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Dynamic acquisition system for the acquisition of new or recent used rolling stock for the departmental council of gard
Système d'acquisition dynamique pour l'acquisition de matériels roulants neufs ou d'occasion récents pour le conseil départemental du gard — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 31 August 2032 at 12:00 — 2130 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
Price type defined in each specific contract · Passenger light vehicles with maintenance contract and loan vehicle · Commercial light vehicles · 4x4 light vehicles · Heavy-duty vehicles up to 7 tonnes · Heavy-duty vehicles up to 16 tonnes · Heavy-duty vehicles up to 16 tonnes · Winter service machinery and equipment · Tractors + trimmers · Strippers · Excavator loaders (Tractopelles) · Mechanical excavators up to 10 tonnes · Mechanical excavators up to 14 tonnes · Mechanical excavators over 14 tonnes · Wheeled loaders
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 5 months (34 awards, most recently August 2026) — the next award is due around January 2027 by that rhythm. The last award went to AD POIDS LOURDS COMPTOIR VI.n = 34
- 13% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (1,047 awards since 2017, spread over 509 companies). That is well below the sector norm (30%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 1,047 awards since 2017
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (826 procedures with a bid count); 17% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 826
- The award came in at a median 59% of the estimated value (50 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 58%.n = 50
- 8% of awards went to companies from abroad (1,047 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 4%.n = 1,047
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 |
|---|---|---|
| MGT QUIDAM | 5 | 2018–2024 |
| MGT QUIDAM S.A.S | 4 | 2025–2026 |
| S.A.S. LAUPIE | 4 | 2022–2025 |
| Giraud S.A.S | 4 | 2022–2026 |
| DS IMPRESSION | 3 | 2023–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually only one or two bids came in. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 34 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 2190 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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