UITP Training Feb 2020 by Didier van de Velde

Didier van de Velde has given a UITP Training on tendering and contracting of public transport services in Brussels to an enthusiast group of about 20 public transport managers from all corners of the globe.

The course  was opened bij course moderator Didier van de Velde with a session about public transport actors: types of authorities, their role and competences.

• Options for the allocation of decision-making in public transport between various actors: Strategic –Tactical – Operational levels
• Potential roles for competition, concepts of competitive tendering in public transport
• Type of contracts, levels of risk and sharing of risks and responsibilities between operator and authority
• Overview of organizational forms in local public transport: direct award, route tendering, network tendering, deregulation
• Regulatory and institutional framework (The European legislation)
• EU affairs: Focus on Regulation 1370/2007

Sessions and workshops to discuss in more detail about these subjects  were also given by Hellik Hoff (Ruter, Oslo), Robert Fontaine (STIB-MIVB, Brussels), Martin Dean (Go-Ahead Group, London), Steven Potts (Vervoerregio, Amsterdam)