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Dissemination and distribution of books published by the IRD in bookshops, specialist shops and on-line commercial sites
Diffusion et distribution des ouvrages édités par l’IRD dans le circuit des librairies, magasins spécialisés et sites commerciaux en ligne — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 2 November at 12:00 — 1 day left.
- The submission point is stated in the notice (link on this page). Submission via the buyer profile named in the notice (e.g. PLACE/Maximilien): free account required; a signature is usually only demanded from the winning bidder. Sort out account and signature first — not on submission day.
- Collect your evidence — use the eligibility analysis on this page: it lists the requirements and, for known certificates, how to get them.
What the buyer is looking for
The purpose of this contract is to entrust a broadcaster/distributor with the distribution and distribution of the physical works, in France and abroad, of IRD’s editorial production in the circuit of bookshops (general and university), specialist shops and online commercial sites.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- The median procedure drew just one bid (16 procedures with a bid count); 50% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 6 bids.n = 16
- 25% of awards went to companies from abroad (24 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 6%.n = 24
- 22% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (24 awards since 2023, spread over 13 companies). 78% went to new names.n = 24 awards since 2023
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 01/11/2026.
Eligibility analysis from the tender documents
Tender documents — direct download
Who has won at this buyer so far
Across all contract types of this buyer — not just this sector. A city buys software and fire engines through the same purchasing office.
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| HIGH TECHNOLOGIES DETECTION SYSTEMS | 2 | 2025–2026 |
| SERCEL SAS · Carquefou | 2 | 2024 |
| Cytek Biosciences B.V. | 2 | 2025–2026 |
| DOMISERVE | 2 | 2025 |
| ARCADE NETTOYAGE | 2 | 2025 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
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Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually 6 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 10,933 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 33 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 12,485 procedures). A normal window for this market.
The deadline falls on a Monday — your last full working day is the Friday before. Have evidence and guarantees together by Thursday.
Foreign bidders
In France · Business services, 580 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 12,385 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, Italy, Spain.
How to bid
Guide: how to apply on PLACE — Plateforme des achats de l'État (Frankreich) → Registration, signature, fees — from the operator's bidder manual.
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