The Transport Consortium tenders the CITRAM for 2.3 million euros

The Madrid Regional Transport Consortium (CRTM) has opened a tender for technical assistance to supervise the implementation and commissioning of the new Madrid Transport Information Center (CITRAM), with a base tender budget of 2,309,693.42 euros, VAT included. The call is published in the Official Gazette of the Community of Madrid (B.O.C.M.) number 233, dated September 30, 2026, via the organization’s Resolution of September 21, 2026, corresponding to file SG-4/2026. Interested companies may submit their bids until Tuesday, November 3, 2026, at 11:59 PM.

The announcement appears in section I.D (Announcements) of the gazette, under the Ministry of Housing, Transport and Infrastructure and the Autonomous Body Regional Consortium of Regular Public Transport of Madrid. The contract is processed through an open procedure with multiple criteria, and its estimated value amounts to 2,977,786.56 euros excluding VAT. The resolution is signed by the Director-General of the CRTM, Pablo Rodríguez Sardinero.

Object and scope of the contract

The object of the contract is the provision of technical assistance, supervision, monitoring, and specialized technical support within the framework of the project to implement the new CITRAM in the Community of Madrid, with the scopes established in the Particular Technical Specifications Document. This is a service contract without division into lots and with execution across the entire region.

• Type: services.
• File: SG-4/2026.
• Place of execution: Community of Madrid.
• Execution period: 36 months from the signing of the commencement act.
• Extensions: yes, an additional 24 months; maximum duration of 60 months (5 years).
• CPV: 72224000-1 (project management consultancy), 72266000-7 (software consultancy), and 72220000-3 (systems and technical consultancy).

Budget and guarantees

The base tender budget is broken down into 1,908,837.54 euros as the taxable base and 400,855.88 euros as VAT, for a total amount of 2,309,693.42 euros. No provisional guarantee is required, while the definitive guarantee is set at 5 percent of the final offered price, VAT excluded. The costs of publishing the announcement shall be borne by the successful bidder.

Submission of bids and processing

The tender is entirely electronic and does not allow for variants or electronic auctions. Proposals shall be submitted through the Licit@ System of the Public Procurement Portal of the Community of Madrid (https://contratos-publicos.comunidad.madrid), where the documentation is available. Information and documentation may also be obtained from the Procurement Area of the General Secretariat, at Avenida de Asturias number 4, second floor, 28029 Madrid, or via email at contratación.crtm@madrid.org, at least 12 days prior to the deadline for receipt of offers.

• Submission deadline: Tuesday, November 3, 2026, at 23:59 hours.
• Modality: electronic tender via the Licit@ System.
• Award criteria: plurality of criteria.
• Notifications: Telematic Notification System of the Community of Madrid.

The tender comes at a time when the Community of Madrid is preparing a new information center for the public transport system as a whole, an infrastructure that will affect both the technology companies participating in the competition and the users, who will receive service information through the new channels. The contract, with a duration of up to five years, makes the successful bidder a key piece in the technical monitoring of that project throughout its implementation.

Source: Official Gazette of the Community of Madrid, no. 233, of September 30, 2026, section I.D (Announcements), pp. 143-144 (official reference: BOCM-20260930-43).