Supply of metal powder bed laser melting equipment (PBFLB/M)
Fourniture d’un équipement de fusion laser sur lit de poudre métallique (PBFLB/M)
France · Grenoble · how to bid here →
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 12 October at 16:00 — 8 days left.
- The submission point is stated in the notice (link on the right).
- Offer and evidence in: FRA.
- Collect your evidence — the eligibility requirements are listed above; for many of them the analysis explains how to obtain them.
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 3 months (13 awards, most recently February 2025) — by that rhythm the next award was due around May 2025. The last award went to Pfeiffer Vacuum.n = 13
- 43% of awards went to companies from abroad (656 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 9%.n = 656
- 4% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (656 awards since 2017, spread over 110 companies). That is well below the sector norm (24%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 656 awards since 2017
- 19% of the bids received came from other countries (24 procedures with a bid mix) — all bidders, not just the winners. Sector: 4%.n = 24
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (477 procedures with a bid count); 37% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 477
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 04/10/2026.
Foreign bidders
In France · Industrial machinery, 81 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,052 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, Italy, Spain.
Submission language: FRA.
Typical field: median 3 (from 12 awards).
What the buyer is looking for
CEA/LITEN wishes to acquire laser melting equipment on metal powder bed (PBFLB/M). This contract contains the following optional options: - Option 1: Supply of a volume reducer for the manufacturing facility (point 7.33 of the specification), - Option 2: Supply of a metal brush as a spreading device (point 7.3.4 of the specifications), - Option 3: Supply of a system for adjusting the shape of the laser spot (beam shaping) (point 7.3.5 of the specifications), - Option 4: Supply and integration of a thermal camera (point 7.3.7 of the tender specifications), - Option 5: The price of the transport, including insurance, according to the conditions DAP CEA Grenoble (Convention Incoterms ICC 2020).
Selection criteria — in the procurement documents
The buyer states in the notice that the selection criteria are in the procurement documents (link on the right), not in the EU form. The document analysis below extracts them from there — bid and evidence in French.
Contract
Who has won here before
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| PFEIFFER VACUUM | 5 | 2024–2026 |
| EDWARDS SAS | 4 | 2018–2025 |
| MICROTEST | 3 | 2021–2025 |
| EBARA Precision Machinery Europe | 3 | 2025 |
| Carl Zeiss | 2 | 2020–2024 |
How often this buyer tenders this
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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.