MZK Sp. z o.o.

Name

MZK Sp. z o.o.

Legal name

Miejski Zakład Komunikacyjny Sp. z o.o.

Website

https://mzkopole.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1926

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Municipal public transport operator in Opole, Poland, providing scheduled bus services across 22 public lines plus school, night, and intercity routes serving citizens of Opole and surrounding municipalities, supported by electronic ticketing, real-time passenger information, and an expanding electric bus fleet.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Transportation

NAICS

Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit Systems (485113), Interurban and Rural Bus Transportation (48521), School and Employee Bus Transportation (48541)

SIC

Local & Suburban Transit & Interurban Hwy Passenger Trans (4100)

akta.pro primary industry

Suburban/Regional Commuter Bus Operators (TLAFAGAC)

Keywords

• Municipal bus transport
• Public transit services
• Electronic ticketing systems
• Electric bus fleet
• Vehicle inspection services

Headquarters

HQ city

Opole

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Przewozy pasażerskie (Passenger Transport): MZK generates revenue through passenger fares including single tickets, period tickets (monthly, quarterly, annual), student tickets, and special holiday tickets. Revenue is collected via onboard ticket machines, ticket offices, mobile app, and internet shop.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

MZK Sp. z o.o. operates scheduled municipal passenger bus transport across Opole and surrounding municipalities on 22 public lines (approximately 1,050 daily courses), plus school, night, and intercity routes. The core transport service is supported by an electronic ticketing system (Opolka! smart card and online shop), real-time Dynamic Passenger Information (DIP), and an OnTime mobile app. The company also offers ancillary services including vehicle inspection, repair, tire servicing, advertising on buses, and a driver psychology laboratory.

Product overview

MZK Sp. z o.o. is a municipal public transport company operating a unified passenger transport service with a portfolio of integrated digital products and vehicle maintenance services. The core offering is the Przewozy Pasażerskie bus service running on 22 public lines with approximately 1050 daily courses, supported by the Dynamiczna Informacja Pasażerska (DIP) real-time information system and OnTime mobile application. Complementary digital services include the Opolska Karta Autobusowa (Opolka!) electronic ticketing system, Sklep Internetowy online ticket shop, and Portal Obsługi Pasażera (POP) passenger service portal. The company also provides vehicle maintenance services including Okręgowa Stacja Kontroli Pojazdów, Centrum Napraw i Remontów, tire change workshop, and authorized ContiPressureCheck service, along with advertising services and a psychology laboratory for driver assessments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Opolka!: Opolska Karta Autobusowa - the Opole Bus Card system for electronic ticketing
• OnTime
• POP - Portal Obsługi Pasażera

Quantifiable outcome

• Environmental impact: 641.504 Mg/year CO2 reduction, 2.818609 Mg/year NOx reduction, 0.02522 Mg/year PM10 reduction (Elektromobilne Opole II project)

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• MAN TRUCK & BUS POLSKA Sp. z o.o.coreTechnology or Integration · 22 May 2014MAN won public procurement for bus delivery, supplying MAN Lion's City A21 (12m, 2011-2012), MAN Lion's City A24 (15m, 2014), and MAN Lion's City A26 (14.7m MEGA, 2015) buses meeting Euro 5/6 and EEV emission standards.
• Miasto Opole (City of Opole) / Urząd Miasta OpolacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 June 2010City of Opole is the owner and main stakeholder of MZK Sp. z o.o. EU-funded bus procurement projects (RPO WO) were implemented through the City of Opole as applicant, with buses delivered to MZK for operation. Projects include fleet modernization with MAN Lion's City buses (2011-2012) and MEGA class buses (2014-2015).

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Volvo Buses: Major European bus OEM with strong electric city bus portfolio (Volvo 7900 Electric) actively competing for Polish municipal operator tenders. Ecosystem/supplier peer relevant to MZK Opole's electric bus procurement pipeline.
• MAN Truck & Bus Polska: Incumbent bus supplier to MZK Opole — won multiple tenders from 2011 to 2015 for MAN Lion's City A21, A24 and A26 buses. Ecosystem peer representative of the incumbent European bus OEM segment that competes against Solaris in MZK Opole's electrification tenders.
• Solaris Bus & Coach: Polish bus OEM headquartered near Poznań, dominant supplier of electric city buses to Polish municipal operators including under NFOŚiGW-funded Elektromobilne programmes. Adjacent/ecosystem peer relevant for understanding the supply side of MZK Opole's fleet renewal and competing electric bus tenders (e.g., the 2026 10-bus tender).

Direct peers

• MZA Warszawa (Miejskie Zakłady Autobusowe): Warsaw municipal bus operator ranked 1st in the same DGP/GDP national carrier ranking where MZK Opole placed 2nd. Closest functional peer by mandate — publicly owned city bus franchise operating urban and suburban bus routes with electric fleet transition, identical business model to MZK Opole only at far larger scale (~1,500 buses, ~550M+ annual passengers).
• MPK Poznań (Miejskie Przedsiębiorstwo Komunikacyjne): Major Polish municipal bus and tram operator in Poznań. Same municipal franchise model with urban bus lines, electronic ticketing, real-time passenger information and ongoing EU-funded fleet modernization — directly comparable technology stack and EU funding dependency for evaluating MZK Opole's modernization trajectory.
• PKM Sp. z o.o. (Tychy): Municipal bus operator from Tychy that tied with MZK Opole at 2nd place in the same 2021 DGP transport carrier ranking. Near-perfect functional and scale comparable — same Sp. z o.o. legal form, similar fleet size, comparable Silesia/Opole-Voivodeship city-tier franchise, direct substitute for benchmarking fleet age, EV adoption and on-time performance.
• MPK Łódź: Municipal bus and tram operator in Łódź, city-owned franchise with similar mixed urban-suburban bus route structure and ongoing fleet electrification. Closely comparable business model including night lines, school lines and integration with regional intermodal hubs.
• MPK Kraków: Kraków's municipal bus and tram operator, one of the largest public transit fleets in Poland. Relevant for benchmarking digital ticketing (KKM), real-time passenger information systems and the e-bus procurement strategy that MZK Opole is following under Elektromobilne Opole.
• MPK Wrocław: Municipal bus and tram operator in Wrocław running a comparable mixed urban/suburban bus franchise with active low-emission bus procurement and electric bus rollout. Comparable in scale of fleet, route count and reliance on EU Cohesion Fund grants.
• MZDiM Katowice (Miejski Zarząd Dróg i Mostów): Katowice municipal road, bridge and public transport infrastructure manager, part of the same Silesian inter-city public transport ecosystem that includes PKM Tychy and MZK Opole. Comparable in operating a publicly owned transit and roadway asset franchise in a Polish regional city.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/MZKOpole
• Instagraminstagram.com/mzk_opole
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mzk-sp-z-o-o-

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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