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Präqualifikationsverfahren PQ-Bahn
PQ-Bahn is Deutsche Bahn's own prequalification procedure for infrastructure-procurement tenders — DB's requirement, not a state certification. Deutsche Bahn's page states plainly that prequalification is mandatory to bid: "eine Präqualifikation zwingend erforderlich" — but only for DB's own listed tender areas.
- Class
- Prequalification register
- Owner
- Deutsche Bahn AG
- Last verified
What it is
Deutsche Bahn AG's supplier portal names the procedure "Präqualifikationsverfahren PQ-Bahn" for its Beschaffung Infrastruktur (infrastructure procurement) area.
DB's own page states, verbatim: "Um sich an Vergaben der nebenstehenden Leistungsbereiche beteiligen zu können, ist eine Präqualifikation zwingend erforderlich" ("Prequalification is mandatory to take part in tenders in the listed service areas").
The source page uses only "Präqualifikation"/"Präqualifizierung" throughout; the word "Zertifikat"/"Zertifizierung" does not appear.
DB describes the process itself, verbatim: "Durchweg digitaler Prozess gestützt durch unser Lieferantenmanagement-Tool SMaRT" ("A fully digital process supported by our supplier-management tool SMaRT").
Who owns it
PQ-Bahn is run by Deutsche Bahn AG (Bereich Beschaffung Infrastruktur) — it is the buyer's own procedure, not an independent third-party accreditation body's scheme.
Who asks for it
Buyer-driven. PQ-Bahn is Deutsche Bahn AG's own supplier-prequalification requirement for its Beschaffung Infrastruktur (infrastructure procurement) tenders — it is a single buyer's condition, not a state law or an EU-wide public-procurement mandate. Deutsche Bahn's own page states, verbatim: "Um sich an Vergaben der nebenstehenden Leistungsbereiche beteiligen zu können, ist eine Präqualifikation zwingend erforderlich." That requirement is scoped to participation in DB's own tenders, not to operating in the sector generally.
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