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Acquisition of a cell exposure system at the air-liquid interface (ALI) for the study of the biological effects of aerosolised substances.

Acquisition d’un système d'exposition cellulaire à l'interface air-liquide (ALI) pour l'étude des effets biologiques de substances aérosolisées. — original title

FRFrance · Tours Cedex 1BELOW THRESHOLD — NOT ON TED

Your path to submission

Deadline: 9 November at 16:00 — 8 days left.
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What the buyer is looking for

Acquisition of a cell exposure system at the air-liquid interface (ALI) for the study of the biological effects of aerosolised substances.

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

Contract

BuyerUniversité de Tours →

TypeSupplies

Estimated valuenot published — common for below-threshold procedures

Published27 Oct 2026

ProcedurePROCEDURE_ADAPTE

Clement What the numbers say about this buyer

6% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (51 awards since 2023, spread over 27 companies). 94% went to new names.n = 51 awards since 2023
The median procedure drew 4 bids (23 procedures with a bid count); 17% ended with a single bidder. Country: median 3.7 bids.n = 23
8% of awards went to companies from abroad (51 awards with a known winner country). National average: 10%.n = 51

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

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Annex

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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
WATERS SAS	2	2024
AIR LIQUIDE FRANCE INDUSTRIE	2	2026
MARCIREAU	2	2026
SAS TAE	1	2023
MARCIREAU 2	1	2026

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

Contracting authority contact

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Deadline — Monday 9 November at 16:00

Tactics

This procedure allows 14 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 12,485 procedures). Much tighter than usual: the first week counts.

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, 49,307 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 862,649 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, Spain, Italy.

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

How to bid

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Put together the evidence

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