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Work to overhaul the storage and pumping of the Balingue drinking water plant
Travaux de refonte du stockage et pompage de l'usine d'eau potable de la Balingue — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 9 November at 12:00 — 8 days left. Two-stage procedure: by this deadline you submit a request to participate (proof of eligibility). Only shortlisted firms are then invited to submit a tender.
- 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
Redesign work on the storage and pumping of the Balingue drinking water plant - relaunch of lot 3 only · Civil engineering and building
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 3 months (44 awards, most recently July 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around September 2026. The last award went to SOCOVATP.n = 44
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (157 procedures with a bid count); 11% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 6 bids.n = 157
- 33% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (207 awards since 2024, spread over 75 companies). 67% went to new names.n = 207 awards since 2024
- 8% of awards went to companies from abroad (207 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 4%.n = 207
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 |
|---|---|---|
| ARTELIA | 9 | 2024–2026 |
| SAUR | 8 | 2024–2025 |
| SOCOVA TP | 5 | 2024–2025 |
| DLE OUEST | 5 | 2024–2026 |
| SOCOVATP | 4 | 2025–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually 5 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 38 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 · Construction work, 1,690 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 46,697 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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