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Acquisition of a time-of-flight mass spectrometer (TOF-MS) for online analysis of thin film deposition processes for battery materials
Acquisition d'un spectromètre de masse à temps de vol (TOF-MS) pour l'analyse en ligne des procédés de dépôt de couches minces destinées aux matériaux de batteries — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 3 November at 14:00 — 2 days left.
- The submission point is stated in the notice (link on this page).
- Offer and evidence in: French.
- Collect your evidence — use the eligibility analysis on this page: it lists the requirements and, for known certificates, how to get them.
What the buyer is looking for
The subject of this contract is therefore the supply, installation, commissioning and training of a time-of-flight mass spectrometer (TOF-MS) for the real-time analysis of process gases within a thin film deposition platform dedicated to the development of battery materials.
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 MICROTEST.n = 18
- 74% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (12 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 23%.n = 12
- The median procedure drew just one bid (72 procedures with a bid count); 54% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 72
- 9% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (78 awards since 2020, spread over 46 companies). 91% went to new names.n = 78 awards since 2020
- 19% of the bids received came from other countries (12 procedures with a bid mix) — all bidders, not just the winners. Sector: 4%.n = 12
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.
Eligibility analysis from the tender documents
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Quantum Design SAS | 3 | 2025–2026 |
| AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES FRANCE | 2 | 2024 |
| EUROPE SERVICES PROPRETE | 2 | 2021 |
| Rohde & Schwarz FRANCE | 2 | 2024–2026 |
| Société de Recherches et Développements Automobiles CAR&D | 2 | 2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, there was usually a single bid in the end. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 18 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 12,485 procedures). A normal window for this market.
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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