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SBB starts tendering IT contracts worth around 100 million francs a year
Switzerland’s national rail operator, SBB has begun retendering its IT infrastructure contracts.
The framework agreements could last up to 20 years and are worth around 100 million Swiss francs a year.
They cover cloud services, data centres and platforms that support train operations, energy supply, ticketing and customer information.
SBB says the procurement is intended to reduce reliance on individual IT providers and protect its ability to manage these systems.
The planned setup includes shared public cloud, private cloud and a sovereign cloud governed by Swiss or EU rules.
More tenders are due by December 7, with contract awards planned for the first half of 2027.
SBB also plans to retender SAP services in mid-November under separate agreements lasting five years, with an option to extend them by up to three years.
SBB has launched a tender process to renew its IT infrastructure through framework contracts lasting up to 20 years.
The contracts are expected to be worth around 100 million Swiss francs per year.
The procurement covers cloud services, data centres and platform services.
SBB said the procurement aims to preserve its ability to act and limit dependence on individual IT providers.
The first tender was published on the simap.ch platform, with further tenders due by 7 December.
- Who
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB).
- What
- SBB has launched tenders for long-term IT infrastructure contracts.
- When
- The first tender was published on Monday, 9 November 2026.
- Where
- The tender was published on the simap.ch platform.
- Why
- SBB aims to preserve its ability to act and limit dependence on individual IT providers.
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SBB published the first IT infrastructure tender on simap.ch.
SBB plans to publish further tenders.
SBB plans to begin retendering SAP services.
SBB plans to award the IT infrastructure contracts.
- Contract duration
- Up to 20 years
- Annual value
- Around 100 million Swiss francs
- Services covered
- Cloud services, data centres and platform services
- Planned operating models
- Public cloud, private cloud and sovereign cloud
- Further tenders
- Due by 7 December 2026
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