How logistics contracts are awarded lane by lane
Freight is not awarded as a single contract so much as a portfolio of them. Buyers set out lanes -- an origin, a destination, a mode and a service level -- and invite rates against each, awarding lot by lot to whichever bidder is strongest on that corridor. A forwarder with excellent coverage in one region and none in another can therefore win a meaningful share, and a bidder who submits a single blended rate across all lanes is usually uncompetitive on every one of them.
The rate is only part of the price and the tender documents say so. Fuel, currency, security and congestion surcharges, terminal handling, customs entries, demurrage and detention after free time, and storage beyond a stated period are all separately chargeable, and the adjustment mechanism -- which published index, measured how often -- is part of the bid. Buyers increasingly require a full disclosure of ancillary charges precisely because a headline rate with open-ended extras is not a price.
Liability and compliance are where the qualification sits. Carrier liability under the applicable transport convention is limited by weight and is usually far below the value of the cargo, so cargo insurance is a separate and often mandatory line. Customs authorisations, dangerous goods certification, and temperature-controlled capability with monitored and auditable data are conditions rather than advantages where the cargo requires them. Track and trace with electronic proof of delivery, and the transit times a bidder commits to rather than advertises, are what the contract measures afterwards.
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 freight and logistics in France?
GlobalGov holds 2,704 freight and logistics records from 1,935 distinct buying organisations in France. The most frequent publishers are ville de Paris (18 records); Bordeaux Métropole (15 records); metropole d aix marseille provence (14 records); Martinique Transport (9 records); Région Occitanie (9 records); grand port maritime de marseille (9 records). Between them the 6 largest account for 2.7% of everything published, so buying here is spread across many separate authorities.
| Buying organisation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ville de Paris | 18 | 0.7% |
| Bordeaux Métropole | 15 | 0.6% |
| metropole d aix marseille provence | 14 | 0.5% |
| Martinique Transport | 9 | 0.3% |
| Région Occitanie | 9 | 0.3% |
| grand port maritime de marseille | 9 | 0.3% |
What are freight and logistics contracts worth in France?
1,265 of the 2,704 records publish a contract value. The median is $1.0M and the largest single published value is $4.3B. By size, 45 under $100k, 552 between $100k and $1M, 466 between $1M and $10M, 202 above $10M. The remaining 1,439 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 | 45 | 3.6% |
| between $100k and $1M | 552 | 44% |
| between $1M and $10M | 466 | 37% |
| above $10M | 202 | 16% |
How long do bidders get to respond to freight and logistics tenders in France?
Across the 1,335 France freight and logistics notices that publish both a publication date and a closing date, the median response window is 34 days. A quarter of them allowed 31 days or fewer and a quarter stayed open for more than 41. Short turnarounds are the exception rather than the rule here: only 21 (1.6%) closed within a fortnight of being published.
How often are freight and logistics tenders published in France?
France publishes about 88 notices a month in this category, 1,062 in the last twelve months. That is 125% more than the 473 published in the twelve months before that. Over the last three years there were 2,079, spread across 61 separate months of activity since 26 May 2021. February is historically the busiest month. No new notice has been published in this category since 26 May 2026, 128 days ago, so treat the figures above as a record of the market rather than as this week's pipeline.
How does France compare with other freight and logistics markets?
Among the 37 countries where GlobalGov holds a comparable freight and logistics market, France ranks 1st by number of records. No other country in the corpus publishes more of it. Within France itself, freight and logistics is the 27th largest of the 86 procurement categories tracked here.
Where do the France freight and logistics records on this page come from?
These 2,704 records are collected from 3 official sources: TED (1,706), BOAMP (997), 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 Freight and Logistics 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 freight and logistics notice in France is visible. Set an alert to be told when the next one opens.
Acquisition de véhicules minibus électrique à cabine de moins de 7 mètres pour le transport public
Concession de services pour l'exploitation des supports publicitaires du réseau de transport public - 2026/08/12
Prestation de collecte, de transport et de traitement des biodéchets pour l'Unité de production culinaire située à Château Arnoux et les 15 collèges publics rattachés au Départemen
Collecte, transport & traitement des déchets collectés au sein du siège du Cnfpt
Prestation De Service Regulier De Transport
Concession de services pour l'exploitation des supports publicitaires du réseau de transport public - 2026/08/12
Lignes régulières de transport de voyageurs Secteur Lusignan et Rouillé
Enlevement, Transport, Traitement Et Valorisation DES DAOM Et DIB De La Direction De L'exploitation De La Tour Eiffel
Transport d'oeuvres pour l'exposition temporaire "Animal culte" au musée des Confluences
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