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RET 38 new 90 m metro trains

RET — design, build and supply of 38 new 90 m metro trains with options, for line E and fleet renewal

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Buyer
RET N.V.
Where
Netherlands · Rotterdam
Segments
Rolling stock
Technology areas
Rolling-stock hardware, Predictive maintenance, Digital operations
Status
Bids closed — Contract notice July 2025 on TED (460385-2025) and TenderNed (386164), negotiated procedure with call, 30-year lot; requests to participate due October 2025; no award published as of September 2026; trains expected in service 2030
Value band
over $1bn
Currency
EUR
Key dates (month)
Published July 2025 · Deadline October 2025 · In service 2030

Next step

Bids closed October 2025 — award expected.

Read the notice: Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) ↗

Recorded award: RET — 38 new metros plus Waalhaven works (July 2025)

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4 sources · all primary
  • ● 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)
  • ● TenderNed · Levering nieuwe metro's RET — aankondiging van een opdracht (sectorale richtlijn), publicatie 386164 (published 2025-07-15 · 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 · MRDH investeert in nieuwe RET-metro's (published 2025-07-10 · checked 2026-09-12)

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