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26N0192-Acquisition and maintenance of surveying equipment
26N0192-Acquisition et maintenance de matériels topographiques — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 5 November at 14:00 — 4 days 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 is launched in accordance with the procedure: Open invitation to tender - Articles R.2124-2 1° and R.2161-2 to 5 of the Public Order Code. It concerns the purchase of topographical equipment and the maintenance of topographical equipment in the existing stock: NCA and Eau d'Azur currently have the topographic equipment park consisting of total stations, levels and GNSS receivers of the Leica brand. Raw data processing is carried out with Leica Geo Office, Covadis Calculs, AutocadMap and Covadis 2D/3D software for computer-aided drawing (CAD) processing. The main objective of the Nice Côte d'Azur and Eau d'Azur Metropolis is to pursue and have a homogeneous fleet of interchangeable and perfectly compatible topographical materials.
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 (531 awards since 2019, spread over 307 companies). 90% went to new names.n = 531 awards since 2019
- The award came in at a median 79% of the estimated value (8 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 93%.n = 8
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (218 procedures with a bid count); 25% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 218
- 19% of awards went to companies from abroad (531 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 21%.n = 531
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 |
|---|---|---|
| SUD EST ASSAINISSEMENT | 4 | 2022–2023 |
| TRANSPORT REGIONAL DES ALPES MARITIMES | 4 | 2019–2026 |
| Bureau Veritas Construction · Berlin | 4 | 2022–2023 |
| STVE | 3 | 2022–2023 |
| EGIS CONSEIL | 3 | 2020–2023 |
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 1,569 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 38 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 · Laboratory & optical equipment, 289 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,763 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, United States, 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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