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Purchase of school supplies and educational materials for schools and collective reception of minors

Achat de fournitures scolaires et materiels educatifs pour les ecoles et les accueils collectifs de mineurs — original title

FRFrance · Narbonne Cedex

Your path to submission

  1. Deadline: 9 November at 17:00 — 9 days left.
  2. The submission point is stated in the notice (link on this page).
  3. Offer and evidence in: French.
  4. Collect your evidence — the eligibility requirements are listed on this page; for many of them the analysis explains how to obtain them.
Compiled automatically from notice and documents — no guarantee; the procedure's wording is binding.

What the buyer is looking for

This letter concerns the purchase and delivery of various supplies for all schools and collective receptions of minors in the municipality of Narbonne. The framework agreement will be executed by issuing order forms. Each lot will be awarded separately. The services are paid for by unit prices. Estimated amounts are indicative and include all renewal periods · School supplies, stationery and manual work<br/> · School bookstore<br/> · Educational materials, games and toys<br/>

Machine translation (EU eTranslation) — official wording via the PDF link.

Contract

TypeSupplies
Estimated value€1,680,000
Published7 Oct 2026
ProcedureOpen procedure
Place of performanceNarbonne
Framework agreement3 lots

Type of service

39 · Furniture & furnishings22 · Printed matter37 · Musical & sports goods
CPV 39162110 · 22111000 · 37524100

Clement What the numbers say about this buyer

  • 13% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (385 awards since 2015, spread over 210 companies). That is well below the sector norm (29%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 385 awards since 2015
  • The median procedure drew 3 bids (184 procedures with a bid count); 22% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 5 bids.n = 184
  • The award came in at a median 28% of the estimated value (6 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 50%.n = 6
  • 98% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (14 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 64%.n = 14
  • 11% of awards went to companies from abroad (385 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 3%.n = 385

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.

Clement
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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

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Annex 1
Specifications and annexes at the buyer — usually viewable without registration
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Administrative conditions
The full notice, official wording

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.

CompanyAwardsPeriod
SUD ESPACES VERTS62015–2019
SARL COUX52017–2026
SARL SO VERT ENVIRONNEMENT42018–2026
SAS SPIE CITYNETWORKS32018–2023
SARL AMENAGEMENTS RURAUX ET FORESTIERS32023–2026
From the recorded awards · regular winners know this buyer's requirements — that is your competition.

How often this buyer tenders this kind of work

1
2024
2
2025
6
2026
9 procedures in this category since 2019. Public procurement repeats itself — those who know the rhythm prepare instead of reacting.

Contracting authority contact

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Deadline — Monday 9 November at 17:00

Tactics

When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually about 3 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 5 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)

This procedure allows 34 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 · Furniture & furnishings, 189 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 6,054 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, Italy, Greece.

Submission language: French.

Measured from linked award data; foreign winners bidding through a local subsidiary count as domestic — the true share is higher.

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.

Read the full notice — Original + documents
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Put together the evidence — in French
Certificates, references and your price — as set out in the notice.
Submit via TED — Tenders Electronic Daily before the deadline
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