Realisation of Maasvlakte Zuid Marshalling Yard - bundle 1
Havenbedrijf Rotterdam NV (HbR) is launching the Realisation of Maasvlakte Zuid Marshalling Yard – bundle 1 as part of a large-scale rail development project for the Port of Rotterdam. The contract runs from 2023 to 2027 and focuses on expanding and modernising the rail infrastructure at Maasvlakte, Europoort, and Botlek. The objective is to support the growing container and rail freight transport with a sustainable, efficient, and integrated rail solution. The works include the construction of new tracks, the modification of existing rail infrastructure, the realisation of marshalling yards, and connection to the outer contour and the western marshalling yard bundle. The tender is non-public and requires a thorough technical, logistical, and environmental assessment, with an emphasis on collaboration with ProRail, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, and the EU.
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01What is being requested
Havenbedrijf Rotterdam NV (HbR) is launching the Realisation of Maasvlakte Zuid Marshalling Yard – bundle 1 as part of a large-scale rail development project for the Port of Rotterdam. The contract runs from 2023 to 2027 and focuses on expanding and modernising the rail infrastructure at Maasvlakte, Europoort, and Botlek. The objective is to support the growing container and rail freight transport with a sustainable, efficient, and integrated rail solution. The works include the construction of new tracks, the modification of existing rail infrastructure, the realisation of marshalling yards, and connection to the outer contour and the western marshalling yard bundle. The tender is non-public and requires a thorough technical, logistical, and environmental assessment, with an emphasis on collaboration with ProRail, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, and the EU.
Container transport in the Port of Rotterdam is growing. Rail freight transport to and from Maasvlakte, as well as in Europoort and Botlek, will increase further in the coming years. To meet this growth, Havenbedrijf Rotterdam (HbR), ProRail, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, and the European Union are investing in sustainable and efficient rail development. HbR will begin the development of the Maasvlakte Zuid Marshalling Yard (Bundle 1) in the 2023–2027 period. This bundle connects to the outer contour and to the western marshalling yard bundle.
02Exclusion grounds
- No specific exclusion grounds were extracted. In a European tender, the mandatory and discretionary grounds of art. 2.86/2.87 of the Dutch Procurement Act almost always apply — check the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD).
03Value in context
The contracting authority did not publish an estimated value — common for a large share of contracts. The EU threshold for werken is € 5,54 M, for reference.
04Likely competitors
05Legal themes that may be relevant here
06Frequently asked questions
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07Estimated value versus the market
€ 1,4 mln
€ 3,6 mln
€ 9,1 mln
Gegunde waarden in CPV 45 · werken n=3159