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Operation of thermal installations in departmental buildings (excluding colleges)
Exploitation des installations thermiques des bâtiments départementaux (hors collèges) — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 13 November at 12:00 — 12 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 contract is of mixed form with a flat-rate share (P2 and P3) and a share for purchase orders (P5). The contract includes both services and works. The part relating to the provision of services is predominant. This is a PFI (Service and Package - Integrity) type contract. It includes the following services: - P2: Operation, maintenance, preventive and corrective maintenance of installations for the production and distribution of heating, domestic hot water, air-conditioning, ventilation and related installations; - P3: GER services for major maintenance and renewal of thermal installations, with full guarantee and transparent management. This part covers repairs and replacement, identical or with identical function, of all defective equipment related to thermal installations in such a way as to maintain them in good continuous working order. - P5: Carrying out work related to the maintenance of installations and relating to the compliance or/and improvement of equipment
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 63% of the bids received came from other countries (254 procedures with a bid mix) — all bidders, not just the winners. Sector: 6%.n = 254
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (6 awards, most recently August 2025) — by that rhythm the next award was due around November 2025. The last award went to ENGIE ENERGIE SERVICES - ENGIE Solutions.n = 6
- The award came in at a median 36% of the estimated value (28 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 70%.n = 28
- The median procedure drew 5 bids (387 procedures with a bid count); 6% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 387
- 24% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (588 awards since 2021, spread over 294 companies). 76% went to new names.n = 588 awards since 2021
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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| MEDICAL GOUIN | 5 | 2022–2025 |
| COLAS FRANCE AGENCE ETAMPES | 5 | 2023–2026 |
| PULITA | 4 | 2022–2025 |
| INAPA FRANCE | 4 | 2025 |
| CHOUFFOT SAS | 4 | 2025 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually only one or two bids came in. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 6 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 30 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 · Repair & maintenance, 300 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 9,400 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, Spain, Romania.
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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