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Supply of printing papers for the University of Bordeaux
Fourniture de papiers d’imprimerie pour l’universite de bordeaux — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 26 November at 12:00 — 25 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 framework agreement is to meet the need for paper supplies for the Printing Service and its workshops in the vicinity of the University of Bordeaux. · Reprographic papers (recycled and non-recycled) · Specific papers for high volume reprographic equipment
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- The award came in at a median 91% of the estimated value (10 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 54%.n = 10
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (300 procedures with a bid count); 40% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 4 bids.n = 300
- 17% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (776 awards since 2015, spread over 439 companies). 83% went to new names.n = 776 awards since 2015
- 18% of awards went to companies from abroad (776 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 5%.n = 776
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 |
|---|---|---|
| THERMO ELECTRON SAS | 12 | 2019–2024 |
| NXO FRANCE | 6 | 2018–2025 |
| TFN PROPRETE SUD OUEST | 5 | 2015–2018 |
| LEICA MICROSYSTEMES SAS | 5 | 2017–2025 |
| TECNIPLAST FRANCE | 5 | 2017–2022 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Contracting authority contact
Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually about 4 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 2,554 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 32 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 · Office & computing machinery, 104 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 2,886 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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