Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP), the infrastructure manager of Portugal, has launched a tender for the concession contract covering the Oiã–Soure high-speed section, part of the Porto–Lisbon high-speed line.
This is the second tender within the high-speed rail project linking the two cities along the north–south axis, following the signing of the concession contract with the LusoLav consortium for the Porto–Oiã section.
Bids must be submitted by 25 May 2026.
The PPP contract for the 61 km Oiã–Soure high-speed section includes the design and construction of the line, the upgrading of the existing Coimbra station to standards allowing high-speed services, and the quadrupling of the Northern Line between Taveiro and the southern entrance to Coimbra station. The winning consortium will also be responsible for building a new traction power substation in Coimbra, as well as constructing connections between the high-speed line and the Northern Line near Oiã, Adémia and Taveiro, with a total length of 22 km. In addition, the project covers the provision of maintenance works, with the exception of the sections of the Northern Line that will be upgraded and Coimbra station.
The concession contract for the Oiã–Soure section will be awarded for a maximum value of EUR 1.6 billion. The 30-year PPP contract includes a development period estimated at five and a half years and an infrastructure availability period expected to last 24 and a half years. Payments to be made by Infraestruturas de Portugal to the future concessionaire will be spread over the 30-year period and are expected to reach a maximum of EUR 4.76 billion. In addition, a further EUR 600 million from public funds will be provided to cover costs related to project development, expropriations, the establishment and maintenance of construction sites, supervision services and works eligible for funding under European Union programmes.
The Porto–Lisbon high-speed line will be implemented exclusively through PPP schemes and will involve three phases, of which the first is scheduled to become operational in 2030, the second in 2032, and the third after 2032.
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