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Awarding of subcontracts for the operation of public maritime domain for the exercise of commercial activities related to surf schools
Attribution de sous-traités d'exploitation du domaine public maritime pour l'exercice d'activités commerciales liées aux écoles de surf — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 2 November at 12:30 — 1 day left.
- 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
This consultation concerns the award of subcontracts for the exploitation of the maritime public domain for a period of 4 years from 2028. The agreements awarded consist in the authorization given for the exercise of commercial activities in the maritime public domain and the private occupation of the maritime or communal public domain. The defined lots will be the subject of separate agreements at the end of the consultation
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 49% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (36 awards since 2024, spread over 18 companies). That is well above the sector norm (20%) — newcomers have a harder time here than elsewhere.n = 36 awards since 2024
- The median procedure drew 6 bids (36 procedures with a bid count); 0% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 36
- Not one of the 36 awards with a known winner country has gone to a foreign company so far. Sector average: 4%.n = 36
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 25/10/2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| SICA BIO PAYS LANDAIS | 4 | 2026 |
| STE DISTRIBUTION AVICOLE | 2 | 2026 |
| MANGER BIO | 2 | 2026 |
| OGI ONA | 2 | 2026 |
| MASSONDE | 2 | 2026 |
Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually about 3 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 2,092 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 39 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 12,234 procedures). Much more generous than usual — time for a thorough bid rather than a quick one.
The deadline falls on a Monday — your last full working day is the Friday before. Have evidence and guarantees together by Thursday.
Foreign bidders
In France · Culture & sport, 83 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 2,304 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, Belgium, Italy.
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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