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Design services contract: renewal of Aubinière culvert, Nantes and Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire 2026 Tender

Original: Marché de maîtrise d’œuvre - Renouvellement du busage de l'Aubinière - Nantes et Sainte Luce sur Loire

Nantes Métropole

In context

This is a contract notice published by a government body covering services. Delivery covers France (Europe). It is classified under Water and Engineering and Infrastructure against the sustainability taxonomy rather than matched on keywords.

Water tenders

Summary

This is a design and engineering services contract for the renewal of the Aubinière watercourse culvert (busage) in Nantes and Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire, France. Bidders should be engineering firms or consultancies with expertise in hydraulic infrastructure, water management, and in-water construction works.

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About this tender

Nantes Métropole is procuring architectural and engineering design services (marché de maîtrise d'œuvre) for the renewal of the busage (culverting) of the Aubinière watercourse, located across Nantes and Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire (Loire-Atlantique, department 44). The CPV main code is 71300000 (engineering services). The contract is a services contract with a stated duration of 36 months and includes tranches (optional/conditional phases). The consultation is not divided into lots and no reservation for specific operators applies. The buyer's internal consultation reference is 2026NM000433.

Bidder eligibility

Candidates must demonstrate: (1) capacity to exercise the professional activity, via form DC1 (lettre de candidature), whether bidding individually or as a group; (2) economic and financial capacity, via global turnover and turnover from services of the same nature over the last 3 available financial years, plus proof of professional risk insurance; (3) technical and professional capacity, via average annual headcount and supervisory staff numbers for each of the last 3 years, and references for the last 3 years stating amount, date, nature of services and identity of client (public or private).

How bids are scored

Award criteria are stated as those set out in the consultation documents (criteria not detailed in the notice). No price/quality split or weightings are disclosed in this notice. Award without negotiation is possible.

Key requirements

✓Expertise in watercourse culvert (busage) design and renewal
✓Experience with in-water construction works and hydraulic engineering
✓Knowledge of French water management and environmental regulations

Procurement contact

The notice names a procurement contact for clarification questions.

CPV codes

71300000

Relevant sectors

Water tendersInfrastructure

How this compares

Compared with 550 similar tenders (water in France) listed in the last 12 months.
Similar tenders that state a value range from $28k to $715m, with a median of $330k (90 tenders).
It allows 34 days to respond, longer than the typical 32 days across 468 similar tenders.
The same organisation listed 3 other similar tenders here in the last 12 months.

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About this sector

Water funding covers supply, sanitation, wastewater treatment, water efficiency, catchment management and flood risk. A large share is public procurement for infrastructure and services, alongside grants for innovation and access in underserved areas. Bidders and applicants are typically assessed on technical capacity, operating experience and community impact.

Closes 26 Nov 2026

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