Lease of locomotives

Summary

The tender concerns the lease of electric locomotives with full-service maintenance. DSB needs temporary locomotives from approximately December 2026 until Q2 2030 to cover growing passenger traffic before new rolling stock is fully introduced. The bidder must be able to provide locomotives suitable for DSB train formations, capable of operating on the described electrified lines and infrastructure, and maintained in an ECM-compliant maintenance setup. The precise qualification, exclusion and compliance requirements must be checked in the tender documents. The tender material also indicates detailed operational and technical requirements for the locomotives and maintenance service, including compatibility with Banedanmark’s electrified network, push-pull and double-traction operation, and full-service maintenance with spare parts and documentation. The official tender documents must be checked for the exact requirements before submitting a bid. The notice did not provide precise exclusion grounds or bidder declarations in machine-readable form. They must be checked in the official tender documents. The notice did not provide precise qualification, suitability or compliance requirements in machine-readable form. They must be checked in the official tender documents and the additional tender information. The tender material indicates that the locomotives must be able to operate on the electrified lines and infrastructure described in the tender documents, including Banedanmark’s electrified network except the S-bane, and any additional electrified lines added to the network if they are TSI-compliant or identical to existing Banedanmark equipment. The maintenance setup must be authorised under ECM rules, and the lessor or a subcontractor must hold ECM roles 1–4. The maintenance facility should be located in Denmark or in the Malmö region in Sweden. The locomotives should be of type Siemens AC Vectron B18, capable of push-pull operation, double traction, operation with other electric vehicles, and full remote functionality from the cab as defined by the ÖBB remote control concept. They should have been manufactured within the last five years. The lease must include full-service maintenance, preventive and corrective maintenance, spare parts and relevant documentation, including data from the Maintenance Management System.