E-Bus Procurement Observatory

Belém, 2025, #402

General info

Procurement title
Concession for the Operation of Public Transport Services of the Integrated Transport System of the Metropolitan Region of Belém
Original title
Concessão da Operação dos Serviços de Transporte Publico do Sistema Integrado de Transporte da Região Metropolitana de Belém
City
Belém
Country
Brazil
Year
2025
City population
2 to 3 million
Procurement legal definition
Operation
Business model typology
Public ownership, private operation
Contract duration
15 years
Contract duration notes
30 years, depending on performance
Language of the documents
Portuguese
Link of the documents
Last access
1-Oct-2025
Archived documents
Unique record identifier of procurement ID
#402
Procurement title
Concession for the Operation of Public Transport Services of the Integrated Transport System of the Metropolitan Region of Belém
Original title
Concessão da Operação dos Serviços de Transporte Publico do Sistema Integrado de Transporte da Região Metropolitana de Belém
City or metropolitan region name City
Belém
Country name Country
Brazil
Publication year of the procurement process Year
2025
Estimated population range of city or metropolitan region in 2024. Source: https://citypopulation.de/ City population
2 to 3 million
Procurement type: (1) operation; (2) fleet provision; (3) fleet acquisiton Procurement legal definition
Operation
Business model: (1) single private operator; (2) dual private actor; (3) public ownership, private operation; (4) fully public operator Business model typology
Public ownership, private operation
Contract duration (years) Contract duration
15 years
Notes on duration (e.g., potential extension, performance clauses) Contract duration notes
30 years, depending on performance
Original document language Language of the documents
Portuguese
Source URL of the official repository where the procurement was found. Links point to the general portal instead of the specific process to support future updates for the same city/region. Link of the documents
Link
Date the URL was last accessed Last access
1-Oct-2025
Archived documents
Link

Fleet profile and infrastructure

City region ebus fleet size
Minimum fleet size
Unspecified; operator is required to integrate buses from the public fleet
Minimum fleet size (Midi)
Unspecified
Minimum fleet size (Standard)
Unspecified
Minimum fleet size (Articulated)
Unspecified
Buses specifications
Air conditioning requirement
Not required
Warranty requirement
Not applicable to operation procurements
Electric requirement
The operator is required to integrate both electric and diesel buses from the public fleet
Battery charging specifications
Unspecified; specifications are determined in the fleet acquisition procurement
Total number of electric buses operating in the city or metropolitan region, according to E-Bus Radar City region ebus fleet size
Minimum fleet size as defined in the procurement (total fleet, including non-electric vehicles), and key vehicle specifications required or described in the procurement: bus size, passenger capacity, number of seats Minimum fleet size
Unspecified; operator is required to integrate buses from the public fleet
Number of midi buses (8-11 meters) as defined in the procurement (total fleet, including non-electric vehicles) Minimum fleet size (Midi)
Unspecified
Number of standard buses (12-15 meters) as defined in the procurement (total fleet, including non-electric vehicles) Minimum fleet size (Standard)
Unspecified
Number of articulated/bi-articulated buses (>18 meters) as defined in the procurement (total fleet, including non-electric vehicles) Minimum fleet size (Articulated)
Unspecified
Technical specifications and classes for required buses. Buses specifications
Requirement for air conditioning in the vehicles, if specified Air conditioning requirement
Not required
Requirement for vehicle warranty, if specified, in years or kilometers travelled Warranty requirement
Not applicable to operation procurements
How the procurement defines or requires the inclusion of electric vehicles (e.g., percentage of total fleet, categories affected) Electric requirement
The operator is required to integrate both electric and diesel buses from the public fleet
Minimum technical requirements for batteries and charging systems: autonomy, charging time, and charging type (slow, opportunity) Battery charging specifications
Unspecified; specifications are determined in the fleet acquisition procurement

Business and financial models

Governance arrangement level
Metropolitan
Business model typology
Public ownership, private operation
Fleet provision
Public authority
Operator
Private operator
Charging infrastructure responsible
Charging infrastructure (substations) is installed by the public authority in publicly owned terminals, while charging equipment is supplied by the fleet provider. Operator is responsible for maintainance
Terminal responsible
Terminals are provided by the public authority
Maintenance responsible
Operator is responsible for fleet maintenance. Maintenance workshops and training are provided by the fleet supplier
Governance arrangment level (e.g., national, metropolitan or municipal level) Governance arrangement level
Metropolitan
Business model: (1) single private operator; (2) dual private actor; (3) public ownership, private operation; (4) fully public operator Business model typology
Public ownership, private operation
Entity responsible for provision of bus fleet Fleet provision
Public authority
Entity responsible for operation of public transportation Operator
Private operator
Entity responsible for installing and maintaining the charging infrastructure Charging infrastructure responsible
Charging infrastructure (substations) is installed by the public authority in publicly owned terminals, while charging equipment is supplied by the fleet provider. Operator is responsible for maintainance
Entity responsible for the ownership, coordination, or improvement of terminals and depots Terminal responsible
Terminals are provided by the public authority
Entity responsible for fleet maintenance Maintenance responsible
Operator is responsible for fleet maintenance. Maintenance workshops and training are provided by the fleet supplier

Cost structure

Payment or revenue source
Public remuneration per: passenger transported
Payment or revenue values
Maximum reference remuneration of BRL 3.76 (≈ USD 0.70, as of 01 Oct 2025) per passenger transported
Main source of payment or revenue for the operator or supplier (e.g., per-km payment, per-bus lease, fare revenue) Payment or revenue source
Public remuneration per: passenger transported
Value or unit of payment, if disclosed in the procurement (in original currency and converted to USD) Payment or revenue values
Maximum reference remuneration of BRL 3.76 (≈ USD 0.70, as of 01 Oct 2025) per passenger transported
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