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Framework agreement for stays in Europe and long distance, visits to a European city-region, provision of CAR excursion services, CAR transport and cruise services
Accord-cadre de sejours en europe et longue distance, de visite d'une ville-region europeenne, de prestations de services d'excursions en car, de transport en car et de croisiere — 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
Purchase of stays, cruises, excursions and coach transport for senior citizens in the territory · Lot 1: Discovery trip stay in Europe · Lot 2: Visit to a European city-region · Lot 3: Day or short-stay coach trips · Lot 4: Long-haul discovery journey – Lot 5: Transport by coach · Lot 6: Norwegian Fjords Cruise
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 0% of the bids received came from other countries (14 procedures with a bid mix) — all bidders, not just the winners. Sector: 35%.n = 14
- 14% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (784 awards since 2015, spread over 450 companies). That is well below the sector norm (26%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 784 awards since 2015
- 90% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (14 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 50%.n = 14
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (256 procedures with a bid count); 24% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 256
- 7% of awards went to companies from abroad (784 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 4%.n = 784
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 |
|---|---|---|
| ADORA VOYAGES | 10 | 2016–2026 |
| EDENRED FRANCE | 9 | 2018–2026 |
| API RESTAURATION | 7 | 2018–2026 |
| SMACL | 6 | 2018–2023 |
| SMACL ASSURANCES | 6 | 2016–2023 |
Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually about 3 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 3,277 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 29 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 12,485 procedures). Much tighter than usual: the first week counts.
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 · Transport services, 150 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 3,736 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, Italy, Belgium.
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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