📋 Tender Overview
Reference: 20250561
Release date: 20 October 2025
Promoter – Financial Intermediary
NEW AQUITAINE REGION
Location
France
Description
The project is the first allocation under framework loan 2018-0045. It includes the acquisition of 10 dual-mode diesel/electric railcars, the renovation of part of the existing fleet of electric and dual-mode rolling stock (95 units) used for regional passenger transport services in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France, as well as the construction of a new maintenance workshop on the site of Périgueux station.
Objectives
The project will have positive effects on the environment by improving sustainable daily mobility, particularly the performance of rail transport compared to other modes, and by incorporating technologies that improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions at source. By promoting the development of rail transport and public mobility, the project contributes to reducing the use of private cars, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, pollution and noise, and opening up rural areas, thus strengthening territorial cohesion and equal access to opportunities (education, employment and public services) and improving road safety by promoting a modal shift towards safer modes of public transport.
Sector(s)
Transport - Transportation and storage
Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)
EUR 150 million
Total cost (Approximate amount)
EUR 343 million
Environmental aspects
Acquisitions and renewal operations of rolling stock do not fall within the scope of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive (Directive 2011/92/EU as amended by Directive 2014/52/EU) and are therefore not subject to an EIA. If applicable, the EIB will examine compliance with the Directive relating to Directive 2001/42/EC on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment (SEA), the relevant Habitats and Birds Directives (92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC respectively) and the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC).
Procurement
As a contracting entity, the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region must comply with the public procurement procedures provided for by the applicable European legislation on public procurement and in particular Directive 2014/25/EU, as well as Directive 92/13/EEC or Directive 89/665/EEC as interpreted by the Court of Justice of the EU.
Status
Under appraisal
