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Acquisition of a scanning electron microscope for the Laboratory for the Study of Microstructures and Mechanics of Materials (LEM3) at the University of Lorraine
Acquisition d’un microscope électronique à balayage pour le Laboratoire d’Etude des Microstructures et de Mécanique des Matériaux (LEM3) de l’université de Lorraine — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 2 November at 16:00 — 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 consultation is the supply, delivery, installation, putting into working order, training in the use and operations of first-level preventive and curative maintenance and the guarantee of a scanning electron microscope for the Laboratory for the Study of Microstructures and Mechanics of Materials (LEM3) of the University of Lorraine · This contract comprises a firm tranche covering the supply, delivery, installation, putting into working order, training in the use and operations of first-level preventive and curative maintenance and the guarantee of a scanning electron microscope for the Laboratory for the Study of Microstructures and Mechanics of Materials (LEM3) of the University of Lorraine and an optional tranche covering a 3-year guarantee extension beyond the basic guarantee proposed under the firm tranche.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 3 months (8 awards, most recently April 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around July 2026. The last award went to HORIBA FRANCE SAS.n = 8
- 14% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (938 awards since 2015, spread over 537 companies). 86% went to new names.n = 938 awards since 2015
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (362 procedures with a bid count); 25% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 362
- 13% of awards went to companies from abroad (938 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 21%.n = 938
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Entreprise Adaptée APPS | 9 | 2015–2022 |
| CARONET | 6 | 2015–2023 |
| Synergie 4 | 4 | 2022 |
| ENTREPRISE ADAPTEE APPS | 4 | 2018–2025 |
| FEI FRANCE | 4 | 2023–2025 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
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Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually only one or two bids came in. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 8 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 · 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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