Union des Groupements d'Achats Publics

How to win their contracts

Measured from Union des Groupements d'Achats Publics's own published record — no estimates, no generic advice.

• Plan for about 36 days to prepare a bid — that is the median gap between publication and deadline across 41 of their tenders.
• They publish about 6.1 tenders a month, measured over 67 months of history.
• Half of their 356 awarded contracts are worth €8m or less — size your bid to that range.
• Most of their buying falls in furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances, medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products, business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing, security.
• Their most frequent suppliers are ENGIE (12), LAFA COLLECTIVITES (6), SCC FRANCE (5) — expect to bid against incumbents who already know this buyer.