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Cybersecurity audit services - Line C of the Toulouse metro
Prestations d'audits de cybersécurité - Ligne C du métro Toulousain — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 6 November at 12:00 — 5 days left.
- 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
This consultation concerns the performance of a set of audits on the system of the new Line C metro in Toulouse. The Line C project consists of the construction of a new automatic metro line serving the metropolitan area of Toulouse by 2028, from Colomiers to Labège. Cybersecurity audits are scheduled to start in March 2027. The objective of this audit package is to: -Ensure the correct secure configuration of critical equipment -Test the effective implementation of subsystem security measures -Detect any specific vulnerabilities through an exploratory approach Thus, cybersecurity audits will cover the performance of the following services: -An architecture audit -A configuration audit -An organizational and physical audit -An intrusion test
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 34% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (453 awards since 2024, spread over 160 companies). That is well above the sector norm (20%) — newcomers have a harder time here than elsewhere.n = 453 awards since 2024
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (433 procedures with a bid count); 13% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 5 bids.n = 433
- 4% of awards went to companies from abroad (453 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 7%.n = 453
- Across 12 procedures with structured selection criteria, this buyer most often required: Minimum annual headcount (12 of 12), References: services (8 of 12), Minimum annual turnover (7 of 12), Quality control by institutes (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.
What you must prove — eligibility criteria
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 MPLR | 8 | 2025–2026 |
| AXIMA CONCEPT | 7 | 2024–2026 |
| CEGELEC OCCITANIE TERTIAIRE | 7 | 2024–2026 |
| JACKY MASSOUTIER ET FILS | 6 | 2024–2025 |
| SPIE CITYNETWORKS | 6 | 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 3 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 10 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 · IT services, 232 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 4,707 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, Belgium, 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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