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- Location:
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Cross-border missing rail links - where do we stand? (2024CE160AT172)
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Location:
Belgium
Contract type:
Consulting services
Status:
Awarded
Sectors:
Border Management, Transport
Languages:
English
Contracting authority:
Contracting authority type:
Development Institution
Eligibility:
Organisation
Budget:
EUR 300,000
Date posted:
Mar 18, 2025
Summary
The main objective of this tender is to conduct a comprehensive analysis and update of cross-border missing rail links within...
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Description
Cross-border missing rail links - where do we stand? (2024CE160AT172)
Procedure identifier: EC-REGIO/2025/OP/0008
Procedure type: Open procedure
Estimated total value: 300000 EUR
Nature of the contract: Services
Milestones
TED publication date: 18/03/2025
Date and time of public opening: 06/05/2025 16:30 Europe/Brussels
Deadline for receipt of tenders: 06/05/2025 16:00 Europe/Brussels
Contracting authority is not bound to reply to questions submitted after: 25/04/2025 02:00 Europe/Brussels
Description
In 2018, the European Commission published a comprehensive analysis of the existing cross-border transport connections and missing links on the internal EU borders (https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/studies/cb_rail_connections_en.pdf). The underlying assumption was that more cross-border railway passenger transport could enhance mobility and economic development in the border regions, and the study was a first step in the direction of enhancing the possibilities of higher cross-border mobility. The study provided an inventory of all cross-border rail connections along the EU and EFTA internal land borders, containing maps and data on the operational status, technical aspects, and stakeholders of each connection. It also analysed the viability, network relevance and investment need and funding opportunities of possible new railway connections. Now, seven years later, there is a need to revive and put the findings of this study to the test. More importantly, the study will enlarge the geography of the old study and involve the Western Balkan countries as well. So, the overall purpose of this contract is twofold. Firstly, to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the most promising cross-border transport connections, that were identified in a study in 2017, to establish how and to what extent these connections have developed. Secondly, to extend the scope of analysis to another geographic area, namely all countries belonging to Western Balkan (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Kosovo and Serbia). Those countries shall have - just as the study of 2017 did for the EU internal borders - their cross-border connections screened and suggestions be made for where best missing links could be considered for future investments.
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About the Funding Agency
EuropeAid is an agency responsible for designing European international cooperation and development policy and delivering aid worldwide. Its purpose is to aid in the reduction and eventual abolition of poverty in developing nations by fostering sustainable development, democracy, peace and security. With its partner nations, EuropeAid walks alongside them on their journey to sustainable development, continually adapting its help to their changing requirements. EuropeAid is also concerned with increasing the value and impact of aid money by ensuring that help is provided appropriately.
Under the donor EC - European Commission, DevelopmentAid covers the following entities:
Departments / Directorate Generals
- AGRI - Agriculture & Rural Development
- BUDG - Budget
- CLIMA - Climate Action
- COMM - Communication
- CNECT – Communications Networks, Content & Technology (formerly Digital Agenda)
- COMP - Competition
- ECFIN - Economic & Financial Affairs
- EAC - Education & Culture
- EMPL - Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion
- ENER - Energy
- ENV - Environment
- ESTAT - Eurostat
- FISMA – Financial Stability, Financial Services & Capital Markets Union
- SANTE - Health & Food Safety
- ECHO - Humanitarian Aid & Civil Protection
- HR - Human Resources & Security
- DIGIT - Informatics
- GROW - Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship & SMEs
- DEVCO – International Cooperation & Development - EUROPEAID
- SCIC - Interpretation
- JRC - Joint Research Centre
- JUST - Justice & Consumers
- MARE - Maritime Affairs & Fisheries
- HOME - Migration & Home Affairs
- MOVE - Mobility & Transport
- NEAR – Neighbourhood & Enlargement Negotiations
- REGIO - Regional & Urban Policy
- RTD - Research & Innovation
- SG – Secretariat-General - no procurement opportunities available
- FPI – Service for Foreign Policy Instruments
- TAXUD - Taxation & Customs Union
- TRADE - Trade
- DGT - Translation
Agencies
- European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
- Eurojust
- European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
- European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
- European GNSS Agency (GSA)
- European Union Agency for Network and Information Security
- The European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy ("Fusion for Energy")
- European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
- European Stability Mechanism (ESM)
- Consumers, Health, Agriculture and Food Executive Agency (CHAFEA), Health and Food Safety Unit
- European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)
- European Fisheries Control Agency
- Single Resolution Board
- Office of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC Office)
- The Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME)
- European Asylum Support Office
- European Union Intellectual Property Office
- European Union Agency for Railways
- European Environment Agency
- European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (eu-LISA)
- Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)
- European Defence Agency
- EU Grant Programmes
EU Bodies
- European Parliament
- Council of the European union
- Court of Justice of the European Union
- European Court of Auditors
- European Economic and Social Committee
- European Committee of the Regions
- Publications office of the European Union
- European Patent Office
- European External Action Service
- Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators
- Energy Community Secretariat
About the Sectors
Border Management
Focuses on strengthening secure and efficient border control systems, promoting integrated approaches to regulate cross-border movements of people and goods, and combating transnational threats such as smuggling, trafficking, and terrorism in developing nations and border regions.
Key areas:
- Enhancing border control and surveillance capabilities
- Strengthening inter-agency and international cooperation
- Developing infrastructure and capacities to counter cross-border crime
Transport
Involves initiatives related to the movement of people, goods, and resources through land, water, and air transport systems.
Key areas:
- Land transport infrastructure and services
- Railways, metro, and tramway construction
- Air transport operations and air traffic systems
- Water transport and navigable waterways
Locations
Belgium
Belgium invests in port expansion, rail freight corridors, highway modernization, and digital infrastructure to strengthen its position as a European logistics gateway. Major ports such as Antwerp-Bruges play a central role in trade and industrial supply chains. Infrastructure financing combines federal and regional government budgets with EU support and PPP frameworks. Urban congestion, energy transition goals, and coordination across federal regions influence project implementation.
Nr. of tenders: 15371
Nr. of grants: 16579
Nr. of donors: 605
Nr. of jobs: 121
Nr. of tenders: 15371
Nr. of grants: 16579
Nr. of donors: 605
Nr. of jobs: 121
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