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Supply of a stringer shingle
Fourniture d’un stringer shingle — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 9 November at 16:00 — 8 days left. Two-stage procedure: by this deadline you submit a request to participate (proof of eligibility). Only shortlisted firms are then invited to submit a tender.
- 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
CEA/LITEN wishes to acquire stringer shingle equipment. This contract includes the following mandatory costing options: - Option 1: a length of the tiles [50 mm; 156.75 mm], - Option 2: a tile thickness (wafer) of < 60 μm, - Option 3: System for adding connectors at the beginning and end of shingle chains/matrixes according to the ECA method, - Option 4: System to automatically discharge any matrix or tile produced. The contract includes the following optional encryption options: - Option 5: System cleaning system between two production cycles, - Option 6: the price of transport, including insurance, according to DAP CEA Grenoble conditions.
Contract
Type of service
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 EDWARDS SAS.n = 13
- 43% of awards went to companies from abroad (660 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 9%.n = 660
- 4% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (660 awards since 2017, spread over 113 companies). That is well below the sector norm (24%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 660 awards since 2017
- 18% of the bids received came from other countries (28 procedures with a bid mix) — all bidders, not just the winners. Sector: 4%.n = 28
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (481 procedures with a bid count); 38% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 481
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 |
|---|---|---|
| PFEIFFER VACUUM | 5 | 2024–2026 |
| EDWARDS SAS | 4 | 2018–2025 |
| MICROTEST | 3 | 2021–2025 |
| EBARA Precision Machinery Europe | 3 | 2025 |
| 40-30 | 3 | 2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
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Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually about 3 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 12 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 35 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 12,485 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 · Industrial machinery, 82 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,068 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, Italy, 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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