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Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E.
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- Type
- Metro corporation — entidade pública empresarial, wholly state-owned, operating the Lisbon metro under a concession granted by the State
- Market · Region
- European Union · Portugal
- Open tenders
- 0
- Technology areas
- Signalling & train control, Rolling-stock hardware, Digital operations, Predictive maintenance, Cybersecurity, AI inspection, Track & civil
Designs, builds and operates Lisbon metro; buyer for Circular and Violet lines, EUR 1.06bn together.
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Designs, builds and operates the Lisbon metro under a state concession, and is the buyer for the two largest urban rail programmes in Portugal: the Circular line (Rato–Cais do Sodré, 1,900 m and two new stations, works cost EUR 379.01m, completion forecast in the first quarter of 2027) and the Violet line, the Odivelas–Loures surface light metro (11.5 km, 17 stations, total investment EUR 677.5m). It also buys rolling stock and the CBTC re-signalling of the Blue, Green and Yellow lines.
- Type
- Metro corporation — entidade pública empresarial, wholly state-owned, operating the Lisbon metro under a concession granted by the State
- Where
- Portugal · Lisbon
- Programmes
- Connecting Europe Facility, Recovery and Resilience Facility
- Technology areas
- Signalling & train control, Rolling-stock hardware, Digital operations, Predictive maintenance, Cybersecurity, AI inspection, Track & civil
Who holds what here
- awarded Stadler — ML20: 14 triple units (42 cars) with CBTC, programme investment; first unit delivered 9 August 2024 (active · since 2024-08-09)
- awarded Siemens Mobility — ML20: CBTC on the Blue, Green and Yellow lines with 70 existing triple units adapted, inside the programme (active · since 2024-08-09)
- Contract detail and values (2)$100–500mIn the European Union edition See a fully open example
Sources for these relationships (2)
- ● Metropolitano de Lisboa · Modernização — ML20: EUR 114.5m for CBTC on the Blue, Green and Yellow lines with 14 new triple units (42 cars) and adaptation of 70 existing triple units, supplied by the Stadler Rail Valencia / Siemens Mobility Unipessoal grouping, first unit delivered 9 August 2024; ML24: tender for 24 more triple units (72 cars) with an option on 12 more at a base price of EUR 138m (checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Metropolitano de Lisboa — purchase of rolling stock and an automatic train control system for the network (phase 1, procedure 098/2018-DLO-ML); contract modification notice naming Siemens Mobility/Stadler, ACE (published 2026-02-26 · checked 2026-09-12)
Tenders
| Tender | Status | Value band | Next key date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metro de Lisboa Violet light metro | Bids closed | $500m–1bn | Bids closed July 2025 · no award published |
| Metro de Lisboa ML24 24 triple units | Awarded | $100–500m | Awarded November 2024 |
| Metro de Lisboa ML20 CBTC re-signalling | In execution | $100–500m | Published July 2026 |
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- Procurement structure
- Published contacts (4)
- Award history (3)
- Entry path
- Portals (4)
Full detail withheld: 5 fields. In the European Union edition · See a fully open example
11 sources · all primary
- ● Metropolitano de Lisboa · O Metro — legal form (entidade pública empresarial, wholly state-owned), scope of the concession granted by the State, and the organisation's directorates (checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Metropolitano de Lisboa · Contratação Pública — public procurement page: the Vortal electronic platform, supplier pre-registration and the legal framework (checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Metropolitano de Lisboa · Plano de Expansão e Modernização — Linha Circular: Rato–Cais do Sodré, 1,900 m, stations Estrela and Santos, works cost EUR 379.01m, start November 2018, completion forecast Q1 2027 (checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Metropolitano de Lisboa · Linha Violeta (Odivelas–Loures light metro) — 11.5 km, 17 stations, depot; RCM 155/2023 authorising EUR 527.3m, first tender excluded all bids, RCM 70/2025 adding EUR 150.2m and extending execution to 2029, second tender launched 15 April 2025, total investment EUR 677.5m (checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Metropolitano de Lisboa · Modernização — ML20: EUR 114.5m for CBTC on the Blue, Green and Yellow lines with 14 new triple units (42 cars) and adaptation of 70 existing triple units, supplied by the Stadler Rail Valencia / Siemens Mobility Unipessoal grouping, first unit delivered 9 August 2024; ML24: tender for 24 more triple units (72 cars) with an option on 12 more at a base price of EUR 138m (checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Metropolitano de Lisboa · Comissão Europeia autoriza Metropolitano de Lisboa a avançar com a linha Violeta — foreign-subsidies in-depth investigation closed; the Commission raises no objection provided the bidder replaces the announced subcontractor with a European one; the procedure may continue and the award decision follows the jury's final evaluation report (published 2026-04-22 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Metropolitano de Lisboa — design and construction works, vehicle purchase and maintenance services for the Linha Violeta; contract notice, estimated EUR 600m, deadline 14 July 2025 (published 2025-05-19 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Metropolitano de Lisboa — purchase of rolling stock and an automatic train control system for the network (phase 1, procedure 098/2018-DLO-ML); contract modification notice naming Siemens Mobility/Stadler, ACE (published 2026-02-26 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Metropolitano de Lisboa — purchase of rolling stock for the network (24 traction units with an option on 12 more), procedure 125/2023-DLO-ML; contract award notice (published 2024-11-07 · 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) · Metropolitano de Lisboa — services for the preliminary study of the extension of the Metro Sul do Tejo; awarded to Tecnofisil – Consultores de Engenharia, S.A. at EUR 887,000, below the EU tender floor; contract award notice (published 2025-12-01 · checked 2026-09-12)
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