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Open raceNo supplier dominates: 11 different companies have won the last 12 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
Based on 12 comparable awards by this buyer in this sector over 5 years. Every verdict is recorded before the outcome and graded against the award notice. How we score ourselves.
Summary
Machine-generated summaryThis French defence and security procurement covers hand-held signal flares supplied under two lots. Lot 1 concerns standard hand-held signal flares, without parachutes, to be produced in four colours, together with the associated documentation. Lot 2 concerns hand-held toxic alarm signal flares, also with their documentation; these flares must function without a parachute and emit simultaneously an audible signal and a visual signal composed of three colours. Two single-attribute framework agreements with purchase orders are planned. Estimated quantities are indicative only, with no commitment by the State. Candidates may bid alone or in a group, with restrictions on multiple bids and rules on the group leader's joint liability.
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Source: TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU)
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Last verified against TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU) 5 days ago
What this buyer has paid before
Based on 9 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- Median award
- €63.1M
- Middle half of past awards
- €10.2M to €458.0M
TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU) publishes no value for this notice, so it has no mark on the scale. The official documents may state one.
Most recent awards
- Véhicules militaires et pièces connexes - Acquisition de Robots d’Investigation (ROBIN) et prestations associées €45,459,270
- Mortiers - Levée de risque additionnelle, évaluation et fourniture de coups complets explosifs CPLT OE 81 F3 et d’exercice CPLT OX 81 F3 équipés de la fusée double sécurité DM111S et prestations associées €655,037,343
- Munitions - Acquisition de munitions flèches de 120mm SHARD pour char Leclerc et prestations associées €100,690,540
- Pièces de lance-roquettes - Prestations et fournitures relatives à l'acquisition d'une capacité renforcée jour/nuit intégrée aux systèmes AT4F2 et NLAW et prestations associées €63,124,570
- Systèmes électroniques militaires - Industrialisation, fourniture et montage de kits matériels pour un système d'aide à la visée de conception étatique pour canon antiaérien de 20 mm et prestations associées (PROTEUS standard 2) €10,161,610
Award values as published by the official sources. Use them as a guide, not a rule: scope, lots and duration differ between contracts.
The buyer
Full buyer profileDirection Générale de l’Armement / DOMN / Service des achats d'armement
- notices in the register
- 71
- awards
- 35
- awarded in total
- €4.7B
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 28
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 14%
Based on 29 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.
Competition
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 10%
As the official award notices state them, over the last 3 years. Tenders per lot count open and restricted procedures only: in a negotiated procedure or a direct award a single tender is the procedure itself. The country is the one the notice gives for the winner.
One dot per award, on the day it was signed, sized by its value. A ring is an award with no published value.
Who usually wins this buyer's contracts in this sector
| Company | Wins | Total awarded | Last win |
|---|---|---|---|
| THALES LAS France SAS | 2 | €655.0M | Feb 2026 |
| ARQUUS | 1 | €2.4B | Jan 2026 |
| NEOTEK | 1 | €458.0M | Aug 2026 |
| KNDS AMMO FRANCE; EURENCO FRANCE SAS | 1 | €100.7M | Nov 2025 |
| SENOP Oy, co-traitant : SAAB Dynamics AB | 1 | €63.1M | Nov 2025 |
Based on 12 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
36 open tenders right now
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Market context
TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU) publishes no value for this notice, so it cannot be placed among the open notices of its sector. The official documents may state one.
- open now in Security, fire-fighting & defence equipment
- 1,893
- median open notice
- €413,249
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersFrance · Security, fire-fighting & defence equipment
- different companies won awards here
- 311
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 7%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 228 of 242
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 297
Based on 392 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners. New: no award from the same buyer or market in the two years before.
Competition
- tenders per lot on average (open and restricted procedures)
- 2.6
- of those lots received a single tender
- 14%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 2%
- of the tenders came from another country
- 14%
As the official award notices state them, over the last 3 years. Tenders per lot count open and restricted procedures only: in a negotiated procedure or a direct award a single tender is the procedure itself. The country is the one the notice gives for the winner.
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