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Business Objects software maintenance, updates and associated support services for the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis
Maintenance logiciel Business Objects, prestations de mises à jour et assistance associées pour la Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 27 November at 12:00 — 27 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
The subject of this contract is the corrective and evolutionary maintenance of the Business Objects licence pool and the upgrading and assistance services on the associated technical environment for the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis. The services expected of the contractor are as follows: - For the flat-rate part, it is a question of ensuring • Corrective maintenance and support • Evolutionary, adaptive and regulatory maintenance - For the order form part, it is a question of providing occasional additional services in order to meet the needs expressed by MAMP as part of its decision-making IT infrastructure, namely: • On-site or remote assistance mission, • Additional developments (study, technical assistance, development, etc.), • Installation or upgrading of BO servers.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (18 awards, most recently March 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around May 2026. The last award went to CITINNOV SAS.n = 18
- 29% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (1,684 awards since 2016, spread over 777 companies). 71% went to new names.n = 1,684 awards since 2016
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (1,013 procedures with a bid count); 11% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 5 bids.n = 1,013
- The award came in at a median 77% of the estimated value (140 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 81%.n = 140
- 3% of awards went to companies from abroad (1,684 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 7%.n = 1,684
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 31/10/2026.
Selection criteria — via the ESPD
The buyer states in the notice that eligibility is proven through the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD); the concrete requirements are in the tender documents. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ATIS | 14 | 2017–2025 |
| SNEF | 9 | 2016–2026 |
| GREGORI PROVENCE | 8 | 2017–2025 |
| GAGNERAUD CONSTRUCTION | 7 | 2017–2026 |
| SAFEGE | 6 | 2024–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually 9 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 15 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 38 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 12,234 procedures). Much more generous than usual — time for a thorough bid rather than a quick one.
Foreign bidders
In France · IT services, 232 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 4,707 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, Belgium, 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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