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Youth Aid Fund (YAF) - establishment of means of payment for the distribution of financial aid to young people
Fonds d'Aide aux Jeunes (FAJ) - établissement des moyens de paiement pour la distribution des aides financières aux jeunes — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 9 November at 11:00 — 8 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 purpose of this contract is to provide the Métropole with means of payment for the distribution of individual emergency financial assistance (FAJU) and associated services. It must be possible to award aid in the form of virtual or physical prepaid cards. The aid awarded may cover different types of predefined expenditure (food, accommodation, transport, health, etc.) according to the regulation in force. The framework agreement will be executed by issuing order forms. The services are paid for by unit prices. Estimated amounts are indicative and include all renewal periods. The Metropolis will sign a mandate agreement with the contract holder in accordance with the specifications. Any start date indicated in this notice is indicative
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 7 months (9 awards, most recently February 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around September 2026. The last award went to MICROSTORE.n = 9
- 26% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (1,122 awards since 2015, spread over 540 companies). 74% went to new names.n = 1,122 awards since 2015
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (571 procedures with a bid count); 7% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 4 bids.n = 571
- The award came in at a median 50% of the estimated value (68 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 54%.n = 68
- 8% of awards went to companies from abroad (1,122 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 5%.n = 1,122
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.
What you must prove — eligibility criteria
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 |
|---|---|---|
| ESPACES VERTS DU DAUPHINE | 10 | 2022–2026 |
| EUROVIA ALPES | 9 | 2018–2025 |
| ENTREPRISE CONVERSO | 7 | 2023–2026 |
| COLAS FRANCE | 6 | 2022–2024 |
| SOLIHA ISERE SAVOIE | 6 | 2023–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually about 4 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 9 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 33 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 · Office & computing machinery, 104 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 2,886 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, Spain, Italy.
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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