Last minute tenders and short-term contracts to shut out competition on Polish Rail?
Poland is preparing competitive tenders for its long-distance Public Service rail services after 2030.
But the conditions currently emerging risk leaving new operators unable to compete: a rushed timetable may not allow sufficient time to procure new trains, the Ministry of Infrastructure has disclosed a potential contract duration of only four years, and the size and sequencing of the future tender packages remain unclear.
Poland Must make Its Rail Market Consultation Truly Open
ALLRAIL calls on Poland and CUPT to make the consultation on post-2030 rail tenders genuinely open to all serious market participants.
Polska musi zapewnić realnie otwarte konsultacje, dotyczące rynku kolejowego
ALLRAIL wzywa Ministerstwo Infrastruktury oraz Centrum Unijnych Projektów Transportowych (CUPT) do usunięcia barier, utrudniających udział we wstępnych konsultacjach rynkowych, dotyczących konkurencyjnych przetargów na międzyregionalne i międzynarodowe kolejowe przewozy pasażerskie po 2030 roku.
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Polish Authorities Persist in Restricting Competition for the Market, Contrary to Their Commitments to the European Commission
Despite earlier warnings, the Polish authorities are still planning to remove competition from regional passenger rail by repealing Article 22a of the Public Transport Act (UPTZ). This law requires rail services to be awarded through competitive procedure