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France
22 buyers · 49 tenders · checked 2026-10-03
SNCF Réseau €6bn 2026 across 1,700 sites, €1.63bn Montpellier-Perpignan line in tender; regions largest buyers; Grand Est €3.63bn concession; Paris Grand Express, metro projects ongoing.
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5Metro systems operating
22Buyers tracked
49Tenders tracked
- Live pipeline
- €23.4bn of valued items tracked on TED (2025 – October 2026), excluding one procedure closed with no winner
- Technology areas
- Track & civil, Electrification, Signalling & train control, Digital operations, Predictive maintenance, Rolling-stock hardware, AI inspection
Key figures
SNCF Réseau renewal and regener…€6 billion · 1,700 worksites
1 source · secondary
- ○ infra360.fr · SNCF Réseau dévoile la carte des chantiers 2026 : 1700 opérations programmées (published 2026-01-30 · checked 2026-09-05)
Rail public-service contracts c…€3.01bn · €956m · €842m
3 sources · all primary
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Région Hauts-de-France — France – Public transport services by railways – Concession de service public relative à la gestion et à l'exploitation du transport ferroviaire de voyageurs — notice 479867-2026 (published 2026-07-13 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Région Nouvelle Aquitaine — France – Public transport services by railways – Contrat de service public de transport ferroviaire régional de voyageurs du lot A « Poitou-Charentes » — notice 472813-2026 (published 2026-07-09 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Région Normandie — France – Public transport services by railways – Contrat de service public de transport ferroviaire régional de voyageurs — notice 13774-2026 (published 2026-01-09 · checked 2026-10-03)
Concession for the railway infr…€3.63 billion
1 source · primary
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Région Grand Est — France – Support services for railway transport – Contrat de concession pour la gestion des infrastructures ferroviaires des lignes de desserte fine du territoire — notice 87981-2026 (published 2026-02-06 · checked 2026-09-12)
Buyers
Tenders
Cities
| City | Network status | Networks |
|---|---|---|
| Paris | operational — Métro, RER, Transilien, trams; Grand Paris Express lines 15 to 18 opening between 2026 and 2031; MF19 fleet entering service | Paris Métro; RER / Transilien; Grand Paris Express (phased openings) |
| Lyon | operational — metro, trams and funiculars; driving automation being installed on metro lines B and D; T9 and T10 tram lines under construction | Lyon Métro (TCL); Lyon trams (TCL) |
| Marseille | operational — metro lines M1 and M2 and three tram lines; new eight-year public service contract from 1 January 2026 | Marseille Métro (RTM); Marseille trams (RTM) |
| Toulouse | operational — two automatic metro lines and one tram line; Ligne C (27 km, 21 stations) opening 2028 and the Ligne B extension in autumn 2027 | Toulouse Métro (Tisséo); Toulouse tram (Tisséo) |
| Lille | operational — two automatic metro lines and the Grand Boulevard tramway; metro fleet being replaced and the tramway fleet renewed under GREENMO | Lille Métro (ilévia); Lille tramway (ilévia) |
Players with a footprint here
| Player | Kind | Footprint |
|---|---|---|
| Alstom | Rolling-stock OEM | Headquarters |
| Hitachi Rail | Signalling & systems | Regional HQ |
| CAF | Rolling-stock OEM | Headquarters |
| VINCI | Civil contractor | Headquarters |
| Arcadis | Engineering consultant | Headquarters |
| Egis | Engineering consultant | Headquarters |
| setec | Engineering consultant | Headquarters |
| Eiffage | Civil contractor | Headquarters, Project presence |
| SNCF | Operator group | Headquarters |
| Colas Rail | Track & electrification contractor | Headquarters |
| NGE / TSO | Track & electrification contractor | Headquarters |
| SYSTRA | Engineering consultant | Headquarters |
| Artelia | Engineering consultant | Headquarters |
| ETF | Track & electrification contractor | Project presence |
| Ingerop | Engineering consultant | Project presence |
| Keolis | Operator group | Headquarters |
| RATP | Operator group | Headquarters |
| Study Rail | Engineering consultant | Project presence |
| Schindler | Other | Project presence |
| Transdev | Operator group | Headquarters |
| Akiem | Rolling-stock lessor | Headquarters |
| Alpha Trains | Rolling-stock lessor | Headquarters |
| Pandrol | Track technology supplier | Headquarters |
Events here
| Event | Kind | City | Dates | Organiser |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIFER 2027 | Trade fair | Lille | 22–24 June 2027 | RX (Reed Exhibitions) |
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Sources
- ● Autorité de régulation des transports (ART) · Projet de budget de SNCF Réseau pour l'année 2026 — Avis n° 2025-087 du 4 décembre 2025 (published 2025-12-04 · checked 2026-09-05)
- ○ infra360.fr · SNCF Réseau dévoile la carte des chantiers 2026 : 1700 opérations programmées (published 2026-01-30 · checked 2026-09-05)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes — France – Repair and maintenance services of rolling stock – Concession de service public pour la gestion patrimoniale du parc matériel roulant ferroviaire — notice 130960-2026 (published 2026-02-25 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Région Bourgogne Franche-Comté — France – Rail transport services – Concession de service public pour la fourniture de services de transport ferroviaire régional de voyageurs — notice 401996-2025 (published 2025-06-24 · checked 2026-10-03)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Région Grand Est — France – Support services for railway transport – Contrat de concession pour la gestion des infrastructures ferroviaires des lignes de desserte fine du territoire — notice 87981-2026 (published 2026-02-06 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Région Hauts-de-France — France – Public transport services by railways – Concession de service public relative à la gestion et à l'exploitation du transport ferroviaire de voyageurs — notice 479867-2026 (published 2026-07-13 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · ILE-DE-FRANCE MOBILITES — France – Public transport services by railways – CONTRAT DE SERVICE PUBLIC POUR — notice 400500-2026 (published 2026-06-11 · checked 2026-09-05)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · SNCF RESEAU — France – Railway construction works – Ligne Nouvelle Montpellier Perpignan (LNMP — notice 433421-2026 (published 2026-06-25 · checked 2026-09-05)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · SNCF Réseau — France – Railway construction works – Ligne Nouvelle Montpellier Perpignan (LNMP) Phase 1, marché de conception-réalisation (re-publication) — notice 616556-2026 (published 2026-09-08 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Région Nouvelle Aquitaine — France – Public transport services by railways – Contrat de service public de transport ferroviaire régional de voyageurs du lot A « Poitou-Charentes » — notice 472813-2026 (published 2026-07-09 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Région Normandie — France – Public transport services by railways – Contrat de service public de transport ferroviaire régional de voyageurs — notice 13774-2026 (published 2026-01-09 · checked 2026-10-03)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · SYTRAL Mobilités — France – Railway signalling works – Travaux de mise en oeuvre d'automates de conduite sur les lignes B et D du métro de Lyon — notice 518065-2025 (published 2025-08-07 · checked 2026-09-12)
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