Public tenders in
France
France is the EU's second-largest economy and one of the most important public procurement markets in Europe, with a highly centralised state structure and a long tradition of formalised procurement. French public administrations are sophisticated buyers, with well-defined procedures and a mature digital-tender ecosystem. The language barrier is significant but the market size justifies a full localisation effort.
Legal framework
Code de la commande publique + Directives 2014/24 & 2014/25
e-procurement
high
Portal type
Mixed — mandatory BOAMP + PLACE for central state; regional authorities may use other platforms
Sources
Every authoritative portal for France — under one search
We continuously ingest official publications and deduplicate cross-posted notices so your team sees each opportunity exactly once.
Scope: National
Official Bulletin des annonces des marchés publics
Scope: State-level
Central state platform
Scope: EU-wide above threshold
French above-threshold notices
Scope: Regional
Each region publishes its own profil d'acheteur
Scope: Multi-buyer
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What's out there right now
Representative France tenders
A snapshot of the types of opportunities Tendios indexes across France. Create a free account to see the live feed, filtered to your company profile.
- FR·France Ministry
Maintenance services — France national authority
Budget ·€1MDeadline · 9 Jun - FR·Regional Council of France
IT consulting — cloud migration
Budget ·€680KDeadline · 20 Jun - FR·Municipality
Construction works — public school retrofit
Budget ·€2MDeadline · 6 Jun - FR·Public Hospital
Medical equipment procurement
Budget ·€450KDeadline · 15 Jun - FR·France Public Agency
Legal advisory services framework
Budget ·€320KDeadline · 1 Jun - FR·University
Catering services, 3-year contract
Budget ·€2MDeadline · 28 Jun
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See real-time France resultsThe problem
Procurement in France is harder than it should be
Every EU market has its own quirks. Here's what makes France tricky — and why generic procurement tools fall short.
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APA** (Marché à procédure adaptée) covers €40k–EU threshold with simplified rules; Spanish equivalent is "procedimiento abierto simplificado"
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ccords-cadres** (framework agreements) are very widely used — Tendios must support multi-lot, multi-supplier frameworks
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llotissement obligatoire**: contracts must be divided into lots by default unless justified — important for data model
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oncessions are regulated separately under CCP (not just services contracts as in Spain)
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bove €90k: mandatory BOAMP publication + DEMAT obligation
How Tendios helps in France
Built for France, connected to the rest of the EU
Local depth, cross-border reach. Tendios turns France's fragmented public data into one clean, AI-searchable workspace.
AI-powered tender matching and summarisation in French — local competitors have weak AI
Cross-border discovery: French companies bidding on Spanish/EU tenders
Create product angle: French mairies and collectivités looking for tender creation tools
AI search in plain language
Ask «IT consulting projects over €500K in France». No CPV codes, no local jargon required.
Real-time alerts
The moment a matching tender is published on any France portal, your team is notified — email, Slack, webhook.
Local law aware
Our data model preserves France's procedure types, thresholds, and document taxonomies — not a lowest-common-denominator view.
Market intelligence
The France procurement market at a glance
Top procurement categories in France
Browse tenders by CPV division — each leads to a filtered search.
Construction works
12,240 active
IT services
8,160 active
Architectural & engineering services
6,120 active
Medical equipment
5,440 active
Repair & maintenance
4,760 active
Business services
4,080 active
Transport services
3,400 active
Transport equipment
2,720 active
FAQ
France — questions bid teams ask
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