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Acquisition of a scanning electron microscope for LEM3 at the University of Lorraine
Acquisition d’un microscope électronique à balayage pour le LEM3 de l'université de Lorraine — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 2 November at 16:00 — 2 days 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 — the eligibility requirements are listed on this page; for many of them the analysis explains how to obtain them.
What the buyer is looking for
This contract comprises a firm tranche for the supply, delivery, installation, putting into working order, training in the use and first-level preventive and curative maintenance operations and the guarantee of a scanning electron microscope for the Laboratoire d’Etude des Microstructures et Mécanique des Matériaux (LEM3) at the University of Lorraine and an optional tranche for a 3-year guarantee extension beyond the basic guarantee proposed under the firm tranche.
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Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 3 months (8 awards, most recently April 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around July 2026. The last award went to HORIBA FRANCE SAS.n = 8
- 14% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (938 awards since 2015, spread over 537 companies). 86% went to new names.n = 938 awards since 2015
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (362 procedures with a bid count); 25% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 362
- 13% of awards went to companies from abroad (938 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 20%.n = 938
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 30/10/2026.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Entreprise Adaptée APPS | 9 | 2015–2022 |
| CARONET | 6 | 2015–2023 |
| ENTREPRISE ADAPTEE APPS | 4 | 2018–2025 |
| Synergie 4 | 4 | 2022 |
| FEI FRANCE | 4 | 2023–2025 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
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Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually only one or two bids came in. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 8 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 31 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 12,234 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 · Laboratory & optical equipment, 289 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,763 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, United States, 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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