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Acquisition of nautical and river-maritime means and associated services for the benefit of EdA clients
Acquisition de moyens nautiques et fluvio-maritimes et prestations associées au profit des clients de l’EdA — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 24 September 2032 at 12:00 — 2154 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
Acquisition of nautical and river-sea assets and associated services for EdA customers · Intervention boats for military use (patrolman, speedboat, RHIB, etc.) · Transport boats for civil, commercial or light military use · Engines · Miscellaneous equipment (mounting, safety equipment, navigation elements, communication equipment, accessories, towing, etc.)
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 7% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (72 awards since 2023, spread over 66 companies). That is well below the sector norm (30%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 72 awards since 2023
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (69 procedures with a bid count); 6% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 69
- 4% of awards went to companies from abroad (72 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 4%.n = 72
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 |
|---|---|---|
| PRO A PRO | 4 | 2026 |
| GELAZUR | 2 | 2026 |
| POMONA EXPORT | 2 | 2026 |
| SONEPAR | 1 | 2026 |
| PAUSE KFE | 1 | 2026 |
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Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually about 3 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 5,532 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 2220 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 equipment, 219 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 6,162 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, Italy, Spain.
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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