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Attribution and annual monitoring of the Region's issuer rating, rating of short-term marketable securities and EMTN programmes, rating of sub-programme issues
Attribution et suivi annuel de la note émetteur de la Région, notation des programmes de titres négociables à court terme et EMTN, notation des émissions sous-programme — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 24 November at 16:00 — 23 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 assignment and intermediate review of the long-term and short-term issuer ratings of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region, - the rating of the short-term marketable securities programme or NEU CP, - the rating of the Euro Medium Term Note Programme, - the specific rating of issues under the EMTN programme. The precise definition of the need is set out in the CCTP Pursuant to Article L 2113-11 of the CCP, the choice not to award this contract is justified on the following grounds: devolution into separate lots may make it technically difficult to perform the services because they are intrinsically linked to: indeed, the rating of an EMTN programme, or the specific rating of an EMTN sub-programme issue, derives from the issuing rating of the authority, as does the rating of a short-term marketable securities programme. It is therefore not relevant or…
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… conceivable to separate the services. The market is not in tranches. The procurement procedure is open invitation to tender (R2124-2 1° of the Public Procurement Code) The consultation concerns a composite contract - Part of a flat-rate contract - Part of a framework agreement within the meaning of Articles R. 2162-2 et seq. of the Public Procurement Code concluded with an economic operator. The "framework agreement" part sets out all the contractual stipulations, it will be executed as and when order forms are issued under the conditions set out in Articles R. 2162-13 and R. 2162-14 of the Public Procurement Code. The framework agreement shall be concluded without a minimum amount and for a maximum amount of EUR 30 000 (excluding VAT) over two years.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (126 awards, most recently August 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around October 2026. The last award went to COMBACK.n = 126
- 22% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (3,170 awards since 2015, spread over 1,503 companies). 78% went to new names.n = 3,170 awards since 2015
- The median procedure drew 5 bids (1,646 procedures with a bid count); 9% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 6 bids.n = 1,646
- 11% of awards went to companies from abroad (3,170 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 6%.n = 3,170
- Across 12 procedures with structured selection criteria, this buyer most often required: References: services (11 of 12), Minimum annual headcount (9 of 12), Minimum turnover in the contract field (9 of 12), Minimum annual turnover (6 of 12).n = 12
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 |
|---|---|---|
| INEO PROVENCE ET COTE D AZUR | 11 | 2025–2026 |
| Autocars Sumian | 11 | 2017–2026 |
| INDDIGO | 9 | 2016–2020 |
| SCAL | 9 | 2015–2025 |
| DEKRA INDUSTRIAL | 8 | 2018–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually 6 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 124 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 30 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 12,485 procedures). A normal window for this market.
Foreign bidders
In France · Business services, 580 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 12,385 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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