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Acquisition of mechanical production machines for high schools in the centre-VAL region of Loire
Acquisition de machines de productique mécanique a destination des lycées de la région centre-val de loire — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 17 November at 12:00 — 16 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 framework agreement will be executed by issuing order forms. Each lot will be awarded separately. The services are paid for by unit prices. The framework agreement shall be concluded for a period of 48 months from the date of notification of the contract. Any other starting date indicated in particular in the PCAA would be for information purposes only. The time limits for performance or delivery of the services shall be fixed on each order form in accordance with the provisions of the commitment document for each lot. The different high schools concerned are listed in the CCTP · PRODUCTIC MACHINES - TOURS · PRODUCTIC MACHINES - CENTRES USINAGES · MACHINE TO MEASURE TRIDIMENSIONAL · TOUR BI-BROCHE
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 80% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (145 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 37%.n = 145
- The median procedure drew 5 bids (474 procedures with a bid count); 11% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 474
- 21% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (970 awards since 2018, spread over 537 companies). 79% went to new names.n = 970 awards since 2018
- Across 8 procedures with structured selection criteria, this buyer most often required: References: services (7 of 8), Minimum turnover in the contract field (7 of 8), Minimum annual headcount (4 of 8).n = 8
- 8% of awards went to companies from abroad (970 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 9%.n = 970
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 |
|---|---|---|
| CGI FRANCE | 6 | 2019–2026 |
| IFCA | 5 | 2018–2025 |
| C.A.T / Transdev Touraine | 5 | 2018–2019 |
| TRIDENT SERVICE | 5 | 2025–2026 |
| groupe benard | 5 | 2018–2025 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually only one or two bids came in. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 7 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 21 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 12,485 procedures). Much tighter than usual: the first week counts.
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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