E-Bus Procurement Observatory

Montevideo, 2025, #101

General info

Procurement title
Concession of a national, regular, metropolitan, collective road passenger transport line between the city of Montevideo, Punta Carretas Terminal and Zona América
Original title
Concesión de una línea nacional, regular, metropolitana, de transporte colectivo de personas por carretera entre la ciudad de Montevideo, Terminal Punta Carretas y Zona América
City
Montevideo
Country
Uruguay
Year
2025
City population
1 to 2 million
Procurement legal definition
Operation
Business model typology
Single private operator
Contract duration
10 years
Contract duration notes
Language of the documents
Spanish
Link of the documents
Last access
1-Oct-2025
Archived documents
Unique record identifier of procurement ID
#101
Procurement title
Concession of a national, regular, metropolitan, collective road passenger transport line between the city of Montevideo, Punta Carretas Terminal and Zona América
Original title
Concesión de una línea nacional, regular, metropolitana, de transporte colectivo de personas por carretera entre la ciudad de Montevideo, Terminal Punta Carretas y Zona América
City or metropolitan region name City
Montevideo
Country name Country
Uruguay
Publication year of the procurement process Year
2025
Estimated population range of city or metropolitan region in 2024. Source: https://citypopulation.de/ City population
1 to 2 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
Single private operator
Contract duration (years) Contract duration
10 years
Notes on duration (e.g., potential extension, performance clauses) Contract duration notes
Original document language Language of the documents
Spanish
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
To be connected with ebus radar...
Minimum fleet size
At least 7 vehicles: minimum of 40 seats, maximum age of 20 years
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
Not mandatory, but electric buses receive a higher technical score during the bidding process
Battery charging specifications
Unspecified
Total number of electric buses operating in the city or metropolitan region, according to E-Bus Radar City region ebus fleet size
To be connected with ebus radar...
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
At least 7 vehicles: minimum of 40 seats, maximum age of 20 years
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
Not mandatory, but electric buses receive a higher technical score during the bidding process
Minimum technical requirements for batteries and charging systems: autonomy, charging time, and charging type (slow, opportunity) Battery charging specifications
Unspecified

Business and financial models

Governance arrangement level
National
Business model typology
Single private operator
Fleet provision
Private operator
Operator
Private operator
Charging infrastructure responsible
Operator is responsible for installing and maintaining charging infrastructure, if needed
Terminal responsible
Operator must provide terminals; location and capacity are evaluated in technical score
Maintenance responsible
Operator is responsible for fleet maintenance
Governance arrangment level (e.g., national, metropolitan or municipal level) Governance arrangement level
National
Business model: (1) single private operator; (2) dual private actor; (3) public ownership, private operation; (4) fully public operator Business model typology
Single private operator
Entity responsible for provision of bus fleet Fleet provision
Private operator
Entity responsible for operation of public transportation Operator
Private operator
Entity responsible for installing and maintaining the charging infrastructure Charging infrastructure responsible
Operator is responsible for installing and maintaining charging infrastructure, if needed
Entity responsible for the ownership, coordination, or improvement of terminals and depots Terminal responsible
Operator must provide terminals; location and capacity are evaluated in technical score
Entity responsible for fleet maintenance Maintenance responsible
Operator is responsible for fleet maintenance

Cost structure

Payment or revenue source
Fare revenues directly collected by the operator
Payment or revenue values
Fixed fare value of UYU 98 (~2.45 USD, as of 01 Oct 2025)
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
Fare revenues directly collected by the operator
Value or unit of payment, if disclosed in the procurement (in original currency and converted to USD) Payment or revenue values
Fixed fare value of UYU 98 (~2.45 USD, as of 01 Oct 2025)
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