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June 25, 2024

Condom supplies and castle renovations: How Paris-based Tengo wants to shake up public procurement

The platform centralises calls for public tenders and helps businesses find the right matches

Who will be the official provider of 220k condoms during the Olympic Games in Paris this summer? What organisation will be responsible for providing English classes to French parliamentarians from 2027? And which artisan business will be hired to renovate the three-centuries-old bed of King Louis XVI in the world-famous Versailles palace?

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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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