Arriva Italia has published a major open tender for the supply of urban and interurban buses to serve its operating areas in Aosta, Turin, Bergamo, Brescia, and Cremona, as well as Arriva Udine.
The tender, divided into nine separate lots, covers the supply of 316 vehicles — 171 firm and 145 optional — for a total base value of €124.8 million, as reported .
Out of the total procurement volume, 104 buses will be battery-electric (BEV), 112 will be powered by compressed natural gas (CNG), 60 mild-hybrid diesel, and 40 conventional diesel.
The procedure concerns Class I and Class II vehicles with electric, CNG, diesel, and mild-hybrid drivelines, in lengths ranging from 10.5 to 18 meters.
Deliveries are scheduled between 2026 and 2029, with three-year contracts or until completion of the last vehicle delivery for each lot.