Objectives

• Present basic definitions related to the institutional and regulatory framework of PT;
• Present and compare the 4 main models of organisation: Direct awarding, deregulation, route tendering and network tendering including the roles and competences of various actors, risks and responsibilities sharing between authority and operator, quality incentives in contracts, etc;
• Discuss lessons learnt from these models of organisation: Success factors and limitations;
• Have a better understanding of the implementation of Regulation 1370/2007 on public passenger transport services by rail and by road.

Methodology

• Basic principles and conceptual approach;
• Concrete examples of different business models: Presentation of each model, lessons learnt and looking ahead;
• Interactive workshops to share experiences with other participants.

Trainers and guest speakers

• Top level experts in the field of institutional reforms, competitive tendering and contracting.

The following organisations have already participated in the course:

AB STORSTOCKHOLMS LOKALTRAFIK - ACAM (NAPOLI) - AGENCE METROPOLITAINE DE TRANSPORT (MONTREAL) - ATHENS URBAN TRANSPORT ORGANISATION - AUTORIDAD TERRITORIAL DEL TRANSPORTE DE GIPUZKOA SA (SAN SEBASTIAN) - CORAS IOMPAIR EIREANN (CIE) (DUBLIN) -  CONSORCIO DE TRANSPORTES DE MADRID - DIRECTION GENERALE DE LA MOBILITE (GENEVE) - DUBLIN BUS - HELSINKI METROPOLITAN AREA COUNCIL YTV - INSTITUTO DA MOBILIDADE E DOS TRANSPORTES TERRESTRES (LISBOA) - ISTANBUL ULASIM - KANTON BASEL-STADT BAU UND VERKEHRSDEPARTEMENT -  MALTA TRANSPORT AUTHORITY -  MINISTÉRIO DAS OBRAS PÙBLICAS,TRANSPORTES E COMUNICAÇÕES (LISBOA) -  MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT (RIYADH) -  MOVIA PUBLIC TRANSPORT (COPENHAGEN) -  NANTES METROPOLE -  PROVINCIE GELDERLAND -  RAILWAY PROCUREMENT AGENCY (DUBLIN) - RODOVIARIA DO TEJO (TORRES NOVAS) - RUTER AS (OSLO) -  SC METROUL SA (BUCHAREST) - SOCIETÀ PER LA MOBILITÀ ED IL TRASPORTO PUBBLICO S.p.A.(PARMA) -  SOCIETE REGIONALE WALLONNE DU TRANSPORT -  SOUTH YORKSHIRE PASSENGER TRANSPORT EXECUTIVE -  SRM-RETI E MOBILITÀ (BOLOGNA) -  STADSREGIO  AMSTERDAM – TRANSLINK (BELFAST) -  TRANSPORTS METROPOLITANS DE BARCELONA - TRANSPORT FOR LONDON -  TRANSPORTS PUBLICS GENEVOIS -  UNIBUSS (OSLO) -  VERKEHRSVERBUND OST-REGION (VOR) (WIEN).