France tender market report, August 2026
Published 22 Oct 2026 · computed by FreeTender from 1,851 notices
- Notices published
- 1,851
- Still open
- 74
- at the time of this report
- Median bid window
- 30 days
- middle half: 18–39 days
- With a stated value
- 540
- 29% of notices
Summary
In August 2026, FreeTender recorded 1,851 new procurement notices from buyers in France. The largest sector was Construction & Infrastructure with 607 notices (33% of the total). Half of all notices gave bidders 30 days or less to respond. Sunday was the busiest publishing day (28% of notices).
Notices by sector
- Construction & Infrastructure607 notices
- Financial & Professional Services269 notices
- Water & Environment141 notices
- Agriculture & Food128 notices
- Manufacturing & Supply122 notices
- IT & Telecom108 notices
- Transport & Logistics105 notices
- Facility Management & Cleaning104 notices
- Healthcare & Pharma85 notices
- Energy & Power49 notices
- Education & Training40 notices
- Sports, Recreation & Events18 notices
- Defence & Security16 notices
- Media, Printing & Advertising11 notices
- Real Estate & Facilities7 notices
How buyers tendered
- Invitation to bid1,357 notices
- Open tender467 notices
- Contract award14 notices
- Standing arrangement6 notices
- Expression of interest3 notices
- Consultancy2 notices
- Request for proposal1 notices
- Grant / funding call1 notices
Publishing day
- Monday300 notices
- Tuesday299 notices
- Wednesday135 notices
- Thursday113 notices
- Friday266 notices
- Saturday220 notices
- Sunday518 notices
Most active buyers in France
- World Bank project14 notices
- Ville de Marseille8 notices
- SID Sud-Ouest8 notices
- Région Hauts-de-France8 notices
- Métropole Aix Marseille Provence7 notices
- Conseil Départemental des Ardennes6 notices
- CANBT6 notices
- Conseil Departemental Du Var5 notices
- AFPA5 notices
Stated values
540 of 1,851 notices stated an estimated value. Figures are in the currency the buyer used.
| Currency | Priced notices | Median | Largest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR | 540 | 505 thousand | 750.0 million | 4.6 billion |
Largest notices of the month
- France – Software package and information systems – DISTRIBUTION DE LOGICIELS MULTI-ÉDITEURS ET PRESTATIONS COMPLÉMENTAIRES ASSOCIÉES POUR LES ADHÉRENTS DE LA CAIH · EUR 750.0 million · closed
- France – Sports facilities operation services – Contrat de concession de service public relatif à l'exploitation et la gestion du Domaine départemental de Jardy · EUR 535.0 million · closed
- France – Refuse incineration services – Exploitation du centre de valorisation énergétique et d'équipements associés de la C.U.D. et conception, réalisation et financement des travaux d'optimisation a · EUR 474.0 million · closes 5 Nov 2026
- Approvisionnement du service de l’énergie opérationnelle (SEO) en carburéacteur pour turbomachines d’aviation, type kérosène, F-35 , par introduction dans le central europe pipeline system (CEPS) de l · EUR 312.0 million · closes 30 Sept 2035
- France – Public road transport services – Contrat de concession de service public pour l'exploitation du réseau de transport routier interurbain et scolaire de la Région Hauts-de-France sur le périmèt · EUR 240.0 million · closed
Other months
Method: counts are notices first published in the month, by the buyer's country, across all sources FreeTender reads. Bid window means days from publication to the deadline. Coverage grows as we add sources, so part of any rise can be new coverage rather than new demand. You may quote these figures with a link to this page. The underlying rows are in our open dataset.