Grid assets, outage windows and the compliance behind a connection
Transmission and distribution work is bought against a grid code rather than against a drawing. Equipment -- transformers, switchgear, conductors, protection and control systems -- must be type-tested to recognised standards and demonstrably compatible with the network it joins, and the compliance evidence is assessed before the commercial offer matters. Factory acceptance testing witnessed by the buyer, then site acceptance and energisation under the network operator's procedure, are defined stages with payment attached.
The scarcest resource in this category is not money or plant but the outage. Work on a live network happens in planned windows agreed months ahead with the system operator, frequently at night or in a season of low demand, and a window missed is not simply rescheduled. Contracts therefore concentrate risk and liquidated damages on the outage rather than on overall completion, and bidders are assessed on the credibility of their resourcing and logistics for those specific windows. Working near live conductors requires authorised personnel under a permit regime, and the authorisations are individual.
Lead times shape the programme more than construction does. Large transformers, high-voltage cable and switchgear are made to order with delivery measured in many months and a global order book competing for the same factory slots, so tenders commonly ask bidders to evidence a secured manufacturing slot rather than to state a delivery date. Land rights, wayleaves, environmental consent and public inquiry risk sit with the buyer on most schemes but govern when site work can start, and the contract's provisions for delayed access are worth reading before the programme is priced.
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 power transmission in France?
GlobalGov holds 536 power transmission records from 466 distinct buying organisations in France. The most frequent publishers are Enedis SA (4 records); Ministère de la transition écologique (4 records); Société du Canal de Provence et d'Aménagement de la Région Provençale (4 records); ministère de la défense - bcac-Cg195/M (4 records); Commune De Saint-pathus (3 records); Sictiam (06) (3 records). Between them the 6 largest account for 4.1% of everything published, so buying here is spread across many separate authorities.
| Buying organisation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Enedis SA | 4 | 0.7% |
| Ministère de la transition écologique | 4 | 0.7% |
| Société du Canal de Provence et d'Aménagement de la Région Provençale | 4 | 0.7% |
| ministère de la défense - bcac-Cg195/M | 4 | 0.7% |
| Commune De Saint-pathus | 3 | 0.6% |
| Sictiam (06) | 3 | 0.6% |
What are power transmission contracts worth in France?
174 of the 536 records publish a contract value. The median is $1.5M and the largest single published value is $1.2B. By size, 6 under $100k, 68 between $100k and $1M, 61 between $1M and $10M, 39 above $10M. The remaining 362 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 | 6 | 3.4% |
| between $100k and $1M | 68 | 39% |
| between $1M and $10M | 61 | 35% |
| above $10M | 39 | 22% |
How long do bidders get to respond to power transmission tenders in France?
Across the 209 France power transmission 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 40. Short turnarounds are the exception rather than the rule here: only 4 (1.9%) closed within a fortnight of being published.
How often are power transmission tenders published in France?
France publishes about 7 notices a month in this category, 89 in the last twelve months. That is 29% fewer than the 126 published in the twelve months before that. Over the last three years there were 356, spread across 62 separate months of activity since 23 July 2020. May 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 power transmission markets?
Among the 26 countries where GlobalGov holds a comparable power transmission market, France ranks 2nd by number of records. The largest is Kenya (854 records against 536 here). Within France itself, power transmission is the 49th largest of the 86 procurement categories tracked here.
Where do the France power transmission records on this page come from?
These 536 records are collected from 2 official sources: TED (375), BOAMP (161). 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 Power Transmission 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 power transmission notice in France is visible. Set an alert to be told when the next one opens.
France – High-voltage installation work – Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport – Construction of an ICAS1-B power plant
France – Construction work for electricity power lines – Accord cadre pour la réalisation de travaux de réseaux électriques aériens et souterrains HTA/BT
France – Construction work for electricity power lines – TRAVAUX SOUTERRAINS DE RESEAUX HTA-BT ET BRANCHEMENTS IDF OUEST (S1500)
France – Construction work for electricity power lines – DR IDF EST MARCHE DE TRAVAUX DE MAINTENANCE SOUTERRAINE, REPARATIONS DE COLONNES ET DE TERRASSEMENTS PONCTUELS ET INTERVENTIONS D'URGENCE AVEC EQUIPE DE PERMANENCE OU INTERVENTIONS PLANIFIES SUR RESEAUX ELECTRIQUES
France – Construction work for electricity power lines – Travaux Groupés de réseaux électriques souterrains - DR Normandie
Design, modification and maintenance in electricity, instrumentation, tracing and thermal insulation
France – Construction work for power plant – Installations photovoltaïques individuelles autonomes avec stockage batterie - Communes de St-Paul et de La Possession - MAFATE - Ilets des Orangers, de Roche-Plate, de Grand Place et de La Nouvelle.
France – Turbine generator sets – Marché portant sur la fourniture et la maintenance de 2 groupes turbo-alternateurs à combustion et du système de contrôle commande pour un nouveau moyen de production d’électricité situé en France métropolitaine
Power supply for the SOLEIL II booster
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