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Purchase of vans and large vans / DIM- National DAA
Achat de fourgons et grands fourgons / DIM- National DAA — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 16 November at 14:00 — 15 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
Purchase of vans and large vans / DIM- National DAA This procedure is carried out in two stages: -the application phase: open to all candidates. It is intended to collect expressions of interest from candidates for the procedure. During this phase, candidates must complete an administrative file to prove their technical and financial capacity. -the tender phase: it will be accessible only to candidates who have had their application validated by the buyer and who will be invited to submit a technical and financial offer on the basis of the specifications that will be sent later. Tenderers are already reminded that this consultation includes minimum requirements. Responses that do not meet these minimum requirements will be declared "irregular" and eliminated. Candidates are therefore invited to take care of their application file as well as their response file on the tender part. They…
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… are also invited to make them duly completed and structured. · This procedure is carried out in two stages: -the application phase: open to all candidates. It is intended to collect expressions of interest from candidates for the procedure. During this phase, candidates must complete an administrative file to prove their technical and financial capacity. -the tender phase: it will be accessible only to candidates who have had their application validated by the buyer and who will be invited to submit a technical and financial offer on the basis of the specifications that will be sent later. Tenderers are already reminded that this consultation includes minimum requirements. Responses that do not meet these minimum requirements will be declared "irregular" and eliminated. Candidates are therefore invited to take care of their application file as well as their response file on the tender part. They are also invited to make them duly completed and structured. -Financial capacity rated out of 100 and weighted at 20%: this criterion will be assessed against the following sub-criteria. 1- Overall turnover over the last three financial years available: Balance sheets 2025, 2024, 2023 (50%) 2- Turnover over the last three financial years available, relating to the supply of commercial vehicles: CA share vans and large vans 2025, 2024, 2023 (50%) Candidates are rated on the quality and completeness of their administrative file which must also include DC1, DC2, DC4 ... and certificates of tax and social regularity, insurance RC ... The criteria for selecting applications are: -Technical capacity scored out of 100 and weighted at 80%: this criterion will be assessed against the following sub-criteria. 1- Reference in the supply of commercial vehicles: Supply of 3 similar (segment and volume) and recent (minimum 2024) customer references (50%) 2-Human, technical and logistical resources available in this product segment: Description of resources available (50%) - Financial capacity rated out of 100 and weighted at 20%: this criterion will be assessed against the following sub-criteria. 1- Overall turnover over the last three financial years available: Balance sheets 2025, 2024, 2023 (50%) 2- Turnover over the last three financial years available, relating to the supply of commercial vehicles: CA share vans and large vans 2025, 2024, 2023 (50%) Candidates are rated on the quality and completeness of their administrative file which must also include DC1, DC2, DC4 ... and certificates of tax and social regularities, RC insurance ...
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 46% of awards went to companies from abroad (297 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 4%.n = 297
- 4% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (297 awards since 2017, spread over 74 companies). That is well below the sector norm (30%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 297 awards since 2017
- The award came in at a median 96% of the estimated value (8 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 58%.n = 8
- The median procedure drew 5 bids (133 procedures with a bid count); 0% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 133
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 |
|---|---|---|
| THOM COM | 4 | 2025–2026 |
| PHINELEC | 3 | 2025–2026 |
| SOCIETE LAONNOISE DE TRAVAUX PUBLICS | 2 | 2021–2025 |
| RACCOPRO | 2 | 2025–2026 |
| ORKA | 2 | 2025–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually about 3 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 4 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 12,485 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 · Transport equipment, 219 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 6,162 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, Italy, 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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