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Qualification system for referencing companies for the rental of road vehicles intended for the transport of persons
Système de Qualification pour le référencement de sociétés de location de véhicules routiers destinés au transport de personnes — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 18 March 2034 at 12:00 — 2694 days left. Two-stage procedure: by this deadline you submit a request to participate (proof of eligibility). Only shortlisted firms are then invited to submit a tender.
- The submission point is stated in the notice (link on this page).
- Offer and evidence in: French.
- 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
The purpose of this Qualification System (QS) is to select economic operators for the award of specific contracts for the leasing of passenger road vehicle rental companies to CATP Beneficiaries. It is intended for the beneficiaries of CATP, in their capacity as contracting entity as defined in Article L1212-3 4 ° of the CCP for their activity of network operators intended to provide a service to the public in the field of passenger transport. This notice serves as a means of calling for competition
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 10% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (247 awards since 2015, spread over 154 companies). That is well below the sector norm (26%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 247 awards since 2015
- 19% of awards went to companies from abroad (247 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 4%.n = 247
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (49 procedures with a bid count); 18% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 49
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.
Selection criteria — in the procurement documents
The buyer states in the notice that the selection criteria are in the procurement documents (link on this page), not in the EU form. The document analysis below extracts them from there — bid and evidence in French.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| INEO SYSTRANS | 3 | 2018–2020 |
| MMA IARD | 3 | 2017–2020 |
| SMACL ASSURANCES | 3 | 2015–2017 |
| détail section vi-2 | 3 | 2015 |
| SMACL | 3 | 2017–2020 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually about 3 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 3,277 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 2921 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 12,485 procedures). Much more generous than usual — time for a thorough bid rather than a quick one.
Foreign bidders
In France · Transport services, 150 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 3,736 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, Italy, Belgium.
Submission language: French.
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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