Public tenders in France
There are currently around 4,928 open public tenders in France. Browse the latest notices below and open any tender for the full details.
France publishes above the national limits in the BOAMP and in the EU Official Journal; bids are submitted through the buyer profiles.
At a glance
- Open tenders
- around 4,928
- Buyers
- 98
- Next deadline
- 09 Oct 2026
- Typical contract values
- 140K – 5M EUR
Frequent buyers
GHT DU CHERCentre Hospitalier de Saint-Pierre d'AlbignyCOMMUNE DE SIX-FOURS-LES-PLAGESSATT AquitaineARDELIA
CPV codes included
Figures are based on the open notices currently indexed for this page. The range shows the typical span (10th to 90th percentile), converted to euros at approximate rates and rounded, as not every notice publishes a value and some framework agreements quote very high ceilings.
DELEGATION DE SERVICE PUBLIC POUR L'ENLEVEMENT, LE TRANSPORT ET MISE EN FOURRIERE DE VEHICULES
SERVICES D'ASSURANCES POUR SATT AQUITAINE.
Fourniture de pièces détachées
Maintenance préventive et corrective des onduleurs et des chargeurs de batteries des établissements du GHT 78 Sud.
Rénovation de l'aile 3 du centre de recherche de l'Ecole polytechique
Traitement des déchets végétaux issus du secteur Est (Boos) sur une plateforme extérieure
Formation destinée aux assistant(e)s maternel(le)s agréé(e)s par le Département du Val-de-Marne
Marché de nettoyage des locaux de Transitions Pro Île-de-France
Maintenance des portes automatiques et sectionnelles des bâtiments de la ville et du CCAS de Montivilliers
Location, montage et démontage d'une attraction foraine, d'une patinoire de glace synthétique avec plancher, chalet et décoration et l'achat et location d'illuminations pour le marché de Noël 2026 de la Ville de Lomme.
Accord-cadre pour la fabrication et la livraison de repas en liaison froide dans les structures petite enfance
Exploitation des installations de chauffage, d'eau chaude sanitaire, de ventilation, de traitement d'air et de climatisation des sites du Centre Communal d'Action Sociale de Clermont-Ferrand
Réalisation du Schéma directeur d'alimentation en eau potable (SDAEP)
26GHT24 - Relance suite à déclaration sans suite du lot 2 pour les travaux d'impression et façonnage
Fourniture de badges de télépéage pour les véhicules de TELT en Italie
Assistance technique pour les opérations préalables à la réception des travaux d’assainissement
Marché de services d'assurance - Risques statutaires
Travaux de PLOMBERIE au titre de l'entretien courant et la remise en état des patrimoines gérés par la direction Régionale Occitanie -
TRAVAUX DE REALISATION DE VOIRIE FORESTIERE TERRASSEMENT ET RESEAUX – Lot n°3 : Territoire Nord-Est
Fourniture de matériels et équipements médicaux pour les services du Département du Pas-de-Calais - relance après déclaration sans suite de la consultation 202662A0278
Prestations de coiffure
Marché de gestion de biens immobiliers pour l'Académie des sciences
Souscription des contrats d'assurances pour la Communauté de Communes de la Région de Guebwiller
Prestations de contrôle, maintenance, dépannage et réparation des stations de distribution de carburant et de leurs systèmes informatiques
Where tenders are published in France
National notices appear in the Bulletin officiel des annonces des marchés publics (BOAMP) and on buyer profiles, chiefly PLACE for central government. Procedures above the EU thresholds are also published in the EU Official Journal - the route through which Polytender covers the French market.
Thresholds and legal framework
The Code de la commande publique applies. Above the EU thresholds, EU-wide publication duties and time limits apply; below them the procedure follows the estimated contract value, with simplified rules for small contracts.
Public procurement in France at a glance
- Population
- 68,720,337
- GDP
- 3.4T USD
- GNI per capita
- 48,630 USD
- Currency
- EUR
- Procurement authority
- Direction des affaires juridiques (Ministère de l'Économie)
- National platform
- PLACE (marches-publics.gouv.fr)
Online since 2005
- Legal basis
- Code de la commande publique
Country data: World Bank Global Public Procurement Database (GPPD), country profile for France. Economy figures: World Bank, 2025. Open the GPPD profile
What is tendered in France
The mix below is the live one: every open notice we currently hold for tenders in France, grouped into the sectors we track. Open a sector to see only its tenders.
- Closing within 14 days
- 1,990
- New in 7 days
- 876
- Latest notice
- 05 Oct 2026
How public tendering works in France
Public contracts in France are advertised, awarded and challenged under fixed rules, and which rules apply depends on the contract value. Above the published thresholds a fully advertised, formal procedure is mandatory; below them lighter national procedures apply up to fixed value limits. Notices run through PLACE (marches-publics.gouv.fr) and the regional portals - Polytender reads them all.
Procedures above the thresholds
- Procédure ouverte (appel d’offres ouvert)
- Advertised publicly, and every interested company may submit a bid straight away. The widest competition and the standard route.
- Procédure restreinte (appel d’offres restreint)
- Advertised publicly, but in two stages: first a request to participate, then only the shortlisted companies are invited to bid.
- Procédure avec négociation
- Two stages as well, but the buyer may negotiate the submitted bids with the shortlisted companies before awarding.
- Dialogue compétitif
- For complex contracts: the buyer discusses possible solutions with the shortlisted companies and only then asks for final bids.
- Partenariat d’innovation
- For something the market does not offer yet - the development and the subsequent purchase are awarded in one single procedure.
Procedures below the thresholds
- Procédure adaptée (MAPA)
- The below-threshold counterpart of the open procedure: publicly advertised, open to every company.
- Marché sans publicité ni mise en concurrence
- Small contracts up to a fixed value limit can be awarded directly to one company, without a competition.
From notice to award in France
01
Find the notice
Contracting authorities have to advertise. Above the thresholds the notice is public by law; below them it appears on PLACE (marches-publics.gouv.fr) or a regional portal. Polytender reads those portals daily, so one search covers all of them.
02
Read the tender documents
The documents define the scope, the award criteria and the two dates that matter: the deadline for questions, which is usually well before the deadline for bids.
03
Prove your suitability
Buyers check economic standing, technical capability and the absence of exclusion grounds - normally through a self-declaration first, with the certificates requested only from the winner.
04
Submit the bid
Bids go in electronically through the platform, complete and on time. A bid that arrives after the deadline is excluded, however good it is.
05
Award and review
The contract goes to the most economically advantageous tender, which is not automatically the cheapest. Unsuccessful bidders are told before the contract is signed and can have the decision reviewed under Code de la commande publique.
Further reading
The primary sources behind this page, summarised in one line each and linked straight to the original. None of them is replaced by what you read here.
- Public procurement in the EUEuropean CommissionThe Commission's overview of the EU rules: the directives every member state transposes, the thresholds revised every two years, and the rights a bidder has anywhere in the union.
- Tenders Electronic Daily (TED)Publications Office of the European UnionThe EU Official Journal for procurement. Every contract above the thresholds has to be published here; Polytender reads it daily and merges each notice with its national twin.
This is a plain-language orientation, not legal advice. The binding texts are Code de la commande publique and the tender documents of each individual procedure.
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Frequently asked questions about tenders in France
How many open tenders are there in France right now?
That number changes every day. Polytender lists the open public tenders from France, sourced from official procurement portals and updated daily, so the notices on this page are the current ones.
Which procurement portals matter in France?
National notices appear in the Bulletin officiel des annonces des marchés publics (BOAMP) and on buyer profiles, chiefly PLACE for central government. Procedures above the EU thresholds are also published in the EU Official Journal - the route through which Polytender covers the French market.
Which thresholds apply in France?
The Code de la commande publique applies. Above the EU thresholds, EU-wide publication duties and time limits apply; below them the procedure follows the estimated contract value, with simplified rules for small contracts.
Who runs public procurement in France, and under which law?
Procurement policy in France sits with Direction des affaires juridiques (Ministère de l'Économie). Notices and bids run through PLACE (marches-publics.gouv.fr), and Code de la commande publique is the legal basis. Source: the World Bank Global Public Procurement Database.
Which procedure types exist in France?
Above the publication thresholds, these procedures apply in France: Procédure ouverte (appel d’offres ouvert), Procédure restreinte (appel d’offres restreint), Procédure avec négociation, Dialogue compétitif, and Partenariat d’innovation. Below the thresholds, lighter procedures apply up to fixed value limits: Procédure adaptée (MAPA) and Marché sans publicité ni mise en concurrence. Every notice names the procedure it runs under.
How do I bid for a public contract in France?
Register on PLACE (marches-publics.gouv.fr), download the tender documents, prove your suitability with the declarations the buyer asks for, and submit your bid electronically before the deadline. Late bids are excluded. Code de la commande publique sets the binding rules.