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Supply of gift cards and social assistance cards to the community of Sorbonne University
Fourniture de cartes-cadeau et de cartes d’aide sociale à destination de la communauté de Sorbonne Université — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 10 November at 12:00 — 9 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 subject of this contract is the supply of gift cards and social assistance cards to the community of Sorbonne University. · End-of-year gift cards for Sorbonne University staff and their children. · Prizes or awards awarded through gift cards to Sorbonne University staff and students · Emergency and exceptional financial assistance given through a social card to Sorbonne University staff
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 16% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (576 awards since 2017, spread over 335 companies). That is well below the sector norm (29%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 576 awards since 2017
- The median procedure drew 5 bids (278 procedures with a bid count); 19% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 5 bids.n = 278
- 12% of awards went to companies from abroad (576 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 7%.n = 576
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.
Eligibility analysis from the tender documents
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 |
|---|---|---|
| ILLUMINA FRANCE SARL | 5 | 2019–2023 |
| AIR LIQUIDE FRANCE INDUSTRIE | 5 | 2018–2022 |
| AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES FRANCE | 5 | 2019–2023 |
| THERMO ELECTRON SAS | 4 | 2018–2022 |
| MESSER FRANCE | 3 | 2018–2022 |
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Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually 5 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 1,543 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.
Foreign bidders
In France · Clothing & footwear, 103 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,757 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, Italy, Spain.
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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