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Supply and delivery of natural gas and related services
Fourniture et acheminement en gaz naturel et services associés — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 12 November at 12:00 — 12 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 purpose of this contract is to define the terms and conditions for the supply and delivery of natural gas to the delivery points of the Municipality of Saint-Calais and the provision of associated services.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 53% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (20 awards since 2024, spread over 10 companies). That is well above the sector norm (26%) — newcomers have a harder time here than elsewhere.n = 20 awards since 2024
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (8 procedures with a bid count); 0% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 4 bids.n = 8
- Not one of the 20 awards with a known winner country has gone to a foreign company so far. Sector average: 5%.n = 20
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 25/10/2026.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| SARRE ET MOSELLE | 2 | 2024 |
| VALIFRUIT | 2 | 2025 |
| CHARCUTERIE COSME | 2 | 2025 |
| AXA France IARD | 2 | 2024 |
| SOC AIXOISE DE GESTION D ASSURANCES | 2 | 2024 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually about 4 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 2,026 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 22 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 12,234 procedures). Much tighter than usual: the first week counts.
Foreign bidders
In France · Petroleum & fuels, 90 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 2,289 recorded awards) — mostly from Spain, Germany, Netherlands.
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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