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Purchase of scientific equipment within the framework of the twil'ice project
Achat de materiel scientifique dans le cadre du projet twil’ice — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 2 November at 14:00 — 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
Acquisition of a set of equipment needed to conduct the scientific activities of the Twil’Ice project (Photosynthesis at the twilight edge of Life in ice-covered oceans) funded by the European Research Council.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 89% of the bids received came from other countries (8 procedures with a bid mix) — all bidders, not just the winners. Sector: 4%.n = 8
- 87% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (8 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 23%.n = 8
- 12% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (327 awards since 2015, spread over 235 companies). 88% went to new names.n = 327 awards since 2015
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (69 procedures with a bid count); 19% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 69
- 26% of awards went to companies from abroad (327 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 20%.n = 327
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 |
|---|---|---|
| BRUKER FRANCE | 3 | 2017–2023 |
| OPTEOR IMMOTIC | 3 | 2020–2023 |
| EBSCO INFORMATION SERVICES SAS | 3 | 2018–2023 |
| LIFE TECHNOLOGIES SAS | 3 | 2017–2023 |
| AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES FRANCE | 3 | 2017–2023 |
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 33 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 · 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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