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Maintenance work for water networks and sea defences
Travaux d'entretien des réseaux hydrauliques et des ouvrages de défense contre la mer — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 9 November at 12:00 — 8 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
CARO is responsible for urban stormwater management. It organizes, manages and maintains structures and networks for collecting, transporting and managing urban stormwater, with the aim of preventing flooding, controlling runoff and protecting the natural environment and living environment. In addition, it is competent for GEMAPI, in accordance with the provisions of the CGCT. It implements maintenance, restoration and development activities of general interest aimed at combating the risks of flooding and marine submersion, ensuring the proper hydraulic functioning of watercourses, marshes and wetlands, and preserving and restoring aquatic ecosystems. The subject of this order form framework agreement is the restoration, development and maintenance of ditches and submersion protection works located within the CARO's jurisdiction.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 20% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (18 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 75%.n = 18
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (34 procedures with a bid count); 21% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 6 bids.n = 34
- 21% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (40 awards since 2019, spread over 20 companies). 79% went to new names.n = 40 awards since 2019
- 0% of the bids received came from other countries (18 procedures with a bid mix) — all bidders, not just the winners. Sector: 7%.n = 18
- 5% of awards went to companies from abroad (40 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 4%.n = 40
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Atelier d'Architecture BPG & ASSOCIES | 2 | 2024 |
| KEOLIS MARITIME FOURAS AIX | 2 | 2025 |
| NEXTENSIA | 2 | 2025 |
| BOUYGUES BATIMENT CENTRE SUD OUEST | 2 | 2026 |
| NICOLLIN SAS | 2 | 2025 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
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 42,545 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 32 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 · Construction work, 1,690 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 46,697 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, Spain, Italy.
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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