Chemicals, dosing and the compliance that comes with a consumables contract
Cleaning consumables are bought as a system rather than as a list of products. Concentrated chemicals supplied with dosing equipment change the economics -- less packaging, less transport, more consistent dilution -- and the equipment is normally provided and maintained by the supplier as part of the contract, which quietly ties the buyer to that supplier's chemistry for the term. Tenders should be read for who owns the dispensers, who maintains them and what happens to them at the end.
Compliance obligations travel with the chemical. Safety data sheets in the working language, correct classification and labelling, and product information that supports the buyer's own hazardous substance assessments are contractual deliverables. Where products are used in food areas, healthcare or water systems, additional approvals apply, and disinfectants used against specific organisms must carry efficacy testing against recognised methods rather than a marketing claim. Training for the people who use and dilute the products is normally part of the supply.
Evaluation is a basket exercise with in-use cost at its centre. The comparison that matters is cost per diluted litre or per unit of work, not price per container, and buyers increasingly ask for dilution rates and pack yields to be declared so bids can be normalised. Environmental criteria -- recognised ecolabels, recycled packaging content, refill and take-back schemes, and reduced delivery frequency through concentrate -- are commonly scored, and paper and washroom consumables are usually let in the same competition with their own sustainability and dispenser compatibility requirements.
This section describes how this category is bought generally, across the public buyers that publish it. The figures elsewhere on this page are measured for this market alone.
Who buys cleaning supplies in France?
GlobalGov holds 49 cleaning supplies records from 47 distinct buying organisations in France. The most frequent publishers are Smicval Du Libournais (2 records); Ville De Paris - DFA - SDA (2 records); Acheteur Siret 20009469600016 (1 record); Association De Moyens Retraite Complementaire (1 record); Caisse Des Ecoles (1 record); Ccas De Villeurbanne (1 record). Between them the 6 largest account for 16% of everything published, so buying here is spread across many separate authorities.
| Buying organisation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Smicval Du Libournais | 2 | 4.1% |
| Ville De Paris - DFA - SDA | 2 | 4.1% |
| Acheteur Siret 20009469600016 | 1 | 2.0% |
| Association De Moyens Retraite Complementaire | 1 | 2.0% |
| Caisse Des Ecoles | 1 | 2.0% |
| Ccas De Villeurbanne | 1 | 2.0% |
What are cleaning supplies contracts worth in France?
15 of the 49 records publish a contract value. The median is $0 and the largest single published value is $27.4M. By size, 2 under $100k, 4 between $100k and $1M, 7 between $1M and $10M, 2 above $10M. The remaining 34 publish no value at all, so every figure here describes the priced subset only, and values are as stated by the buyer rather than as finally awarded.
| Contract size | Records | Share of priced |
|---|---|---|
| under $100k | 2 | 13% |
| between $100k and $1M | 4 | 27% |
| between $1M and $10M | 7 | 47% |
| above $10M | 2 | 13% |
How long do bidders get to respond to cleaning supplies tenders in France?
Across the 37 France cleaning supplies notices that publish both a publication date and a closing date, the median response window is 32 days. A quarter of them allowed 24 days or fewer and a quarter stayed open for more than 37. Short turnarounds are the exception rather than the rule here: only 1 (2.7%) closed within a fortnight of being published.
How often are cleaning supplies tenders published in France?
France publishes about 4 notices a month in this category, 49 in the last twelve months. Over the last three years there were 49, spread across 5 separate months of activity since 21 January 2026. April is historically the busiest month. No new notice has been published in this category since 24 June 2026, 99 days ago, so treat the figures above as a record of the market rather than as this week's pipeline.
Where do the France cleaning supplies records on this page come from?
These 49 records are collected from 2 official sources: BOAMP (48), DECP (1). GlobalGov is an independent aggregator and is not affiliated with any of them; each record links back to the notice on its issuing portal. The set is rebuilt nightly, and the counts on this page were taken on 2026-10-01.
Most recent Cleaning Supplies tenders in France
None of these are open for bids now — they are the most recent records GlobalGov holds for this market, kept here so the shape of a typical cleaning supplies notice in France is visible. Set an alert to be told when the next one opens.
Renouvellement d'un tronçon d'assainissement de la Rue Carnot à Homecourt (54310)
Collecte en porte à porte des ordures ménagères, du tri et des déchets verts de Troyes Champagne Métropole - Lot n°2-.
Nettoyage Des Locaux De Divers Sites De La Ville De Vichy
Prestations récurrentes et ponctuelles de nettoyage de bâtiments municipaux utilisés pour les sports, l'éducation, l'enfance et la petite enfance
Prestation de broyage des végétaux sur les sites de compostage gérés par le smicval
Prestation de nettoyage des bâtiments communaux
Prestations de blanchissages-.
Prestation de déneigement et de salage pour la ville de Saint Martin d'Hères
Accord-cadre pour la fourniture de chaux - Années 2026-2030
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