Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2025-10-15
Buyer: EDF power solutions
Country: FR
Region: FR105
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Other multiple
CPV classification: 71313000: Environmental engineering consultancy services | 71313400 | 71313440
Submission deadline: 2025-11-11
Award criteria: cost, price, quality

Technical requirements: In accordance with regulations related to the duty of vigilance and national or local legislation regarding the fight against corruption, money laundering, and the financing of terrorism applicable to business relationships with the EDF group, each candidate must declare and sign a commitment regarding compliance requirements (declaration available on the Purchasing portal at the time of application).
Each candidate must provide a sworn statement to justify that they do not fall into any of the cases mentioned in Articles L. 2141-1 to L. 2141-5 (mandatory exclusions) and L. 2141-7 to L. 2141-11 of the Public Procurement Code (exclusions subject to the buyer's discretion).
This declaration must be submitted by individual candidates and by each member of a candidate group, and, if applicable, by the proposed subcontractors.
Each candidate must certify that they are not in any of the situations provided for by Regulation No. 2022/576 of April 8, 2022, of the Council of the European Union concerning restrictive measures in light of actions by Russia destabilizing the situation in Ukraine (certificate available on the Purchasing portal upon submission of the application).
Candidates who have been the subject of the cases mentioned in Articles L2141-1 to L2141-11 of the Public Procurement Code may not submit a bid, regardless of the lot(s) for which a candidate wishes to submit an application.
The candidate undertakes to report any change in situation in accordance with Article L2141-12 of the Public Procurement Code.
Drafting, support, and preparation of the necessary documents for submitting a request for a single authorization associated to projects in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ),  including environmental impact study files, Natura 2000 impact assessments, and applications for derogation concerning protected species and its support during the examination and consultation phase, until its issuance for one to two offshore wind projects. The candidate must demonstrate their ability to address the identified themes and expertise required for the successful completion of the single authorization request. This capability can be justified either independently or in a consortium. The need for support from expert consulting firms on certain themes must be specified.
Note: EDF power solutions is still awaiting the final specifications from the State; the contract may be slightly revised as a result.
1) The candidate must be in compliance with Articles L. 5212-1 to L. 5212-11 of the French Labor Code concerning the employment of disabled workers
If the candidate is in compliance with these articles of the Public Procurement Code, please submit the completed and signed affidavit on the following website https://pha2.edf.com/referenced AVIS019634 . In the event of a group, a certificate must be provided by each member of the group. These conditions apply to candidates and to each member of a candidate group. Only companies and groups that have submitted the following documents may submit a bid:
2)	the duly completed group agreement, if several candidates wish to present themselves as a group, and detailing the work that will be carried out by each member of the group,
3)	a sworn statement of non-conviction of the company or each member of the group, on the following site https://pha2.edf.com/ referenced AVIS019634
4)	a K-Bis extract less than 6 months old from the company or each member establishment of the group responding to the call for applications,
5)	a certificate of social declarations and payment of contributions from the company or each member of the group,
6)	if the bidder or one or more members of the group are secondary establishments and do not have certificates in their name, the bidder(s) must provide the certificates from the entity to which the secondary establishment responding to the call for applications is linked as well as the K-BIS, L-BIS or Situation extract in the SIRENE directory justifying the link between the two establishments,
7)	a certificate of Civil Liability insurance from the company or each member of the group,
8)	the compliance questionnaire duly completed by the company or each member of the group communicated on the following site https://pha2.edf.com/ referenced AVIS019788
These conditions are applicable to candidates and each member of a candidate group.
 All of these documents must be submitted to the following website https://pha2.edf.com/ referenced  AVIS019788 at the time of application.
1) The company, or each member of the group of companies, must submit a presentation of its structure, its organization, and in the case of a subsidiary, must indicate the name of its parent company and its share.
2) Minimum requirements: 
-	Only companies or groups whose turnover is greater than or equal to twice the amount of the contract may submit a tender.
-	Only companies or groups that have submitted the last three financial reports (income statements and the last 3 available balance sheets on the date of this contract notice) of the company or each member of the group may submit a tender.
-	If, given the date of creation of their company, the candidate does not have all the information, they must provide equivalent supporting documents (the absence of information is eliminatory).
3) Optional: 
Companies or groups may submit a financial rating by an independent body (such as Banque de France or equivalent  (reference rating Banque de France or equivalent).
4) If 50% or more of the company or a member of the group is held by a third company or if this third company holds 50% or more of the votes or if more than half of its members are on the management committee of the company of the member of the group, then this parent company must provide all the supporting documents necessary for the assessment of the economic and financial capacity.
Technical and profesional ability:
Minimum requirements:
1) Justification of available resources in expertise dedicated to the challenges of an offshore wind project throughout the duration of the service, specifying what is internal, external (subcontracted), or not covered;
2) List the themes inherent to the completeness of an impact study, specifying what is internal, external (subcontracted), or not covered;
3) Details of specific expertise available internally or through direct subcontracting;
4) References directly related to the completion of environmental impact studies in marine environments, specifying the country, type of project, and year;
5) References related to Natura 2000.
6) Justification of the company's ability to produce all expertise and reports natively in French;
7) The company or consortium must have human resources capable of reading and understanding French in all areas (project management, engineering, operations, commercial, legal, and technical assistance). Attach a sworn statement;
8) EN ISO9001 certification, or equivalent in quality management system;
9) ISO14001 certification, or equivalent in environmental management system;
10) HSE KPIs or any accident/incident tracking system if applicable for the last 5 years or the most recent, if applicable.
Eliminatory:
Any application that does not present references for similar markets or complex projects will be eliminated.

Eligibility requirements: 1) The candidate must be in compliance with Articles L. 5212-1 to L. 5212-11 of the French Labor Code concerning the employment of disabled workers
If the candidate is in compliance with these articles of the Public Procurement Code, please submit the completed and signed affidavit on the following website https://pha2.edf.com/referenced AVIS019634 . In the event of a group, a certificate must be provided by each member of the group. These conditions apply to candidates and to each member of a candidate group. Only companies and groups that have submitted the following documents may submit a bid:
2)	the duly completed group agreement, if several candidates wish to present themselves as a group, and detailing the work that will be carried out by each member of the group,
3)	a sworn statement of non-conviction of the company or each member of the group, on the following site https://pha2.edf.com/ referenced AVIS019634
4)	a K-Bis extract less than 6 months old from the company or each member establishment of the group responding to the call for applications,
5)	a certificate of social declarations and payment of contributions from the company or each member of the group,
6)	if the bidder or one or more members of the group are secondary establishments and do not have certificates in their name, the bidder(s) must provide the certificates from the entity to which the secondary establishment responding to the call for applications is linked as well as the K-BIS, L-BIS or Situation extract in the SIRENE directory justifying the link between the two establishments,
7)	a certificate of Civil Liability insurance from the company or each member of the group,
8)	the compliance questionnaire duly completed by the company or each member of the group communicated on the following site https://pha2.edf.com/ referenced AVIS019788
These conditions are applicable to candidates and each member of a candidate group.
 All of these documents must be submitted to the following website https://pha2.edf.com/ referenced  AVIS019788 at the time of application.
1) The company, or each member of the group of companies, must submit a presentation of its structure, its organization, and in the case of a subsidiary, must indicate the name of its parent company and its share.
2) Minimum requirements: 
-	Only companies or groups whose turnover is greater than or equal to twice the amount of the contract may submit a tender.
-	Only companies or groups that have submitted the last three financial reports (income statements and the last 3 available balance sheets on the date of this contract notice) of the company or each member of the group may submit a tender.
-	If, given the date of creation of their company, the candidate does not have all the information, they must provide equivalent supporting documents (the absence of information is eliminatory).
3) Optional: 
Companies or groups may submit a financial rating by an independent body (such as Banque de France or equivalent  (reference rating Banque de France or equivalent).
4) If 50% or more of the company or a member of the group is held by a third company or if this third company holds 50% or more of the votes or if more than half of its members are on the management committee of the company of the member of the group, then this parent company must provide all the supporting documents necessary for the assessment of the economic and financial capacity.
Technical and profesional ability:
Minimum requirements:
1) Justification of available resources in expertise dedicated to the challenges of an offshore wind project throughout the duration of the service, specifying what is internal, external (subcontracted), or not covered;
2) List the themes inherent to the completeness of an impact study, specifying what is internal, external (subcontracted), or not covered;
3) Details of specific expertise available internally or through direct subcontracting;
4) References directly related to the completion of environmental impact studies in marine environments, specifying the country, type of project, and year;
5) References related to Natura 2000.
6) Justification of the company's ability to produce all expertise and reports natively in French;
7) The company or consortium must have human resources capable of reading and understanding French in all areas (project management, engineering, operations, commercial, legal, and technical assistance). Attach a sworn statement;
8) EN ISO9001 certification, or equivalent in quality management system;
9) ISO14001 certification, or equivalent in environmental management system;
10) HSE KPIs or any accident/incident tracking system if applicable for the last 5 years or the most recent, if applicable.
Eliminatory:
Any application that does not present references for similar markets or complex projects will be eliminated.
The conditions related to financial guarantees will be presented in the draft Service Contract; however, EDF power solutions reserves the right to request the following guarantees:
Bank guarantee for the refund of the deposit (if applicable) covering the amount of the deposit that may be paid to the candidate upon signing the contract;
Bank guarantee for proper performance covering the entire duration of the contract execution;
Parent company guarantee. However, if the candidate is not a subsidiary or if the parent company is unable to provide a parent company guarantee, the candidate must provide a bank guarantee issued by an establishment/institution/bank approved by EDF power solutions. The candidate and the issuing institution of the bank guarantee must regularly provide updates of their accounts and financial reports until the end of the guarantee period.
Please specify if your company cannot provide any of the guarantees.
Candidates who fall under the cases mentioned in articles L2141-1 to L2141-11 of the Public Procurement Code cannot submit a bid, regardless of the lot(s) for which a candidate wishes to submit an application. The candidate commits to reporting any change in situation in accordance with article L2141-12 of the Public Procurement Code
Cost is not the sole award criterion, and all criteria are set out in the procurement documents only. Specific requirements defined in the Specifications will be provided during consultation on the procurement portal: site https://pha2.edf.com/ AVIS 019788
Price is not the sole award criterion, and all criteria are set out in the procurement documents only. Specific requirements defined in the Specifications will be provided during consultation on the procurement portal: site https://pha2.edf.com/ AVIS019788
Quality is not the sole award criterion, and all criteria are set out in the procurement documents only. Specific requirements defined in the Specifications will be provided during consultation on the procurement portal: site https://pha2.edf.com/AVIS019788
Recourse Procedures
1) Authority responsible for recourse procedures
Official Name: Tribunal judiciaire de Nanterre
Postal Address: 179-191 avenue Joliot Curie
City: Nanterre
Postal Code: 92020
Country: France
Phone: +33 140971010
Website: www.tgi-nanterre.justice.fr
2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Official Name: Tribunal judiciaire de Nanterre
Postal Address: 179-191 avenue Joliot Curie
City: Nanterre
Postal Code: 92020
Country: France
Website: www.tgi-nanterre.justice.fr
3) Introduction of recourse
Details regarding the deadlines for introducing recourse:
Pre-contractual referral provided for in Articles 5 and following of Ordinance No. 2009-515 of May 7, 2009, relating to recourse procedures applicable to public procurement contracts. The recourse must be filed before the conclusion of the contract.
Contractual referral provided for in Articles 11 and following of Ordinance No. 2009-515 of May 7, 2009, relating to recourse procedures applicable to public procurement contracts.
The recourse must be filed no later than the thirty-first day following the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union of the contract award notice or, for contracts based on a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system, following the notification of the conclusion of the contract.
In the absence of the publication of a notice or notification, the court may be seized until the expiration of a period of six months from the day following the conclusion of the contract under Article 1441-3 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
4) Service from which information can be obtained on the introduction of recourse
Official Name: Registry of the Tribunal judiciaire de Nanterre
Postal Address: 179-191 avenue Joliot Curie
City: Nanterre
Postal Code: 92020
Country: France
Phone: +33 140971010
Website: www.tgi-nanterre.justice.fr
The company EDF power solutions, hereinafter referred to as "EDFps," is a candidate for the "AO9" project, which includes 3 projects defined as extensions of the offshore wind farm projects in Southern Brittany ("AO5") and the two offshore wind farm projects in the Mediterranean ("AO6,) and is initiating this consultation.
The development of the project requires the completion and submission to the State services of an application file for authorization under the environmental code (environmental authorization) for the construction and operation of the offshore wind farm.
1)	An environmental impact study under Articles L122-1 et seq. of the Environmental Code;
The scope of intervention must directly include the drafting of the initial state (based on the initial environmental data collected by the French State and made available to the awardee), as well as the drafting of measures and impacts on certain themes, and the realization of modeling (acoustic, CRM, etc.), either directly by the candidate or with the support of expert consulting firms.
2)A Natura 2000 impact assessment under Articles L414-1 et seq. of the Environmental Code, carried out on the basis of an assessment of the impacts on birds, marine mammals and habitats;
3) A request for an exemption from the ban on the intentional destruction or disturbance of protected species under Articles L411-1 et seq. of the Environmental Code, where applicable only.
The candidate must provide proof of the expertise that accompanies it on all the topics addressed in the impact study. Where applicable, it will introduce partners to supplement the expertise required for the successful completion of the single authorization application.
The expected start date for the services would be April 2026.
For confidentiality reasons, the documents dedicated to this market notice as well as your response will be sent to the following site https://pha2.edf.com/ referenced AVIS019788 , after validation of a confidentiality agreement.

Winner: Publications Office of the European Union