Spain, Canada) (published 2024-05-31 · checked 2026-09-06)
- ● ProRail · Thales wordt systeemleverancier Central Safety System ERTMS — maximale waarde 420 miljoen euro, maximaal 37 jaar (published 2022-04-22 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● ProRail · Eerste stap ERTMS Noordelijke lijnen gezet — Strukton (Leeuwarden–Harlingen Haven), BAM (Leeuwarden–Stavoren) (published 2025-07-09 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● ProRail · ProRail betrekt ingenieursbureau Arcadis bij Nedersaksenlijn (MIRT-verkenning to end-2028; Groningen–Veendam–Emmen–Twente) (published 2026-08-12 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● ProRail · Organisatie — De Nederlandse staat is, via Railinfratrust bv, de enige aandeelhouder (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ○ Railway PRO · ProRail signs ERTMS trackside contracts for Friesland network — Strukton/Arcadis (Leeuwarden–Harlingen Haven), BAM/Nexus Rail (Leeuwarden–Stavoren); signing 1 September 2025 (published 2025-09-01 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Ministerie van Financiën — Rijksfinanciën · Mobiliteitsfonds — Ontwerpbegroting 2026 (memorie van toelichting): artikel 13 Spoorwegen, artikel 17 Megaprojecten (published 2025-09-16 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · ProRail B.V. — Netherlands – Construction work for railways – Gebied Zuid-West - BBV Brabant ZW 2026 M-004904 — notice 726079-2025 (published 2025-11-03 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · ProRail B.V. — Netherlands – Construction work for railways – Gebied Zuid-West - BBV Zeeland ZW 2026 M-004935 — notice 726538-2025 (published 2025-11-03 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · ProRail B.V. — Netherlands – Railway equipment – Landelijk - Instandhoudingsovereenkomst EBI Switch 2000 — notice 579824-2025 (published 2025-09-05 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · ProRail B.V. — Netherlands – Computer network services – Landelijk - B&B (Beheer en Bouw van het ProRail Fysieke ICT netwerk), two lots Noord/Zuid, €140m — notice 45036-2025 (published 2025-01-22 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · ProRail B.V. — Netherlands – Engineering services – MIRT - Verkenning Nedersaksenlijn (award to Arcadis Nederland, €22m, 96 months) — notice 626220-2026 (published 2026-09-11 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · ProRail B.V. — Netherlands – Railway-track maintenance services – PGO-Zee-Zevenaar-2 — notice 832851-2025 (published 2025-12-16 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · ProRail B.V. — Netherlands – Construction work for railways – Amsterdam - PHS - Bovenbouw contract 6 — notice 116536-2026 (published 2026-02-18 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · ProRail B.V. — Netherlands – Construction work for railways – Gebied Zuid-West - Realisatie Spoorzone Rijen — notice 340367-2026 (published 2026-05-19 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · ProRail B.V. — Netherlands – Construction work for railways – Landelijk - Realisatie TEV-projecten tranche 5 — notice 580418-2025 (published 2025-09-05 · checked 2026-09-12)
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- Published contacts (2)
- Award history (11)
- Entry path
- Portals (3)
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21 sources · 19 primary
- ● ProRail · Organisatie — De Nederlandse staat is, via Railinfratrust bv, de enige aandeelhouder (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● ProRail · Jaarverslag 2025 — Over ProRail (zevenduizend kilometer spoor) (published 2026-04-23 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● ProRail · Spoorvernieuwing — ongeveer 7000 wissels, zo'n 500.000 euro per wissel (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● ProRail · Ruim 400 spoorprojecten op de planning voor 2026 (circa 1,8 miljard euro) (published 2025-12-11 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● ProRail · Programma ERTMS — Tranche 1: Noordelijke lijnen, Zeeuwse lijn, Kijfhoek–Belgische grens (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● ProRail · Aanbestedingskalender — leveranciers (quarterly tender calendar; questions to intake.tm@prorail.nl) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat — Programmadirectie ERTMS · 24e voortgangsrapportage Programma ERTMS (verslagperiode 1 juli – 31 december 2025) (published 2026-04-09 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · ProRail B.V. — Netherlands – Railway-track maintenance services – Landelijk - Slijpen van spoorstaven — notice 99290-2026 (published 2026-02-11 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · ProRail B.V. — Netherlands – Railway-track maintenance services – PGO-Zee-Zevenaar-2 — notice 832851-2025 (published 2025-12-16 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · ProRail B.V. — Netherlands – Repair, maintenance and associated services – Landelijk - Revisie van overwegstellers — notice 622445-2025 (published 2025-09-23 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · ProRail B.V. — Netherlands – Construction work for railways – Gebied Zuid-West - Realisatie Spoorzone Rijen — notice 340367-2026 (published 2026-05-19 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · ProRail B.V. — Netherlands – Construction work for railways – Landelijk - Realisatie TEV-projecten tranche 5 — notice 580418-2025 (published 2025-09-05 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · ProRail B.V. — Netherlands – Construction work for railways – Amsterdam - PHS - Bovenbouw contract 6 — notice 116536-2026 (published 2026-02-18 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · ProRail B.V. — Netherlands – Railway equipment – Landelijk - Instandhoudingsovereenkomst EBI Switch 2000 — notice 579824-2025 (published 2025-09-05 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Arcadis · Arcadis selected for roll-out of rail traffic management system (ERTMS, Zeeland Line, approximately €12 million) (published 2026-02-11 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● ProRail · Thales wordt systeemleverancier Central Safety System ERTMS — maximale waarde 420 miljoen euro, maximaal 37 jaar (published 2022-04-22 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · ProRail B.V. — Netherlands – Computer network services – Landelijk - B&B (Beheer en Bouw van het ProRail Fysieke ICT netwerk), two lots Noord/Zuid, €140m — notice 45036-2025 (published 2025-01-22 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · ProRail B.V. — Netherlands – Engineering services – MIRT - Verkenning Nedersaksenlijn (award to Arcadis Nederland, €22m, 96 months) — notice 626220-2026 (published 2026-09-11 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● ProRail · prorail.nl (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ○ Railway PRO · ProRail calls for increase in GDP percentage for infrastructure — €20bn for ProRail, €34.5bn for Rijkswaterstaat to 2038; 2% of GDP (CEO John Voppen, De Telegraaf interview) (published 2025-12-11 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ○ DutchNews.nl · Huge investments needed to improve Dutch roads, railways — ProRail €20bn and Rijkswaterstaat €34.5bn through 2038; warning to MPs (published 2025-12-08 · checked 2026-09-12)
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