TMB Innova: Permanent & Dynamic Market Consultation
The Challenge
Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) has launched a permanent innovation consultation framework (CPDM) enabling SMEs and start-ups to submit solutions at any time. Proposals that meet quality, sustainability, and price criteria may be piloted (self-funded) and mapped to future procurement.
Key points:
- Continuous intake of unsolicited mobility innovations
- Initial focus on metro access, accessibility, and passenger experience (RG1–RG3)
- Pilots must be financed by proposers
- Innovation Committee governs process with staged Go/No-Go decisions
- Can lead to competitive tenders under Spanish procurement law
Who can apply?
This opportunity is particularly relevant for companies offering metro access/validation technology, accessibility & inclusive mobility tools, solutions for safety, crowding, and real-time information, or passenger journey quality improvements.
Background
TMB (Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona) is the main public transport operator of Barcelona and its metropolitan area. TMB's main mission is to offer integrated mobility services which:
- Contribute to the improvement of citizen mobility and to sustainable development.
- Guarantee the provision of an excellent service to the general public.
- Strengthen equal opportunities and social responsibility policies.
- Make efficient use of public resources.
For this reason, TMB are constantly developing innovative solutions that enable service improvement, such as ensuring better accessibility, improving user experience and setting various challenges to transfer to the market.
TMB’s CPI program aims to promote public-private collaboration to develop innovative solutions that improve transport services and accessibility. The Permanent and Dynamic Market Consultation (CPDM) will allow innovation and other procurement processes to be incorporated continuously and flexibly into TMB services and operations.
