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COM – External inspection – Earthworks laboratory, shape layer, drainage and waterproofing of basins
COM – Contrôle extérieur – Laboratoire terrassements, couche de forme, assainissement et étanchéité des bassins — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 23 November at 15:00 — 22 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
Exterior control services for earthworks, shape layer, remediation and waterproofing of the basins as part of the development work for the Contournement Ouest de Montpellier (COM). Exterior control services include, under the supervision of the project manager: on-site checks, checks on the cuttings, embankments, PST and shape layer, control of the special works to reinforce the slopes, stiffening of boreholes, waterproofing checks of the basins and longitudinal remediation with video inspections Length of motorway and road concerned: 3 km + 6.5 km. Approximately 800 000 m3 of cuttings, 600 000 m3 of embankments and 130 000 m3 of shape layer, 9 basins, acoustic hailing, hailing and landscape modelling.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every month (89 awards, most recently August 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around October 2026. The last award went to CEREMA SUD OUEST.n = 89
- 17% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (88 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 81%.n = 88
- 15% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (527 awards since 2018, spread over 206 companies). 85% went to new names.n = 527 awards since 2018
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (495 procedures with a bid count); 3% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 5 bids.n = 495
- 9% of awards went to companies from abroad (527 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 7%.n = 527
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 |
|---|---|---|
| COLAS FRANCE | 8 | 2024–2026 |
| EUROVIA GRANDS PROJETS FRANCE | 8 | 2024–2026 |
| FREYSSINET FRANCE | 7 | 2024–2026 |
| AXIMUM | 6 | 2024–2026 |
| SIXENSE ENGINEERING | 6 | 2024–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually 6 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 84 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 34 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 12,485 procedures). A normal window for this market.
The deadline falls on a Monday — your last full working day is the Friday before. Have evidence and guarantees together by Thursday.
Foreign bidders
In France · Architecture & engineering, 1,026 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 25,498 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, Spain, Italy.
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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