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Provision of transport, accommodation and vehicle rental services
Prestations de services de transport, d'hébergement et de location de véhicules — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 16 November at 12:00 — 15 days 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
The buyer acts as coordinator of an Order Grouping concluded between the City of Saint-Nazaire, CARENE, CCAS de Saint-Nazaire and CIAS de l'Agglomération nazairienne. Single-award framework service agreement giving rise to the issue of order forms Structure Non-allocated procedure
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- The median procedure drew 6 bids (570 procedures with a bid count); 2% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 570
- 23% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (594 awards since 2018, spread over 258 companies). 77% went to new names.n = 594 awards since 2018
- The award came in at a median 68% of the estimated value (19 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 86%.n = 19
- Across 7 procedures with structured selection criteria, this buyer most often required: Trade register enrolment (7 of 7), Minimum annual headcount (7 of 7), Minimum annual turnover (7 of 7), Equipment, plant and technical facilities (5 of 7).n = 7
- 3% of awards went to companies from abroad (594 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 4%.n = 594
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 25/10/2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| PEPINIERES ENVIRONNEMENT SERVICES | 5 | 2024–2026 |
| AXIMA CONCEPT | 5 | 2024–2026 |
| GSF CELTUS | 4 | 2024–2026 |
| ROSSI | 4 | 2024–2026 |
| VALMONT FRANCE | 3 | 2024–2025 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually about 3 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 786 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 42 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 12,234 procedures). Much more generous than usual — time for a thorough bid rather than a quick one.
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 support services, 30 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 853 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, Italy, United Kingdom.
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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