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Implementation of the Montpellier West Bypass – Dynamic equipment
Réalisation du Contournement Ouest de Montpellier – Equipements dynamiques — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 3 December at 15:00 — 32 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
Construction work for the Montpellier West Bypass, including work on dynamic equipment. Supply and implementation of dynamic traffic monitoring and management equipment as part of the Montpellier West Bypass project (variable message signs, warning diagrams, lane allocation lights, counting stations, video surveillance cameras, emergency call stations) and fibre optic networks, energy and lighting. This work will be carried out partly on roads and motorways in service. Approximate quantities given as an indication: - Approximately 11 variable message signs - Approximately 9 diagrammatic warning signs - Approximately 20 assignment lights attached to directional signs, including provision and installation of directional signalling gantries - Approximately 4 traffic data collection stations - Approximately 12 CCTV cameras - Approximately 8 emergency call stations - Approximately 66 km of fibre optic cables - Approximately 50 km of energy cables
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every month (187 awards, most recently September 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around October 2026. The last award went to SPIE CityNetworks SAS.n = 187
- 17% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (88 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 75%.n = 88
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (495 procedures with a bid count); 3% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 6 bids.n = 495
- 15% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (527 awards since 2018, spread over 206 companies). 85% went to new names.n = 527 awards since 2018
- 9% of awards went to companies from abroad (527 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 4%.n = 527
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 |
|---|---|---|
| COLAS FRANCE | 8 | 2024–2026 |
| EUROVIA GRANDS PROJETS FRANCE | 8 | 2024–2026 |
| FREYSSINET FRANCE | 7 | 2024–2026 |
| AXIMUM | 6 | 2024–2026 |
| SIXENSE ENGINEERING | 6 | 2024–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually 5 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 187 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 36 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 · Construction work, 1,690 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 46,697 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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