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Supply of automated biological screening equipment to CEA/Grenoble
Fourniture d’un équipement de criblage biologique automatisé au CEA/Grenoble — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 16 November at 12:00 — 15 days left.
- 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 automated biological screening equipment to CEA/Grenoble. The contract includes the following options: Options with mandatory encryption: - Option 1: supply of a centrifuge with a functional communication driver for the scheduling software with a speed of 1000 rpm, 2 positions at minimum and with an ambient temperature, - Option 2: System facilitating the user's use of the washer on stand-alone for operator-side access, - Option 3: System facilitating the user's use of the stand-alone reader for operator-side access, - Option 4: Extension of the guarantee by one additional year, increasing the number of years of guarantee to two years, Options with optional encryption: - Option 5: Supply of an IT solution (e.g.: software) allowing, following an emergency shutdown or any other unforeseen event, to maintain a consistent state of the equipment, - Option 6: Supply of an IT solution…
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… enabling the platform to be connected to the existing corrugator for the management of power outages and backups in the event of power outages, - Option 7: Supply of a deliverable relating to the 3D computer-aided design of the equipment in the existing microbiological safety station, - Option 8: Extension of the guarantee by one additional year, increasing the number of guarantee years to three years,
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 4 months (10 awards, most recently August 2026) — the next award is due around December 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to THERMO ELECTRON SAS.n = 10
- 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 (20%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 660 awards since 2017
- 43% of awards went to companies from abroad (660 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 20%.n = 660
- 19% of the bids received came from other countries (27 procedures with a bid mix) — all bidders, not just the winners. Sector: 4%.n = 27
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (480 procedures with a bid count); 38% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 480
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
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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 26 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 12,234 procedures). Much tighter than usual: the first week counts.
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 · Laboratory & optical equipment, 289 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,763 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, United States, 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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