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Infraestruturas de Portugal, S.A.
Live now: 2 tenders, largest IP LC+LAV S&T01 signalling design-build-maintain ($100–500m); holds relationships with COMSA, Siemens Mobility, FCC.
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- Type
- Infrastructure manager — state-owned infrastructure manager for both the national rail network (RFN) and the national road network, successor to REFER and Estradas de Portugal, whose records it keeps under its own Histórico section; registered office at Praça da Portagem, Almada, as printed on its own notices
- Market · Region
- European Union · Portugal
- Open tenders
- 2
- Technology areas
- Signalling & train control, Track & civil, Electrification, Predictive maintenance, AI inspection, Digital operations, Cybersecurity
Manages Portugal's Rede Ferroviária Nacional and is grantor for three high-speed concessions; runs largest rail procurement programme.
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Manages, renews and signals the Rede Ferroviária Nacional — about 3,600 km of lines and branches of which roughly 71% is in operation, 2,525 km of track and 1,792 km electrified, 546 stations and stops in service — and is the grantor and single network manager for the Porto–Lisboa, Porto–Vigo and Lisboa–Madrid high-speed concessions. It runs the largest rail procurement programme in Portugal: works, track and catenary, signalling, ETCS, GSM-R and maintenance frameworks, published on TED and on its own anoGov platform.
- Type
- Infrastructure manager — state-owned infrastructure manager for both the national rail network (RFN) and the national road network, successor to REFER and Estradas de Portugal, whose records it keeps under its own Histórico section; registered office at Praça da Portagem, Almada, as printed on its own notices
- Where
- Portugal
- Programmes
- Connecting Europe Facility, ERTMS / ETCS, TEN-T, EU High-Speed Rail Plan, Recovery and Resilience Facility
- Technology areas
- Signalling & train control, Track & civil, Electrification, Predictive maintenance, AI inspection, Digital operations, Cybersecurity
Structure
- granted a concession to AVAN Norte — Thirty-year concession for the Porto (Campanhã)–Oiã high-speed section signed 29 July 2025; IP stays grantor and keeps command and control of the network (active · since 2025-07-29)
- controlled by MIH — Sponsoring ministry: the Government approved the concession model for the high-speed network, mandated IP to bring the Lisboa–Madrid link forward to 2034 (RCM 68/2024) and approved the expenditure that relaunched the Oiã–Soure concession (RCM 8/2026) (active · since 2024-05-27)
- regulated by AMT — Economic regulator for rail transport and its infrastructure under Decreto-Lei n.º 78/2014 (active · since 2014-05-14)
Who holds what here
- awarded Kontron — IP RSC CP-N preventive corrective maintenance — Kontron Transportation Portugal, Unipessoal, Lda (active · since 2026-07)
- awarded Somafel — IP Ovar Espinho track renewal — Somafel – Engenharia e Obras Ferroviárias, S.A. (active · since 2026-06)
- awarded Kontron — IP GSM-R core network upgrade R99 R4 — Kontron Transportation Portugal, Unipessoal, Lda (active · since 2026-05)
- awarded Mota-Engil — IP Contumil Ermesinde quadruple track — Mota-Engil Engenharia e Construção, S.A.; Mota-Engil Railway Engineering (active · since 2026-05)
- awarded Hitachi Rail — Évora Norte–Elvas and Elvas–border Lisbon control-centre interfaces; and lot 1 of the RFN signalling and ETCS contract 5010042982, as Consórcio GTSPT / SISINT (active · since 2026-03-23)
- awarded Siemens Mobility — IP Contumil Ermesinde signalling — Siemens Mobility, Unipessoal, Lda (active · since 2026-02)
- awarded FCC — Linha de Leixões modernisation, after modification, in consortium with Contratas y Ventas (active · since 2026-01-27)
- awarded DST — IP Linha de Vendas Novas modernisation — Domingos da Silva Teixeira, S.A. (active · since 2025-12)
- awarded Siemens Mobility — Campolide, Oriente, Alverca and Azambuja concentration stations signalling, at award and after modification; plus Contumil–Ermesinde signalling (active · since 2024-11-25)
- awarded Alstom — ETCS Level 1 emulating Convel on the Linha do Oeste (Meleças–Caldas da Rainha) and Linha do Norte (Santa Apolónia) (active · since 2024-11-11)
- awarded Mota-Engil — IP catenary and track maintenance services — Mota-Engil Railway Engineering, S.A. (active · since 2023-08)
- awarded Somafel — IP catenary and track maintenance services — Somafel – Engenharia e Obras Ferroviárias, S.A. (active · since 2023-08)
- awarded Hitachi Rail — IP signalling ETCS RFN sections lot 1 — HITACHI RAIL GTS PORTUGAL , S.A. (active · since 2021-05)
- awarded Mota-Engil — IP Évora Elvas border track catenary — Mota-Engil; Mota-Engil Railway (active · since 2021-04)
- awarded Somafel — IP Évora Elvas border track catenary — Somafel (active · since 2021-04)
- awarded Somafel — IP Cerdeira Vilar Formoso modernisation — Somafel — Engenharia e Obras Ferroviárias, S. A. (active · since 2020-12)
- awarded COMSA — Linha da Beira Alta, Pampilhosa–Santa Comba Dão and the Mealhada connection, after modification, as Consórcio COMSA/FERGRUPO (active · since 2020-07-10)
- Contract detail and values (7)$100–500m · $25–100m · $5–25mIn the European Union edition See a fully open example
Sources for these relationships (22)
- ● AMT – Autoridade da Mobilidade e dos Transportes · Quem Somos — independent administrative entity under public law whose mission is to regulate and supervise land, fluvial and rail mobility and transport and their infrastructure, with regulatory, supervisory, inspection and sanctioning powers; statutes approved by Decreto-Lei n.º 78/2014 of 14 May (checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Governo de Portugal · Infraestruturas e Habitação — the government area, showing the Ministério das Infraestruturas e Habitação in the XXV Governo Constitucional (checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Infraestruturas de Portugal · Rede de Alta Velocidade — the Porto–Lisboa, Porto–Vigo and Lisboa–Madrid high-speed programme: phasing, lot scopes, concession model, dates, CEF and EIB funding, PNI 2030 rail envelope (checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — Linha da Beira Alta, Guarda–Vilar Formoso phase 2, modernisation of the Cerdeira–Vilar Formoso sub-section over 25 km; contract modification notice naming Somafel – Engenharia e Obras Ferroviárias, S.A. (published 2026-08-21 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — modernisation of the Linha da Beira Alta, Pampilhosa–Santa Comba Dão, and construction of the Mealhada connection; contract modification notice naming Fergrupo – Construções e Técnicas Ferroviárias, S.A. (published 2026-05-11 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — Linha de Cintura and Linha do Norte, Campolide, Oriente, Alverca and Azambuja concentration stations, signalling and rail digitalisation, design-build; awarded to Siemens Mobility, Unipessoal, Lda; contract award notice (published 2024-11-28 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — Campolide, Oriente, Alverca and Azambuja concentration stations signalling; contract modification notice (published 2026-05-20 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — Linha do Minho, quadruple-tracking Contumil–Ermesinde between km 2+050 and km 8+040; awarded to the Mota-Engil consortium MEEC/MERE; contract award notice (published 2026-05-11 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — Linha do Minho, Contumil–Ermesinde quadruple track, signalling; awarded to Siemens Mobility, Unipessoal, Lda; contract award notice (published 2026-02-23 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — contract 5010042982, signalling and ETCS design, supply, installation and maintenance on several RFN sections, lot 1; contract modification notice naming SISINT – Supervisão, Conservação, Manutenção e Gestão de Redes de Energia, Lda. (published 2026-01-12 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — Linha do Oeste (Meleças–Caldas da Rainha) and Linha do Norte (Santa Apolónia), ETCS Level 1 installation emulating Convel, design-build; awarded to Alstom Ferroviária Portugal, S.A.; contract award notice (published 2024-11-18 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — Linha do Oeste and Linha do Norte ETCS installation; contract modification notice (published 2026-07-27 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — track and catenary between Évora and Elvas/border and civil works on the Évora–Évora Norte sub-section; contract modification notice naming the Somafel / Teixeira Duarte / Mota-Engil / Mota-Engil Railway consortium (published 2026-06-22 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — GSM-R core network upgrade from R99 to R4; awarded to Kontron Transportation Portugal, Unipessoal, Lda; contract award notice (published 2026-05-06 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — new Évora line Évora Norte–Elvas and Linha do Leste Elvas–border, Lisbon traffic control centre, interfaces and work on existing signalling; awarded to Hitachi Rail GTS Portugal, S.A.; contract award notice (published 2026-03-27 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — modernisation of the Linha de Leixões; contract modification notice naming the FCC and CONVENSA consortium (published 2026-09-08 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — catenary and track maintenance services on the Rede Ferroviária Nacional, lot 1; contract modification notice naming SOMEFER, A.C.E. (Somafel, Mota-Engil Railway Engineering, Fergrupo) (published 2026-07-16 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — Linha do Norte, Ovar (Válega)–Espinho track renewal; awarded to the Somafel / Gabriel Couto / Teixeira Duarte consortium; contract award notice (published 2026-07-08 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — RSC CP-N preventive and corrective maintenance on the RFN; awarded to Kontron Transportation Portugal, Unipessoal, Lda; contract award notice (published 2026-07-27 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — modernisation of the Linha de Vendas Novas; awarded to Domingos da Silva Teixeira, S.A. and DSTRAINRAIL, S.A.; contract award notice (published 2025-12-18 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — modernisation of the Linha de Vendas Novas; contract modification notice (published 2026-08-03 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — concession of the Porto (Campanhã)–Oiã high-speed line; awarded to AVAN Norte – Gestão da Ferrovia de Alta Velocidade, S.A.; contract award notice (published 2025-08-06 · checked 2026-09-12)
Tenders
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- Procurement structure
- Published contacts (6)
- Award history (16)
- Entry path
- Portals (4)
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24 sources · all primary
- ● Infraestruturas de Portugal · Rede Ferroviária — the national rail network in numbers (extension, electrification, stations, train-km, bridges and tunnels) (checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Infraestruturas de Portugal · Rede de Alta Velocidade — the Porto–Lisboa, Porto–Vigo and Lisboa–Madrid high-speed programme: phasing, lot scopes, concession model, dates, CEF and EIB funding, PNI 2030 rail envelope (checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Infraestruturas de Portugal · Principais Investimentos — the investment register and its programme filters (Ferrovia 2020 and its corridors, PETI, PNI, PVAE, PRR, RCM 69/2025, Sistema de Mobilidade do Mondego); 82 entries (checked 2026-09-12)
- ● BASE — Portal Base dos Contratos Públicos · BASE, the Portuguese public-contracts portal operated by IMPIC, where contracts let under the Código dos Contratos Públicos are published (checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — concession of the Porto (Campanhã)–Oiã high-speed line; awarded to AVAN Norte – Gestão da Ferrovia de Alta Velocidade, S.A.; contract award notice (published 2025-08-06 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — concession contract for the design, construction, financing and maintenance of the Oiã–Soure section of the LAV Porto–Lisboa; contract notice with the participation deadline extended to 6 July 2026 (published 2026-06-25 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — LC+LAV S&T01: signalling, telecommunications and ETCS on conventional and high-speed sections of the RFN, design-build-maintain; contract notice (published 2026-06-10 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — Linha do Norte, adaptation of the Entroncamento station layout; contract notice with a 15 October 2026 deadline (published 2026-09-02 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — Linha do Alentejo, modernisation and doubling of the Poceirão–Bombel section; awarded to Zagope – Construções e Engenharia, S.A.; contract award notice (published 2026-07-14 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — modernisation of the Linha de Vendas Novas; awarded to Domingos da Silva Teixeira, S.A. and DSTRAINRAIL, S.A.; contract award notice (published 2025-12-18 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — Linha do Minho, quadruple-tracking Contumil–Ermesinde between km 2+050 and km 8+040; awarded to the Mota-Engil consortium MEEC/MERE; contract award notice (published 2026-05-11 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — Linha do Douro, Marco–Régua electrification and tunnels; awarded to CASAIS-SOMAFEL, Empreitada da Linha do Douro – Marco-Régua, ACE; contract award notice (published 2024-11-19 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — Linha do Douro, Marco–Régua electrification; contract modification notice (published 2026-08-13 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — Linha do Norte, Ovar (Válega)–Espinho track renewal; awarded to the Somafel / Gabriel Couto / Teixeira Duarte consortium; contract award notice (published 2026-07-08 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — Linha de Cintura and Linha do Norte, Campolide, Oriente, Alverca and Azambuja concentration stations, signalling and rail digitalisation, design-build; awarded to Siemens Mobility, Unipessoal, Lda; contract award notice (published 2024-11-28 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — Campolide, Oriente, Alverca and Azambuja concentration stations signalling; contract modification notice (published 2026-05-20 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — Linha do Minho, Contumil–Ermesinde quadruple track, signalling; awarded to Siemens Mobility, Unipessoal, Lda; contract award notice (published 2026-02-23 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — modernisation of the Linha de Leixões; contract modification notice naming the FCC and CONVENSA consortium (published 2026-09-08 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — contract 5010042982, signalling and ETCS design, supply, installation and maintenance on several RFN sections, lot 1; contract modification notice naming SISINT – Supervisão, Conservação, Manutenção e Gestão de Redes de Energia, Lda. (published 2026-01-12 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — Linha do Oeste (Meleças–Caldas da Rainha) and Linha do Norte (Santa Apolónia), ETCS Level 1 installation emulating Convel, design-build; awarded to Alstom Ferroviária Portugal, S.A.; contract award notice (published 2024-11-18 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — RSC CP-N preventive and corrective maintenance on the RFN; awarded to Kontron Transportation Portugal, Unipessoal, Lda; contract award notice (published 2026-07-27 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — new Évora line Évora Norte–Elvas and Linha do Leste Elvas–border, Lisbon traffic control centre, interfaces and work on existing signalling; awarded to Hitachi Rail GTS Portugal, S.A.; contract award notice (published 2026-03-27 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — GSM-R core network upgrade from R99 to R4; awarded to Kontron Transportation Portugal, Unipessoal, Lda; contract award notice (published 2026-05-06 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — modernisation of the Linha de Vendas Novas; contract modification notice (published 2026-08-03 · checked 2026-09-12)
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