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Supply of a 300 mm bare plate storage unit
Fourniture d’une unité de stockage de plaques nues de 300 mm — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 19 November at 12:00 — 18 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, English.
- 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
Supply of a 300 mm bare plate storage unit and associated services Option 1: First-level maintenance training (Chapter 9 of the Specifications); Option 2: Advanced maintenance training (Chapter 9 of the Specifications); Option 3: Supply of an electrical transformer (point 4.1.4 of the tender specifications); Option 4: the price of the transport, including insurance, in accordance with the DAP CEA Grenoble conditions (ICC 2020 Incoterms Convention); Option 5: Warranty extension for an additional year;
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every month (54 awards, most recently October 2026) — the next award is due around December 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to Accelonix.n = 54
- 43% of awards went to companies from abroad (660 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 12%.n = 660
- 4% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (660 awards since 2017, spread over 113 companies). That is well below the sector norm (23%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 660 awards since 2017
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (480 procedures with a bid count); 38% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 480
- 19% of the bids received came from other countries (27 procedures with a bid mix) — all bidders, not just the winners. Sector: 28%.n = 27
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 28/10/2026.
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, English.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| PFEIFFER VACUUM | 5 | 2024–2026 |
| EDWARDS SAS | 4 | 2018–2025 |
| MICROTEST | 3 | 2021–2025 |
| EBARA Precision Machinery Europe | 3 | 2025 |
| 40-30 | 3 | 2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Contracting authority contact
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 51 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 12,234 procedures). A normal window for this market.
Foreign bidders
In France · Electrical machinery, 157 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,529 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, Italy, Spain.
Submission language: French, English.
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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