Tenders Are Invited For Public Road Transport Services – Operation Of The Urban Public Passenger Transport Network And Coordination Of Mobility Services

Public Road Transport Services – Operation Of The Urban Public Passenger Transport Network And Coordination Of Mobility Services. This Procedure Aims To Award A Public Service Concession For The Operation Of The Urban Passenger Transport Network And The Coordination Of Mobility Services In Nantes Métropole. The Urban Transport Network Will Be Formed In July 2023: A Tram Network (3 Lines); 11 High-Level Bus Lines (1 Busway Line, 1 Ebusway Line And 9 Chronobus), 45 Bus Lines, 3 River Lines (Navibus), 1 Airport Shuttle, 1 Transport Service For People With Reduced Mobility, 1 On-Demand Transport Service, 38 School Lines, 281 School Circuits. The Concessionaire Will Have In Particular The Mission Of: • Operating And Maintaining The Above-Mentioned Network With The Resumption Of Current Charter Contracts Whose Expiry Is Set At The End Of August 2029, • Improving The Modal Share Of Urban Public Passenger Transport In Line With The Objectives Set In The Urban Travel Plan; • Support The Development Of The Metropolis (Urban Project, Welcoming New Residents, Transfer Of The University Hospital, Etc.); • Strengthen The Efficiency And Performance Of The Network (Performance, Productivity, Etc.); • Control Operating Costs And The Level Of Fixed Costs As Part Of A Business Project Based On A Search For Productivity; • Propose A Dynamic Commercial Policy; • Guarantee The Level Of Quality Of The Service Provided; • Make The Investments Necessary For The Proper Functioning Of The Network And Inseparable From Operation; • Support The Metropolis In The “Greening” Of The Rolling Stock Fleet; • Support The Metropolis In The Consolidation Of River Lines; • Be The “Coordinator” Of The Resource Supports For The Package Of Services: Production Of The Mobility Card, Implementation Of Tools Common To All Mobility Operators, Support For Behavior Change, Multimodal Information, Coordination Of “Naolib” Communication, All Of The Services Expected From The Future Concessionaire Will Be Specified In The Consultation Documents Which Will Be Sent Only To The Candidates Admitted To Continue The Procedure. Furthermore, In Application Of Eu Regulation 2022/2560 Of December 14, 2022 Relating To Foreign Subsidies Distorting The Internal Market, A Prior Notification Mechanism To The European Commission Is Provided For: • Concessions Whose Estimated Value Is Equal To Or Greater Than 250 Million Euros Excluding Tax And That • The Tendering Economic Operator, Including Its Subsidiaries Lacking Commercial Autonomy, Its Parent Companies Or Its Main Subcontractors Or Suppliers Participating In This Same Procurement Procedure, Has Benefited From Foreign Financial Contributions Equal To Or Greater Than 4 Million Euros Per Third Country During The Three Years Preceding Notification. When The Estimated Value Of The Concession Is Equal To Or Greater Than 250 Million Euros Excluding Tax And The Amount Of Foreign Financial Contributions