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Supply and delivery of industrial and domestic cables
Fourniture et livraison de câbles industriels et domestiques — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 5 November at 14:00 — 4 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 — 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
As part of the projects to maintain and extend RATP’s heritage infrastructure, the subject of this contract is the supply and delivery of domestic and industrial cables as detailed in the price schedule, manufacturing deadline (Annex 1). This consultation will lead to the award of a single-awarded framework standing agreement, with a maximum amount. The services and supplies included in the maximum amount are as follows: - Supply and delivery as detailed in the price schedule - Manufacturing checks and tests with production of control and compliance documents - Temporary storage by the Contractor before delivery on site - Packaging and packing - Loading with identification of lifting points and transport - Delivery, in a minimum number of items, to RATP sites - Supply of the documentation necessary for their final acceptance on RATP site - Guarantee of the supplies - Additional services…
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… (on quotation) RATP reserves the right to have similar services carried out by the Contractor under the conditions set out in Article R2122-7 of the Public Order Code. It should be noted that the required turnover must be one and a half times the maximum annual amount allocated. · Supply and delivery of industrial and domestic cables as detailed in the price schedule (Annex 1). The supplies are for use in heritage infrastructure (railway network, operating premises and industrial buildings). This contract will give rise to the award of a framework standing agreement, to a maximum of one Contractor, with a maximum amount.
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Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 3 months (12 awards, most recently February 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around May 2026. The last award went to Easy Expat International.n = 12
- 98% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (50 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 39%.n = 50
- 2% of the bids received came from other countries (50 procedures with a bid mix) — all bidders, not just the winners. Sector: 28%.n = 50
- 4% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (1,288 awards since 2017, spread over 323 companies). That is well below the sector norm (23%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 1,288 awards since 2017
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (607 procedures with a bid count); 6% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 607
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 25/10/2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| EIFFAGE RAIL | 4 | 2023–2025 |
| SOGEA ILE DE FRANCE | 4 | 2019–2026 |
| Chantiers Modernes Construction | 4 | 2019–2025 |
| ALSTOM TRANSPORT SA | 4 | 2021–2026 |
| CAPGEMINI TECHNOLOGY SERVICES | 3 | 2024–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually about 4 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 7 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 7 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 12,234 procedures). Much tighter than usual: the first week counts.
Foreign bidders
In France · Electrical machinery, 157 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,529 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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