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Supply of industrial GAS and rental of bottles, one year renewable 3 times
Fourniture de gaz industriel et location de bouteilles, un an renouvelable 3 fois — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 9 November at 17:00 — 8 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 consultation launched by a grouping of orders between Le Mans Métropole and the City of Le Mans. Grouping coordinator: Le Mans Metropole. It is a framework agreement with order forms with a minimum and a maximum of one year, renewable three times from 01/01/2027 or from its date of notification if later. Lot 1 in LMM: mini: EUR 500/max: EUR 50 000 for the initial period (same for each renewal period) Lot 1 in VDM: mini: EUR 500/max: EUR 25 000 for the initial period (same for each renewal period) Lot 2 in LMM: mini: EUR 500/max: EUR 50 000 for the initial period (same for each renewal period) Lot 2 in VDM: mini: EUR 500/max: EUR 25 000 for the initial period (same for each renewal period) The framework agreement will be executed by issuing order forms. The maximum duration of execution of the order forms is 15 days. Each lot will be awarded separately. The services are paid for by unit prices · Supply and rental of industrial gas · Supply of propane - butane - carburetor gas
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 20% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (916 awards since 2016, spread over 361 companies). That is well below the sector norm (32%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 916 awards since 2016
- The award came in at a median 88% of the estimated value (67 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 67%.n = 67
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (884 procedures with a bid count); 20% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 884
- 57% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (687 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 41%.n = 687
- 6% of the bids received came from other countries (687 procedures with a bid mix) — all bidders, not just the winners. Sector: 1%.n = 687
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 |
|---|---|---|
| CENOVIA CITES | 6 | 2025–2026 |
| GARCZYNSKI TRAPLOIR | 5 | 2024–2025 |
| DEKRA INDUSTRIAL | 5 | 2024–2026 |
| INEO ATLANTIQUE | 5 | 2024–2026 |
| COLAS FRANCE ETABLISSEMENT DU MANS | 4 | 2024–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually 7 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 11 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 32 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 · Chemical products, 25 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 754 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, Portugal, 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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