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Supply and maintenance of on-board video protection systems for rolling stock of the Metropolitan Transport Authority

Fourniture et maintenance des systemes embarques de videoprotection du materiel roulant de la regie des transports metropolitains — original title

FRFrance · MarseilleBELOW THRESHOLD — NOT ON TED

Your path to submission

Deadline: 16 November at 16:00 — 15 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.
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What the buyer is looking for

The purpose of this consultation is to award a public contract for the maintenance of the Régie des Transports Métropolitains' on-board video protection systems for rolling stock, including the supply of replacement equipment.

Machine translation (EU eTranslation) — official wording via the PDF link.

Contract

BuyerRTM - Régie des Transports Métropolitains →

TypeSupplies

Estimated valuenot published — common for below-threshold procedures

Published14 Oct 2026

ProcedureOUVERT

Place of performanceBouches-du-Rhône

Type of service

32 · Radio, TV & communications

CPV 32323500

Clement What the numbers say about this buyer

32% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (227 awards since 2024, spread over 98 companies). 68% went to new names.n = 227 awards since 2024
The median procedure drew 4 bids (216 procedures with a bid count); 13% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 216
5% of awards went to companies from abroad (227 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 8%.n = 227

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.

Clement

References and certificates from your home country count fully across the EU — that is what European procurement law is for.

Too big for you alone? Consortium or reliance on capacity: a partner's references and turnover count (Art. 63 Dir. 2014/24) — cross-border too.

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
ISTAL ENERGIES	6	2025–2026
ALSTOM TRANSPORT	4	2025–2026
ARTERAIL	4	2026
PSI SUD EST	2	2025
CAP PEINTURE	2	2025–2026

From the recorded awards · regular winners know this buyer's requirements — that is your competition.

How often this buyer tenders this kind of work

2024

2026

4 procedures in this category since 2019. Public procurement repeats itself — those who know the rhythm prepare instead of reacting.

Contracting authority contact

Email[email protected]

Deadline — Monday 16 November at 16:00

Tactics

When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually about 3 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 827 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)

This procedure allows 34 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.

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Foreign bidders

In France · Radio, TV & communications, 54 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 926 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, United States, Italy.

Measured from linked award data; foreign winners bidding through a local subsidiary count as domestic — the true share is higher.

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.

Read the full notice — Original + documents

Goes directly to this tender on BOAMP / profil d'acheteur. The full specification and all annexes are there.

Put together the evidence

Certificates, references and your price — as set out in the notice.

Submit via BOAMP / profil d'acheteur before the deadline

Electronic submission — allow time for the portal registration the first time.

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