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Supply of a gas compression unit (compressor pack) - Castelnau-de-Médoc biomethane reverse station
Fourniture d'une unité de compression de gaz (package compresseur) - station de rebours biométhane de Castelnau-de-Médoc — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 16 November at 14:00 — 15 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 consultation is to supply a containerised gas compression unit (compressor and air heater pack) enabling biomethane to be reversed from a distribution network to a higher pressure network at the Castelnau-de-Médoc (Gironde) site. The contract includes studies, manufacture, supply, transport, on-site installation, preparation for commissioning and commissioning, performance testing and acceptance of the installation, training of Régaz agents and, in optional stages, preventive and corrective maintenance. The compressor package is one of the distinct markets of the reverse station operation (compressor package, EIA package, piping package and GC), viewed separately.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 40% of awards went to companies from abroad (10 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 9%.n = 10
- 0% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (10 awards since 2018, all to one company). That is well below the sector norm (24%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 10 awards since 2018
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 |
|---|---|---|
| SUEZ DIGITAL SOLUTIONS | 1 | 2018 |
Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually about 3 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 959 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 20 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 · Industrial machinery, 82 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,068 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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