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Manufacture of bulletproof vests with discrete PORT and Apparent PORT
Fabrication de gilets pare-balles a port discret et a port apparent — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 3 December at 15:00 — 32 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 — use the eligibility analysis on this page: it lists the requirements and, for known certificates, how to get them.
What the buyer is looking for
MANUFACTURE OF GILETS PARE-BALLES A PORT DISCRET AND A PORT APPARENT · Bulletproof vest discreet port and cover equatorial area · Bulletproof vest discreet/apparent full port + Cover discreet and apparent port
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 0% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (9 awards since 2026, all to one company). That is well below the sector norm (37%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 9 awards since 2026
- The median procedure drew 9 bids (9 procedures with a bid count); 0% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 4 bids.n = 9
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.
Eligibility analysis from the tender documents
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 |
|---|---|---|
| LEO MINOR | 1 | 2026 |
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 623 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 38 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 12,485 procedures). Much more generous than usual — time for a thorough bid rather than a quick one.
Foreign bidders
In France · Security & defence, 19 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 677 recorded awards).
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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