The Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, the City of Heidelberg and Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar GmbH, as the local and regional authority organisation in the Bergstraße district, intend to award, as public transport authority and competent authorities within the meaning of Regulation 1370/2007 in accordance with Article 5(1) of Regulation 1370/07 in conjunction with Part 4 of the GWB on 13 December 2026, a public service contract within the meaning of Regulation 1370/2007 for the VRN bundle of lines Neckargemünd with an expected duration until the timetable change in December 2036. They use the Zweckverband Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar KöR, represented by Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar GmbH - both B1 3-5, 68159 Mannheim - as a joint awarding authority. On the basis of the current local traffic plans of the Rhine-Neckar district, the district of Bergstraße and the city of Heidelberg, the provision of scheduled services to be licensed in the form of regular bus services will be awarded. The Neckargemünd line bundle currently consists of the VRN bus lines 735, 736, 737, 743, 744, 746, 748, 752, 753, 754, 755 and 817 whose timetables can be accessed via the VRN timetable information at www.vrn.de. The qualitative and operational requirements to be observed in the context of the transport contract in addition to the timetable scope to ensure sufficient transport service result from the definitions of the local transport plans of the authorities as well as the Common Local Transport Plan of the Rhine-Neckar Transport Association (in this regard, the chapters Quality and Quality Assurance within the framework of the GNVP of the VRN must be observed in particular). On the basis of the statutes on a uniform network tariff in the Rhine-Neckar Transport Association (general regulation), the network tariff of the Rhine-Neckar Transport Association, including all transitional tariff regulations, must be applied. The roadmap concept is to be maintained at least to the current extent. For the existing lines, individual adjustments are to be made with regard to travel times, cycle times, operating times and line routes. This includes, among other things, changing routes in Neckargemünd and optimising the driving positions of lines 735, 752, 754 and 755 between Heidelberg and Neckargemünd in order to avoid parallel journeys with line 35 and to make better use of synergy effects. On all lines, the current S-Bahn timetables at the start of operations are taken into account in order to improve coordinated connections at the relevant SPNV nodes (in particular Neckargemünd station, Neckarsteinach). The connection of areas not yet developed by public transport will be examined. This includes, among other things, the examination of a connection of the Mühlrain / Hollmuth area in Neckargemünd. The establishment of further or relocation of current stops will also be examined. On individual lines, the use of vehicles with alternative drives is planned. Furthermore, it is examined whether an additional on-demand offer can be introduced for individual lines. An automatic passenger counting system shall be used to determine the demand values. The tenderer’s offer must include the transport services covered by the transport area in accordance with the fourth sentence of Section 8a(2) in conjunction with the second sentence of Section 13(2a) of the PBefG and will be assessed on the basis of the overall performance. (Type and quantity of services or indication of needs and requirements)
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