All purchases of the SNCB-NMBS are made in accordance with the law on public procurement.

There are 3 possibilities:

For these tenders, the Procurement department of SNCB-NMBS selects, together with the internal client, the candidates who will receive the price request.

Do you want to know more about the steps of this procurement process? Click here.

These contracts are published at both Belgian and European level. These publications are made through the Belgian Public Procurement Bulletin (BDA) and TED (Tenders Electronic Daily), the European public procurement platform. 

Suppliers can find all ongoing and published SNCB/NMBS procurement opportunities via the FPS BOSA e-Procurement platform and TED

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Tip: Register your company on the e-Procurement platform to receive notifications about new public procurement opportunities relevant to your business activities. 

 

Only pre-qualified suppliers can participate in a tender with a qualification system.

You can find the list of the qualification systems here.

If you are interested in becoming a supplier, you can register your company as a potential supplier on our Ariba platform.

Do you want to learn more about the steps in the qualification process? Click here.

What do we buy?

The purchases of the SNCB-NMBS are structured in a product hierarchy:

  • Rolling Stock (RST)
  • Spare Parts Rolling Stock (SPR)
  • Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
  • Technical Goods & Services (TGS)
  • Corporate Goods & Services (CGS)
  • Construction Works (CWO)
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