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26V0139PN - design and construction of a central kitchen
26v0139pn - conception et realisation d'une cuisine centrale — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 30 November at 12:00 — 29 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 central kitchens of the City of Toulouse provide all meals for schools and senior homes in the city. Built in 1983 for a capacity of 12,000 meals per day, they provide 36,000 today. The sanitary requirements and the needs for the evolution of meal production require the creation of a new central kitchen, adapted and with a large production capacity (40,000 meals per day). The services of this contract concern the design and construction of a central kitchen intended to ensure the production of about 40,000 meals per day for the needs of the City of Toulouse. These meals are mainly intended for schoolchildren and seniors. As an indication, the estimated amount of the work envelope is set at 26,000,000 euro(s) excluding tax, plus or minus 10% (value October 2026). This envelope will be refined in the tender phase. The construction of a central kitchen involves significant and…
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… interdependent technical constraints. These elements require an integrated and coordinated design between the designer (architector/BE) and the builder. A strict separation between studies and work would present risks of non-compliance, or non-compliance with the technical design.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 50% of the bids received came from other countries (24 procedures with a bid mix) — all bidders, not just the winners. Sector: 7%.n = 24
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 3 months (173 awards, most recently October 2026) — the next award is due around December 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to INEO MIDI PYRENEES LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON.n = 173
- The award came in at a median 31% of the estimated value (11 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 63%.n = 11
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (416 procedures with a bid count); 10% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 6 bids.n = 416
- 34% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (1,766 awards since 2015, spread over 883 companies). 66% went to new names.n = 1,766 awards since 2015
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 |
|---|---|---|
| ENTREPRISE TRAVAUX DE RAVALEMENT ETR | 13 | 2016–2019 |
| TECHNICERAM | 9 | 2017–2019 |
| CARO TP | 9 | 2019–2026 |
| TUNZINI Toulouse | 9 | 2016–2019 |
| TECHNI CERAM | 9 | 2015–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually 5 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 73 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 40 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 12,485 procedures). Much more generous than usual — time for a thorough bid rather than a quick one.
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 · Construction work, 1,690 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 46,697 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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