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Supply of line A track equipment for the Orléans Métropole tramway
Fourniture d'appareils de voies ligne A du tramway d'Orléans Métropole — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 18 November at 12:00 — 17 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
This non-allocated consultation will result in a global, all-inclusive price contract. The deadlines for performance of the services are set out in the specifications.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- The award came in at a median 130% of the estimated value (19 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too low here. Sector: 58%.n = 19
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 3 months (11 awards, most recently December 2025) — by that rhythm the next award was due around April 2026. The last award went to EIFFAGE ENERGIE SYSTEMES - CENTRE LOIRE.n = 11
- 22% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (1,115 awards since 2017, spread over 519 companies). 78% went to new names.n = 1,115 awards since 2017
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (520 procedures with a bid count); 17% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 520
- 11% of awards went to companies from abroad (1,115 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 4%.n = 1,115
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sa J Richard | 9 | 2018–2022 |
| INEO RESEAUX CENTRE | 8 | 2018–2023 |
| VAL SOLOGNE BROYAGE | 7 | 2020–2026 |
| EIFFAGE ENERGIE SYSTEMES - CENTRE LOIRE | 7 | 2022–2025 |
| SAS EUROVIA CENTRE LOIRE | 6 | 2017–2022 |
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 9 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 · 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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