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RET N.V.
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- Type
- Metro corporation — Rotterdam metro, tram and bus operator; shareholders gemeente Rotterdam and MRDH; rail concession from MRDH to 15 December 2030
- Market · Region
- European Union · Netherlands
- Open tenders
- 0
- Technology areas
- Rolling-stock hardware, Track & civil, Electrification, Predictive maintenance, Digital operations
Operates Rotterdam metro and trams; procuring 38 new 90-metre metros for service from 2030.
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Operates the Rotterdam metro (including RandstadRail line E to The Hague) and trams under the MRDH rail concession; procuring 38 new 90 m metros (TED estimate €1.2bn including options; MRDH investment €578m; in service 2030) and expanding the Waalhaven depot (€16m first phases).
- Type
- Metro corporation — Rotterdam metro, tram and bus operator; shareholders gemeente Rotterdam and MRDH; rail concession from MRDH to 15 December 2030
- Where
- Netherlands · Rotterdam
- Technology areas
- Rolling-stock hardware, Track & civil, Electrification, Predictive maintenance, Digital operations
Structure
- Contract detail and values (1)In the European Union edition See a fully open example
Sources for these relationships (3)
- ● Metropoolregio Rotterdam Den Haag · Concessies openbaar vervoer — rail Rotterdam (RET) en rail Haaglanden (HTM) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Metropoolregio Rotterdam Den Haag · MRDH investeert in nieuwe RET-metro's (published 2025-07-10 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● RET · Over RET — Organisatie (aandeelhouders gemeente Rotterdam en MRDH; concessies MRDH) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
Tenders
| Tender | Status | Value band | Next key date |
|---|---|---|---|
| RET 38 new 90 m metro trains | Bids closed | over $1bn | Bids closed October 2025 · award expected |
| RET Waalhaven Oost yard capacity increase | Bids closed | $5–25m | Bids closed June 2026 · award expected |
| RET HVAC air-conditioning metro tram framework | Awarded | $5–25m | Published March 2026 |
Withheld in the free surface
- Procurement structure
- Published contacts (1)
- Award history (1)
- Entry path
- Portals (2)
Full detail withheld: 5 fields. In the European Union edition · See a fully open example
9 sources · all primary
- ● RET · Over RET — Organisatie (aandeelhouders gemeente Rotterdam en MRDH; concessies MRDH) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● RET · MRDH investeert in nieuwe RET-metro's (38 metro's, ruim 578 miljoen euro) (published 2025-07-14 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Metropoolregio Rotterdam Den Haag · Concessies openbaar vervoer — rail Rotterdam (RET) en rail Haaglanden (HTM) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● TenderNed · Levering nieuwe metro's RET — aankondiging van een opdracht (sectorale richtlijn), publicatie 386164 (published 2025-07-15 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · R.E.T. N.V. — Netherlands – Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock – Levering nieuwe metro's RET (38 metros, estimated €1.2bn, 30-year lot) — notice 460385-2025 (published 2025-07-15 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · R.E.T. N.V. — Netherlands – Urban railway works – P.25.037 Capaciteitsverhoging Emplacement Waalhaven Oost (Fase 1 en 2A) — notice 283375-2026 (published 2026-04-24 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · R.E.T. N.V. — Netherlands – Repair and maintenance services of rolling stock – Reviseren en Adviseren HVAC metro- en trammaterieel — notice 172219-2026 (published 2026-03-12 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · R.E.T. N.V. — Netherlands – Catenary's construction works – Wegklapbare bovenleiding ten behoeve van de nieuwe metroremise — notice 65523-2026 (published 2026-01-29 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● RET · Inkoopvoorwaarden — general and ICT purchasing conditions; Regeling RET klachtenloket bij aanbestedingen (aanbestedingsklachten@ret.nl) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
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