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Open raceNo supplier dominates: 5 different companies have won the last 5 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
Based on 5 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 City of Nîmes is purchasing one used compact hybrid SUV under a policy of modernising its vehicle fleet. The contract also includes the trade-in of a used vehicle. The acquisition is intended to strengthen the city's vehicle fleet. No lots are indicated; the requirement covers a single vehicle plus the trade-in of an existing one.
Description
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- Open procedure: any interested supplier may submit a bid. Above the EU threshold: open to companies from any EU country.
- The notice is written in French.
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Official source
Source: TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU)
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Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €40,000
- €36,800 to €44,000
Comparable awards in this country and sector came in at a median of 100% of their published estimate, half of them between 92% and 110%, based on 44 awards of the last 3 years.
Each award is compared with the estimate of the same lots, framework agreements excluded. A published estimate may include options and renewals, so an award under it is not always a discount.
What this buyer has paid before
Based on 5 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €40,000
- Median award
- €91,524
- Middle half of past awards
- €61,152 to €118,967
The estimate is smaller than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- Véhicules électriques - Acquisition de 3 véhicules électriques pour la police municipale €91,524
- Pièces de rechanges pour poids lourds, camionnettes et automobiles - Prestations de mécanique pour les véhicules de la ville de Nîmes €1,120,000
- Véhicules électriques - ACHAT D'UN VEHICULE BENNE ELECTRIQUE - RELANCE €61,152
- Dépanneuses - ACHAT DE 5 VEHICULES - RELANCE DU LOT 4 (dépanneuse reconditionnée) €46,900
- Véhicules électriques - ACHAT DE 5 VEHICULES POUR LES SERVICES DE LA VILLE DE NIMES €118,967
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 profileVille de Nîmes (30)
- notices in the register
- 94
- awards
- 42
- awarded in total
- €67.1M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 22
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 17%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 69%
Based on 23 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
- 0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrosserie Auto Gardoise; Nouveaux Garages Nîmois (NGN); Nîmes VI; Chabas Véhicules; Comptoir VI | 1 | €1.1M | May 2026 |
| MAXI AVENUE; GRANDS GARAGES DU GARD; JandJ INDUSTRIE | 1 | €118,967 | Aug 2025 |
| GRANDS GARAGES DU GARD | 1 | €91,524 | Nov 2025 |
| CORA | 1 | €61,152 | Oct 2025 |
| CHABAS Avignon | 1 | €46,900 | Oct 2025 |
Based on 5 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
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Market context
Larger than 18% of the open notices in Transport equipment & vehicles across Europe.
- open now in Transport equipment & vehicles
- 6,268
- median open notice
- €315,967
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersFrance · Transport equipment & vehicles
- different companies won awards here
- 1,834
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 3%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 1,358 of 1,465
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 1,475
Based on 2,719 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)
- 30.9
- of those lots received a single tender
- 25%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 2%
- of the tenders came from another country
- 13%
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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