Tender Announcement by French Health Center Consortium for the Provision and Leasing of Modular Buildings

Project Name: Public Contract for the Provision and Leasing of Modular Buildings

Tender Reference / Internal ID: 96309-2026 / GCS PSA 2026-02

Project Overview: This project aims to procure, install, and lease modular buildings for the Arcachon Central Hospital for administrative and medical use, to accommodate patients and hospital staff. It is a complete turnkey service, encompassing the provision of modular building units tailored for specific uses, their on-site installation, and subsequent leasing.

Core Objective: To urgently or semi-permanently expand hospital capacity to cope with patient flow fluctuations, upgrades to specific treatment units, or insufficient administrative office space, while minimizing disruption to the hospital's existing operations.

Specific Usage Planning:

Medical Functional Areas:

Patient Reception and Waiting Area: Provide spacious, bright, and comfortable modular spaces, equipped with necessary medical gas interfaces (e.g., oxygen, vacuum suction), nurse call systems, accessibility features, and surface materials meeting infection control requirements.

Specialist Outpatient Clinics and Examination Rooms: For adding or temporarily replacing certain outpatient departments (e.g., pediatrics, dermatology, ophthalmology), audiology testing rooms, ECG rooms, etc. Spaces must meet the electrical load requirements for medical equipment, electromagnetic shielding, privacy protection, and cleaning/disinfection standards.

Day Treatment and Observation Area: Provide functional units for day chemotherapy, infusions, post-operative observation, etc. Internal layouts must facilitate staff monitoring and nursing operations.

Medical Offices and Support Rooms: For doctors' offices, nursing stations, medical records rooms, small pharmacies (must comply with storage safety standards), etc.

Administrative and Logistics Functional Areas:

Additional Administrative Offices: Provide office space for hospital management, human resources, finance, and other departments.

Staff Break and Training Rooms: Create comfortable staff break areas, meeting rooms, and skills training rooms.

Material Storage and Equipment Rooms: For storing medical consumables, office supplies, or housing equipment such as air conditioning and power distribution units.

Structural System:

Main Structure: Utilize high-strength steel frames or specially treated durable timber systems with excellent wind resistance, seismic resistance (according to French building codes), and snow load capacity. All structural components must undergo hot-dip galvanizing or equivalent high-performance anti-corrosion treatment.

Walls, Roof, and Floor: Use composite insulated panel (sandwich panel) systems with a core of rock wool or polyurethane of at least fire rating Class B, and pre-coated color steel or fiber cement panels. The overall thermal transmittance (U-value) must comply with current French RT thermal regulations, ensuring good thermal insulation and acoustic performance.

Integrity: Modular units are highly prefabricated in the factory, including interior finishes and pre-embedded services, ensuring rapid on-site installation, tight joints, and air/water tightness meeting permanent building standards.

Building Performance and Compliance:

Fire Safety: All materials must comply with French fire classification standards for construction products. Provide a complete fire compartmentalization plan, including fire walls, fire doors (minimum EI30/EI60 rating), and necessary interface provisions for automatic sprinkler and smoke alarm systems.

Accessibility Design: Strictly adhere to French accessibility regulations (ERP standards), including sufficient door widths, access ramps, dedicated toilets, low-level service counters, and a clear signage system.

Acoustic Performance: The airborne sound insulation index and impact sound insulation index of walls and floors must meet hospital requirements for privacy and quietness, especially in consultation rooms and offices.

Durability and Warranty: Main structural warranty of at least 10 years, roof waterproofing system warranty of at least 15 years. Exterior finishes must be weather-resistant, UV-resistant, and easy to clean.

Interior Finishes and Adaptation to Medical Environment:

Interior Surfaces: Walls to use washable, mold/mildew-resistant, and antimicrobial PVC laminated panels or high-performance paints. Floors to use seamless PVC sheeting or rubber flooring with chemical resistance, anti-static properties (in specific areas), and cushioning characteristics.

Ceilings: Use acoustic mineral fiber panels or antimicrobial metal panel suspended ceiling systems, integrating LED panel lighting, smoke detectors, sprinkler heads, and HVAC air diffusers.

Medical Specialties: Pre-install or provide interface provisions according to area function:

Medical Headwall/Column: Integrated oxygen, compressed air, vacuum suction terminals, power outlets (with isolation transformer), data ports, nurse call buttons.

Special Plumbing & Electrical: Treatment areas require independent water supply and drainage pipes to meet handwashing and medical equipment cleaning needs. Electrical systems must separate lighting, power outlets, medical equipment, and emergency circuits, with UPS backup power interfaces in critical areas.

Gas Evacuation: Specific examination rooms require interface provisions for anesthetic gas scavenging systems.

Electrical System:

Power Distribution: Provide a complete low-voltage distribution board, including main circuit breaker, branch protection, and lightning/surge protection. Lighting and power outlet circuits to be separate, with medical area outlets powered by isolation transformers (IT system).

Lighting: Use LED lighting systems with high color rendering index (Ra>80) and adjustable color temperature (3000K-4000K). Public areas to be equipped with smart light-sensing and motion-sensing controls.

Low-Current & Communications: Pre-install structured cabling systems (data, voice), supporting full Wi-Fi coverage. Integrate interfaces and conduits for video surveillance, access control, and public address systems.

HVAC System:

System Configuration: Based on building load calculations, provide split-type VRF systems or modular air handling units, ensuring independent temperature and humidity control for each zone.

Ventilation and Filtration: Ensure sufficient fresh air volume, complying with hospital ventilation standards. Key medical areas (e.g., treatment rooms) require air filters of medium efficiency or higher, with independent exhaust systems.

Energy Efficiency and Smart Control: Systems must have high energy efficiency ratios and be integrated into a Building Energy Management System for centralized monitoring and optimization.

Plumbing and Sanitary Systems:

Water Supply: Provide cold and hot water systems meeting potable water standards, equipped with storage tanks, circulation pumps, and water treatment equipment (if required).

Drainage: Use chemical-resistant PVC or PP drainage piping systems, ensuring correct slopes, and equipped with traps and venting facilities.

Sanitary Ware: Provide water-saving, easy-to-clean toilets, washbasins, accessible bathroom fittings, and necessary medical handwash sinks.

Pre-Installation Services:

Site Survey and Design Proposal: Based on the hospital's functional requirements list and site conditions (geology, utilities, access), conduct detailed surveys and submit detailed design drawings for architectural layout, elevations, structure, and MEP for approval.

Permit Assistance: Assist the hospital in preparing and submitting applications to local authorities for building permits (if required), planning permits, and compliance documentation meeting ERP standards.

Production and Logistics:

Factory Prefabrication: Under a quality control system, manufacture modular units, complete interior finishes, and pre-install equipment within the factory.

Transportation and Site Preparation: Responsible for packaging, insuring, and transporting all modular units, materials, and equipment to the designated location at Arcachon Central Hospital. Responsible for site foundation works (concrete foundations or steel raised foundations), temporary fencing, and construction site layout.

On-Site Installation and Commissioning:

Module Lifting and Assembly: Use heavy-duty cranes for precise lifting, positioning, and structural connection of modular units.

System Connection: Complete structural sealing between modules, external wall finishing, and connection/testing of all MEP services (cables, pipes, ducts).

Internal Completion and Commissioning: Complete interior detailing and equipment installation. Conduct integrated commissioning, performance testing, and calibration of all building systems (structural, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, fire protection, low-current) to ensure full compliance with design specifications.

Cleaning and Handover: Perform thorough final cleaning to meet hospital hygiene standards for occupancy.

Operation and Maintenance Services During Lease Term:

Full-Service Maintenance: During the lease contract period, the supplier is responsible for all preventive maintenance, fault repair, and component replacement (non-damage due to misuse) of the building structure, envelope, and associated MEP systems, ensuring the building remains in optimal operational condition.

Energy Management and Consumption: May include energy costs (settled based on actual metering) and provide energy efficiency optimization recommendations.

Emergency Response: Provide a 7x24-hour emergency service hotline, committing to having technical personnel on-site within a specified time (e.g., 2-4 hours) after receiving a fault report to handle urgent issues.

Post-Lease Term Handling:

Optional Schemes: The contract must clearly define options at the end of the lease term.

Typically Includes: ① Lease renewal; ② Supplier responsible for complete dismantling, cleaning, refurbishment, and removal of the modular building from the site, restoring the site to its original condition; ③ Purchase by the hospital at an agreed price.

Nature of Procurement: Modular Prefabricated Buildings

CPV Code: 44211100

Project Location: Arcachon Central Hospital, Gironde, France

Specific Address: Avenue Jean Hameau, LA TESTE DE BUCH, 33260

Procurement Procedure: Open Procedure

Legal Basis for Procurement: Simplified Regime

Key Bidding Information:

Bid Language: French

Bid Submission Deadline: March 10, 2026, 14:00 (UTC+2)

Bid Submission Platform: Tender documents (European Single Procurement Document - DUME) and bids must be obtained and submitted via the official e-procurement platform.

Details Link: https://www.achatpublic.com/sdm/ent/gen/ent_detail.do?PCSLID=CSL_2026_wEkxa5Pql