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Automated tram wheel measurement system at parade (SMAR): supply, installation, commissioning and maintenance in operational conditions, RATP T2 line and railway tram lines
Système de mesure automatisée des roues de tramway au défilé (SMAR) : fourniture, installation, mise en service et maintien en conditions opérationnelles, ligne T2 et lignes de tramway fer de la RATP — original title
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- Deadline for requests to participate: 6 November at 18:00 — 6 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
The purpose of this notice is to set up a single-holder, non-allotment, minimum and maximum contract expressed in quantities, executed by delivery and service orders, the purpose of which is, for each site equipped with: the design, supply, installation and commissioning of a measuring device at the tram wheel profile parade (laser sensors, cameras, lighting, cabinet, processing and communication modules); the supply, configuration and commissioning of the software for reconstructing and operating the wheel profiles and its integration into the RATP maintenance information system; location study and infrastructural integration services; testing, metrological validation and an accompanying probationary period of six months; documentation in French and training for maintainers; the three-year guarantee from final acceptance, including maintenance of the device and software; supply of spare…
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… parts and obsolescence management (availability guaranteed for 15 years); on order, post-guarantee maintenance. Minimum (firm commitment): T2 line equipment, i.e. two (2) devices in the process of being stored at the Issy-les-Moulineaux and Colombes maintenance and storage sites, with software, commissioning, regular service verification and a three-year warranty from final acceptance. Maximum: a total of eight (8) devices on all railway tram lines (T1, T2, T3a, T3b, T7, T8), the connection of five additional lines to the software, the post-guarantee maintenance of the eight devices and the software until the end of the contract, the wheel measuring capacity of 370 mm for eight devices (optional line) and the provision of technical expertise, within the maximum quantities laid down in Article 17 of the draft contract. The preparatory works for routing the networks and civil engineering are carried out by RATP outside the market. · See the description of the procedure (BT-24): Single market, not alloti. Minimum: two measuring devices at the parade on the T2 line with software, commissioning, regular six-month service check and three-year warranty from final acceptance. Maximum: eight devices in total on the six railway tram lines, post-guarantee maintenance, optional 370 mm line and technical expertise, within the limits of the maximum quantities laid down in Article 17 of the draft contract.
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Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (52 awards, most recently June 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around August 2026. The last award went to SCHUNK CARBON TECH.n = 52
- 4% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (1,288 awards since 2017, spread over 323 companies). That is well below the sector norm (31%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 1,288 awards since 2017
- 98% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (50 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 47%.n = 50
- 17% of awards went to companies from abroad (1,288 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 4%.n = 1,288
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (607 procedures with a bid count); 6% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 607
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 25/10/2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| EIFFAGE RAIL | 4 | 2023–2025 |
| SOGEA ILE DE FRANCE | 4 | 2019–2026 |
| Chantiers Modernes Construction | 4 | 2019–2025 |
| ALSTOM TRANSPORT SA | 4 | 2021–2026 |
| CAPGEMINI TECHNOLOGY SERVICES | 3 | 2024–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually about 4 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 13 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 22 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 12,234 procedures). Much tighter than usual: the first week counts.
Foreign bidders
In France · Transport equipment, 219 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 6,162 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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