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Purchasing rail transport made easy.
With the Purchase & Tender Management platform, you can find the right transport service provider for all your rail transports easily, quickly, and with the best economical conditions. Whether block trains, intermodal trains or single wagon transports – spot transports as well as regular transports. Reduce your procurement costs at last!
Price Plan
Start for free
Free plan
- €0 / month
- No contract. No credit card.
- Self-registration in minutes
- Send unlimited requests
- Receive comparable offers from a pool of 500+ providers
- Standard tender templates with rail-freight specifics
- Full request history and audit trail
Premium Plan
- Custom price
- Everything in Free, plus:
- Supplier selection
- Offer comparison
- Dedicated customer success manager
- Custom workflows, approval rules and custom template
- Book a demo
How does it work?
Submit your transport request with all key details, such as origin, destination, trip type, frequency, departure days, and goods, and receive comparable offers from multiple providers. Compare offers on your terms, request improvements, and award the contract to the provider that best fits your needs.
Spot request.
Short-term, if you need 1–2 lanes. Create Quick Requests in just a few minutes. Send a request to every relevant provider in one click. Receive comparable offers within hours. Award the best, archive the rest. Find new partners who are not even known today. From request to award at the same day, within the same screen. Free to start.
Create a request.
Fill in all the details of your transport request such as: origin, destination, trip type, frequency per week, days of departure and type of goods.
Regular Tender.
Yearly tender with up to hundreds lanes. Excel upload, standard templates with rail-freight specifics built in. Send to yourprovider shortlist or to the entire market simultaneously. Deadline management, automated reminders, structured comparison per lane. Awarding per lane, with audit trail for compliance.
Receive & compare offers.
Based upon your request you will receive offers from various railway undertakings. You can easily compare the offers on different parameters and demand offer improvements.
One platform.
Whatever you need to source a single train short-term or 200 lanes for next year PTM gives you the right workflow, the right providers, and the right comparable view. Try for free.
Award your right provider.
Select the freight railway with the most suitable proposition. Finalize and manage your contract.
Our customers are convinced.
“Rail-Flow is a reliable and flexible partner for us in the digitalization of our logistical purchasing and fulfillment processes.“
Thorsten Reichel
Head of Operations Germany VTG Rail Logistics GmbH
“We are pleased that Rail-Flow as a freight-tech start-up could successfully support the rail freight purchasing process of Vinnolit last year and I am very much looking forward to our cooperation in the next years.“
Boerries Bruder
Superintendent Indirects Westlake Vinnolit GmbH & Co. KG
“The PTM platform significantly simplifies our tendering and purchasing process for rail transport. It provides access to a large number of railway undertakings, facilitates the comparison of offers and supports the decision-making process.“
Katharina Föhlisch
Head of Rail Forwarding InfraLeuna GmbH
“With the PTM platform, we can translate the complex transport concepts of our customers into transport requests and send them completely or in sections to all suitable railway undertakings. This makes our work much easier and improves the response time for our customers.“
Jörg Frank-Marquardt
Head of Rail Purchasing ARS Altmann AG Automobillogistik
“The platform enables Ermewa to find additional transport providers while managing the transport budget more effectively.“
Alexandre Treglia
MRO Purchasing Deputy Manager ermewa SA
Utilize platform advantages
Request to the whole market in one click
Reach every relevant railway undertaking or forwarder and find new partners who are not even known today with a single click. No more emails, phone calls, or provider research. Filter by operating region, transport type, dangerous goods capability, and certifications. The PTM provider directory covers 500+ companies across 27 countries, with company profiles, contact persons, network lanes, and 5-star response ratings.
All requests in one comparable view
Standard tender templates with rail-freight specifics built in. Every provider responds in the same structured format: currency, price model, services, supplementary charges, validity. Side-by-side comparison per lane, per provider, with automated notifications when new offers arrive. Award the best, send standard rejection responses to the rest, archive everything with full audit trail.
Compliance & Audit Trail
All processes and agreements documented in an audit-proof manner. Full request, offer, and award history downloadable as PDF. Role-based access for procurement, legal, and management. Compliance built in — you don’t have to build it on top. NDA and closed bid functions are available in a premium version.
More Features
Request types:
regular and spot transports
Train types:
block train, groups of wagons, single wagons
Transport modes:
freight and intermodal transports
Run types:
one-way, round-trip, triangular transports
Address all or selected connected providers, add more by email address
Dashboard with status and KPI on all requests
Create and save request templates and individual text modules
Round-based tender management
Comparison and evaluation of received offers
Structured and protected communication functions
Download final agreements as PDF
Automatic email notifications about newly received offers
Collaboration and transparency on tenders of the procurement team
Visibility of profiles of all transport providers registered
User profiles with role-based permissions
Discover Purchase & Tender Management
Self-registration in minutes — free forever.
Sign up in minutes — no sales call required. Approve via email, send your first request the same day. Free for both requesters and providers.
Join 500+ companies already on the platform.
Present yourself to the market with a full company profile (contact persons, core values, network lanes, certifications). Be discovered by the shippers who need you.
Send your first request to 500+ providers.
Filter providers by operating region down to country and state level (NL, CZ, PL, IT). Reach providers who actually run the corridor you need.
Frequently asked questions
Is PTM really free?
Yes. The Free plan lets you self-register, send unlimited spot requests, receive comparable offers from 300+ providers, and access standard tender templates with rail-freight specifics. No contract, no credit card. Upgrade to Premium when you need additional features or custom workflows.
How do I sign up?
Click “Try for free” and complete the self-registration form. We review new accounts to keep the marketplace high-quality — approval typically within one business day. Once approved, you can send your first request immediately to every relevant provider on the platform.
What services can I tender on PTM?
Everything rail-freight. Tender block trains, single wagon load (SWL), and combined transport — with or without traction, with or without wagons. First- and last-mile road haulage, terminal handling, and wagon leasing can be added to any request or tendered as standalone services.
Can I see certificates of potential providers?
Yes. Every provider profile in the Provider Directory lists certifications (ECM, ISO), countries and corridors covered, equipment, accepted services, and response performance. You can also set required certificates as a tender condition — only compliant providers will receive your request.
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