MCx system for autonomous railway operational radio over public networks
At a glance
DB InfraGO AG – Geschäftsbereich Fahrweg (Bukr 16) (Frankfurt Main, Germany) is tendering: MCx system for autonomous railway operational radio over public networks. Offers are due 7 Dec 2026, 13:00 CET. Estimated value €11.4m, 48-month contract. Bidders must show, among other things: ISO 27001, ISO 9001, references, minimum turnover, insurance, bid deposit.
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Translated from the official notice. The original text is the legally binding one.
Key facts
- Deadline
- €11.4m
- Estimated value
- €34.2m
- Framework agreement maximum value
- 48 months
- Duration
- Negotiated with call
- Procedure
- 5 Nov 2026
- Published
- 769714-2026
- Notice number
- 2026082444
- Reference number
- Telecommunications network (32412100)
- Main CPV
- DE712
- Place of performance (NUTS)
- not allowed
- Variant offers
- German
- Language of offers
Dates
Every date of the notice and its changes, in order. Times: Brussels / Warsaw.
Notice published
Deadline for questions
Deadline for offers
Planned start of the contract
Planned end of the contract
What the buyer wants
Provision and operation of a mission critical communication system (MCx) over public mobile networks as a fallback solution for railway communications and as a temporary bridge technology to FRMCS, including required system and support services.
CPV codes
- 32412100Telecommunications networkmain
- 51110000Installation services of electrical equipment
- 64000000Postal and telecommunications services
Conditions for participation & required documents
What the notice asks bidders to prove, and the documents it requires. Full text below.
Conditions in the notice
- CertificatesISO 27001 · ISO 9001
- ReferencesSimilar contracts delivered before
- Minimum turnoverMinimum annual turnover or financial standing
- InsuranceProfessional or liability insurance
- Bid depositA deposit or guarantee with the offer
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Trade Register Declaration of registration in the craft role, the professional register or the register of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of its seat or residence. Central Commercial Register Declaration on possible entries in the Central Commercial Register. Vocational Cooperative Declaration of its membership in the Vocational Cooperative. Bidders without a registered office in the Federal Republic of Germany must make a corresponding declaration of membership with the insurance institution responsible for them. https://bieterportal.noncd.db.de/evergabe.bieter/api/supplier/external/subproject/58ca5df0-5730-4e2a-9e744/suitabilitycriteria
The applicant shall demonstrate at least one reference of an MCx-based railway communication system as a voice and data communication solution for use in public railway operations that cumulatively meets the following characteristics:
- the provision and operation of a railway communication system as a software-as-a-service (SaaS) and an application on terminals;
- the provision of the communication system in the railway-specific radio communication environment incorporating a GSM-R and/or FRMCS-specific service feature using a public 4G/5G mobile network with use or testing in the European Union or Switzerland or the United Kingdom. A suitability loan to prove this reference is excluded. For the reference project, at least:
- the contracting entity and the subject of the contract
- the nature and scope of the deployed MCx solution and SaaS operation
- period of service provision https://bieterportal.noncd.db.de/evergabe.bieter/api/supplier/external/subproject/58ca5df0-5730-4e2a-9e74-f26c8eb0a704/suitabilitycriteria
Qualification and language skills 1 Criterion: Certificates issued by independent bodies on quality management standards. Description of the eligibility criterion: The applicant shall demonstrate that he/she has an effective quality management system (QMS). The proof must be provided by: Presentation of a valid certificate according to DIN EN ISO 9001. For the purpose of demonstrating equivalence, other certificates issued by independent bodies meeting the same requirements shall also be accepted.
A self-declaration document without external auditing is not sufficient. (2) Criterion: independent certificates on information security standards. Description of the eligibility criterion: The applicant shall demonstrate that he/she has an effective Information Security Management System (ISMS). The proof must be provided by: presentation of a valid certificate according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 27001, based on the scope of the service to be offered.
For the purpose of demonstrating equivalence, other certificates issued by independent bodies meeting the same requirements shall also be accepted. A self-declaration document without external auditing is not sufficient. 3) Declaration that the staff provided by him for project implementation have language skills at least. in German level C1 has. https://bieterportal.noncd.db.de/evergabe.bieter/api/supplier/external/subproject/58ca5df0-5730-4e2a-9e744/suitabilitycriteria
Declaration on the total annual turnover of the last 3 years. At least 18 million euros per financial year. https://bieterportal.noncd.db.de/evergabe.bieter/api/supplier/external/subproject/58ca5df0-5730-4e2a-9e744/suitabilitycriteria
Declarations/proof of the applicant Purpose proof of economic and financial performance are the following documents supplied in the specification documents mandatory to submit when submitting a bid: Bidder declaration / self-declaration: Fully completed bidder declaration / self-declaration (Annex B4) including information on cartel prevention (insolvency, registration in the commercial central register, submission figures, corruption, compliance with the law, etc.).
Community Tendering Declaration: All required declarations/proofs must be provided, a reference to previous applications will not be accepted and will lead to exclusion from the procedure. The declarations/proofs must be submitted in German; If necessary, the joint tender declaration (Annex B5) must be submitted to Supplier self-disclosure: Completely completed supplier self-disclosure (form of Deutsche Bahn AG). The form is set out in Annex B3 of the Conditions of Application.
Confidentiality: In addition, the applicant declares that he treats all procurement documents confidentially. The form is set out in Annex B6 of the Conditions of Application. Form of the required declaration/proof: All required declarations/proofs must be submitted, a reference to previous applications is not accepted. Only this information is taken into account for the selection of bidders.
Any further documents are not desired. https://bieterportal.noncd.db.de/evergabe.bieter/api/supplier/external/subproject/58ca5df0-5730-4e2a-9e744/suitabilitycriteria
Bid bond & performance security
What the notice says about securities
Sicherheiten gemäß Vergabeunterlagen
Original language: German
Options, renewals, framework
- Framework agreement without reopening of competition
- Renewals: up to 2 times
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Conditions in this notice
- ISO 27001certificate in your profile, valid on the bid dateExpires before the deadline
- ISO 9001certificate in your profile, valid on the bid dateIn your profile
- Referencessimilar contracts from your history matched to the conditionIn your profile
- Minimum turnoverturnover from your financial statements against the thresholdIn your profile
- Insuranceliability policy amount and validity on the bid dateIn your profile
This tender's facts
- Bid depositamount in the tender documents — arrange it before the deadlineNeeds a look
- Framework agreementorders are placed during the agreement's termNeeds a look
- Price — 59% of the scoreyour price against past winning bidsNeeds a look
- Performance evaluation according to the criteria catalog — 41% of the scoreevidence ready for this award criterionIn your profile
- Who wins at this buyerrecently: Siemens Mobility GmbH, Bayerische Kabelwerke AG — 6 different winners in the last 6 awardsNeeds a look
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Award criteria
The full criteria and their weights, as published in the notice.
- Price59%
- Performance evaluation according to the criteria catalog41%
The performance criteria are defined in the tendering phase.
Buyer
DB InfraGO AG – Geschäftsbereich Fahrweg (Bukr 16)
- Address
- Adam-Riese-Straße 11-13, 60327 Frankfurt Main, Germany
- Region (NUTS)
- DE712
Register identifiers
- Registration no. in the notice
- fb197f94-7578-4673-8a57-4642ae120532
What this buyer bought before
24 IT contract award notices 2024–2026, €1.1m in total.
Maschen Server/Modems erneuern Siemens
Winner: Siemens Mobility GmbH · 1 bid
€298,049
1 Sept 2026
Nordmainische S-Bahn, Kabellieferung
Winner: Bayerische Kabelwerke AG · 1 bid
value not disclosed
10 Jun 2026
HW-Erneuerung und SW-technische Anpassung des HF-Koppelfeldes inklusive Steuer-/Anwender-SW (QPER)
Winner: QOSMOTEC Software Solutions GmbH · 1 bid
value not disclosed
21 May 2026
Rahmenvt. über Kauf von ERTMS Analys. sys. (EAS) für die GSM-R IMS/MCx-Plattform und die GSM-R R4
Winner: Kontron Transportation Deutschland · 2 bids
value not disclosed
12 Feb 2026
RVST/FTS 3020 Security Anforderungen
Winner: FREQUENTIS AG · 1 bid
value not disclosed
7 Jan 2026
Kauf, Instandhaltung und Pflege eines GPRS Billing Data Mediation Systems
Winner: Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy · 4 bids
value not disclosed
16 Dec 2025
How to submit an offer
Offers are submitted only on the buyer's platform, before the deadline for offers.
- bieterportal.noncd.db.de
- Platform
- yes
- Electronic submission
- no
- Electronic auction
Questions & answers
What is the deadline for offers in "MCx system for autonomous railway operational radio over public networks"?
Offers are due by 7 Dec 2026, 13:00 CET.
What is the estimated value?
The estimated value published in the notice is €11.4m.
Who is the buyer?
DB InfraGO AG – Geschäftsbereich Fahrweg (Bukr 16) (Frankfurt Main, Germany).
Where and how do I submit an offer?
Offers are submitted electronically on bieterportal.noncd.db.de.
How are offers scored?
Price 59%, Performance evaluation according to the criteria catalog 41%.
Which procedure is used?
Negotiated with call.
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Track this tenderSource: Tenders Electronic Daily (TED), Official Journal of the EU. SalesDots is not the contracting authority; offers are submitted only through the buyer's platform. Data from the official notice, refreshed 5 Nov 2026, 07:53 CET.