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Public transit services in the territory of the CCHF
Prestations de transport en commun sur le territoire de la CCHF — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 13 November at 11:30 — 12 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 Communauté de Communes des Hauts de Flandre (CCHF) adopted the ‘mobility’ competence in July 2021 as part of the opportunity offered to the Communities of Communes, by the Mobility Orientation Law, to address the issue of mobilities. In this context of the development of alternative modes of transport to cars and in particular public transport, the CCHF wishes to offer its inhabitants new experimental services, intended for all audiences and for any reason. · Continuation of the experimentation of a North/South regular public transport line · Continuation of the experimentation of three East/West regular public transport lines
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 3 months (5 awards, most recently February 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around May 2026. The last award went to SAS Autocars SCHOONAERT.n = 5
- 44% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (33 awards since 2017, spread over 7 companies). That is well above the sector norm (26%) — newcomers have a harder time here than elsewhere.n = 33 awards since 2017
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (32 procedures with a bid count); 25% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 32
- 3% of awards went to companies from abroad (33 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 4%.n = 33
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 |
|---|---|---|
| CARS DELGRANGE | 6 | 2025 |
| COLAS FRANCE | 4 | 2025 |
| SAS Autocars SCHOONAERT | 4 | 2025–2026 |
| SARL EUROVIA | 2 | 2025 |
| SOSETP | 2 | 2025 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, there was usually a single bid in the end. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 5 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 31 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 · Transport services, 150 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 3,736 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, Italy, Belgium.
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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