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Printing and distribution of the external magazine of the Department of Ain
Impression et diffusion du magazine externe du Département de l'Ain — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 2 November at 12:00 — 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
Thresholds are expressed in quantity in the consultation documents. Minimum quantity of 3 magazines and maximum quantity of 5 magazines for each of the lots and for the initial period, as well as for each renewal period. The framework agreement will be executed by issuing order forms. Each lot will be awarded separately. The services are paid for by unit prices
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 3 months (18 awards, most recently July 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around October 2026. The last award went to SARL AESATIS.n = 18
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (776 procedures with a bid count); 27% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 6 bids.n = 776
- 100% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (8 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 61%.n = 8
- 13% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (1,139 awards since 2015, spread over 453 companies). 87% went to new names.n = 1,139 awards since 2015
- The award came in at a median 78% of the estimated value (62 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 67%.n = 62
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 |
|---|---|---|
| SASP OYONNAX RUGBY | 10 | 2015–2025 |
| COLAS FRANCE | 5 | 2022–2025 |
| SEBASTIEN JAMBON | 5 | 2024–2026 |
| ANDRE VAGANAY SAS | 4 | 2025 |
| GFI PROGICIELS | 4 | 2016–2017 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually 5 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 17 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 34 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 12,234 procedures). A normal window for this market.
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 · Business services, 580 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 12,385 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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