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The provision of network and server infrastructure for the Department of Bouches-du-Rhône’s Department of Education and Colleges
La fourniture d’infrastructures réseaux et serveurs pour la direction de l’éducation et des collèges du Département des Bouches-du-Rhône — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 9 November at 12:00 — 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 provision of network and server infrastructure for the Department of Bouches-du-Rhône’s Department of Education and Colleges’, consisting of two lots as follows: - Lot 1: Contract for the supply of ‘network’ infrastructure, including associated equipment, licences, media and services; in order to ensure the continuity and modernisation of college network infrastructures, it is necessary to have a contract dedicated to the provision and support of network and SD-WAN equipment, including physical hardware, virtual machines, software and associated services such as licences and media. - Lot 2: Contract for the supply of ‘server’ infrastructure, including associated equipment, licences, media and services; In order to ensure the continuity and modernisation of the server infrastructure of the college information system, it is necessary to have a dedicated contract for the provision,…
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… maintenance and support of server and storage equipment, as well as related software, licenses and services. · For Lot 1, in order to ensure the continuity and modernisation of college network infrastructures, it is necessary to have a contract dedicated to the supply and support of network and SD-WAN equipment, including physical hardware, virtual machines, software and associated services such as licences and media. · For Lot 2, in order to ensure the continuity and modernisation of the server infrastructure of the college information system, it is necessary to have a contract dedicated to the supply, maintenance and support of server and storage equipment, as well as software, licenses and related services
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 7% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (425 awards since 2019, spread over 156 companies). That is well below the sector norm (25%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 425 awards since 2019
- The median procedure drew 7 bids (296 procedures with a bid count); 11% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 4 bids.n = 296
- The award came in at a median 57% of the estimated value (31 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 54%.n = 31
- 2% of awards went to companies from abroad (425 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 5%.n = 425
- Across 21 procedures with structured selection criteria, this buyer most often required: Professional register enrolment (13 of 21), References: services (10 of 21), Minimum annual turnover (10 of 21), Minimum annual headcount (7 of 21).n = 21
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
Renseignement concernant la situation juridique de l'entreprise : Formulaire DC1 (lettre de candidature) et Formulaire DC2 (déclaration du candidat) ou Document Unique de Marché Européen (D.U.M.E.). Le candidat doit indiquer être inscrit sur un registre profes… read in fullcollapse
Renseignements concernant la capacité économique et financière d l'entreprise : Déclaration concernant le chiffre d'affaires global et le chiffre d'affaires concernant les prestations objet du contrat, réalisées au cours des trois derniers exercices disponible… read in fullcollapse
Renseignement concernant la situation juridique de l'entreprise : Formulaire DC1 (lettre de candidature) et Formulaire DC2 (déclaration du candidat) ou Document Unique de Marché Européen (D.U.M.E.). Renseignements relatifs à l’aptitude à exercer l’activité pro… read in fullcollapse
Renseignement concernant la capacité économique et financière de l'entreprise : Déclaration concernant le chiffre d'affaires global et le chiffre d'affaires concernant les prestations objet du contrat, réalisées au cours des trois derniers exercices disponible… read in fullcollapse
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 |
|---|---|---|
| SETEC ORGANISATION | 3 | 2026 |
| BUCHER MUNICIPAL COUDES SARL | 2 | 2025 |
| SOPRA STERIA | 2 | 2024–2025 |
| INETUM | 2 | 2024–2025 |
| EQUATION | 2 | 2025 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually about 4 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 2,554 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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