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Narrow fieldFLYING EYE leads with 66.7% of the last 3 comparable contracts, but 2 different suppliers have won here in 5 years. Worth a serious look.
Based on 3 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 summaryThe buyer seeks suppliers for combat operational support equipment for clients of the French Air and Space Force (EdA), in the candidate application phase. Supplies include the complete soldier outfit (combat fatigues, boots, clothing, reduced thermal signature clothing), small equipment such as backpacks, holsters, hydration flasks, torches and glasses, helmets and bulletproof vests, plus outfit and small measuring equipment, and counter IED related items such as metal detectors, specialist clothing and robots. Technology hardware is excluded from scope.
Description
5 lots
- Lot 1
- Habillement 72 months · Combat suits
- Lot 2
- Équipement militaire 72 months
- Lot 3
- Protection balistique 72 months
- Lot 4
- NRBC (Nucléaire, Radiologique, Biologique, Chimique) 72 months
- Lot 5
- Équipement EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) 72 months
- Tenders go to
- marches-publics.gouv.fr/entreprise
As the official notice states them.
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- Above the EU threshold: open to companies from any EU country.
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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) 3 days ago
What this market pays
The buyer has too few awards of its own in this sector, so this is the range of the last 276 awards for Security, fire-fighting & defence equipment in France.
- Median award
- €95,331
- Middle half of past awards
- €46,888 to €278,509
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.
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 profileECONOMAT DES ARMEES
- notices in the register
- 234
- awards
- 123
- awarded in total
- €28.6M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 102
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 5%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 1%
Based on 112 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
- 2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLYING EYE | 2 | €160,000 | Sep 2025 |
| Equipement des Métiers de la Défense | 1 | Dec 2025 |
Based on 3 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
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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
- 966
- median open notice
- €258,285
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersFrance · Security, fire-fighting & defence equipment
- different companies won awards here
- 321
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 7%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 236 of 251
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 308
Based on 413 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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