Discover the commitments behind the Canal
Find here the structural commitments of the Société du Canal Seine-Nord Europe and the project partners.
Discover the commitments behind the Canal
Find here the structural commitments of the Société du Canal Seine-Nord Europe and the project partners.
February 2026
The sourcing process was initiated following the signing, in 2021, of a charter between the Société du Canal Seine-Nord Europe , the Fédération Nationale des Travaux Publics , the Fédération Régionale des Travaux Publics Hauts-de-France and the Syndicat Professionnel des Terrassessiers de France . This upstream dialogue with stakeholders in the construction sector made it possible to better anticipate the sector's capacities and to build more balanced and secure contractual arrangements.
Find the presentation below and the replay of the closing meeting opposite.
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October 2025
Focus on the reception of works and the interfaces between the main markets (notably locks / TOARCS) of the Canal in our latest webinar "The challenges of lotting and coordinating the markets of the Seine-Nord Europe Canal" of October 9, 2025.
Find below the presentation support and the replay of the webinar opposite.
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September 2025
Focus on chance discoveries (pyrotechnics and bodies), the implementation of environmental measures and the management of PACs (Bringing to light), as well as the traceability tool for excavated soils in our latest webinar "The technical and regulatory challenges of the WFD of the Seine-Nord Europe Canal" of September 24, 2025.
Find below the presentation support and the replay of the webinar opposite.
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July 2025
In line with the approach launched by the framework agreement signed in the fall of 2021, the SCSNE continued its discussions with the professional federations representing public works companies on various themes of its specifications, with the aim of achieving a relevant contractual framework to meet its needs and balanced for all stakeholders.
This approach is part of the framework authorized by article R.2111-1 of the Public Procurement Code.
A meeting to clarify the reciprocal expectations of the stakeholders was held on 28/11/2024, followed by 3 workshops organized on 20/02/2025, 10/04/2025 and 15/05/2025.
The Regional Business Meetings on March 24th also provided an opportunity to take stock of important progress.
These reports are also available in the sourcing section of the FNTP website (specific page dedicated to the CSNE project): Sourcing Canal Seine-Nord Europe – National Federation of Public Works (FNTP)
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The previously published elements concerning this sourcing approach for TOARC S234 are available further down this page, including the TOARC S234 sourcing charter from October 2021.
June 2025
The allocation of equipment for the locks on the Seine-Nord Europe Canal is changing. To share the details of this new allocation and help you understand the reasons behind it , our project management and project execution experts met on June 17, 2025, for the webinar "Lock Equipment Allocation".
Find below the presentation support and the replay of the webinar opposite.
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October 2022 – Prior exchanges with companies (“sourcing” or “sourcing”)
In order to promote an alternative to a supply solution by road, the Société du Canal Seine-Nord Europe (SCSNE) wishes to impose in its works contracts clauses for the massification of supply transport by river or by railway.
To this end, it wishes to build a railway terminal (hereinafter referred to as the Terminal) to supply Sectors 1 & 2 of the construction site of the future Seine-Nord Europe Canal.
Project management assignments for the construction of the Terminal are underway, with the actual construction work to start in 2023.
The SCSNE would like to discuss with operators interested in the planned operation of the future terminal.
Interested operators can return their questionnaire using the SCSNE buyer profile, at the following address: PLACE – State Procurement Platform – Consultations – SOURCING-SECTEUR1-1 (marches-publics.gouv.fr)
Edit: the deadline for returning the questionnaire has been extended until July 12, 2023 at 17 p.m.
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July 2022 – Prior exchanges with companies (“sourcing” or “sourcing”)
In view of the launch of business consultations for the work of sector 5 "Locks & Systems", a process of prior exchanges (sourcing, or sourcing) is initiated with economic operators in application of the provisions of article R. 2111-1 of the public order code.
This involves soliciting economic operators in order to obtain information prior to the consultations which will be launched later. To this end, a questionnaire is made available to any interested economic operator. The expected services are also described in the documents below.
Interested operators can return their questionnaire using the SCSNE buyer profile until Monday, September 12 at 17:00 p.m. at the following address: https://www.marches-publics.gouv.fr/app.php/entreprise/consultation/2071640?orgAcronyme=s2d
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July 2022 – Prior exchanges with companies (“sourcing” or “sourcing”)
In view of the launch of the consultation of companies for the technical control of the Locks and pumping of Louette, a process of preliminary exchanges (sourcing, or sourcing) is initiated with the economic operators in application of the provisions of article R. 2111-1 of the public order code.
This involves soliciting economic operators in order to obtain information prior to the consultation which will be launched later. To this end, a questionnaire is made available to any interested economic operator. The expected services are also described in the document below.
Interested operators can return their questionnaire to marches@scsne.fr until Friday, July 08th at 17:30 PM.
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June 2022
On Monday June 27, 2022, a presentation of this approach was made to professionals in the sector, at the premises of the Hauts-de-France Chamber of Commerce and Industry, boulevard de Leeds in Lille.
It was streamed. Find below the presentation support and the replay of this restitution opposite.
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October 2021
As part of the TOARCs (Technical and Administrative Frameworks for the Development of the Canal Areas) for sectors 2, 3, and 4, the Seine-Nord Europe Canal Company (SCSNE) intends to launch calls for tenders tailored to the sector's capabilities, efficient, and attractive, within a broad competitive scope, in order to optimize project costs, manage risks, and guarantee adherence to quality and deadlines. To this end, it wishes to engage with professional federations representing companies in the relevant economic sector as part of a sourcing initiative.
The objective is, on the one hand, to make companies aware of SCSNE's needs in terms of TOARC work, its expectations and constraints , and on the other hand, to identify the capabilities of construction companies likely to meet them.
This charter formalizes the framework for exchanges between the SCSNE and professional federations with a view to improving the quality of future specifications.
The exchanges will be organized around four themes and will be open to all professionals who wish to participate under the aegis of the National Federation of Public Works (FNTP), the FRTP Hauts-de-France (FRTP HdF) and the Professional Syndicate Terrassiers de France (SPTF).
Download the charter and the presentation made on 20/10 below.
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March 2022 – Prior exchanges with companies (“sourcing” or “sourcing”)
In view of the launch of the consultation of companies for the renewal of the communication and local communication project management assistance contracts, the Société du Canal Seine-Nord Europe is initiating a process of preliminary exchanges (sourcing, or sourcing) from generalist or specialized communication service providers.
The objective is twofold: To make known to the agencies the needs and expectations of the SCSNE in terms of communication as well as the principles of its purchasing policy in which these markets fall. Identify the service providers in the sector and their capacities and constraints to respond to these markets.
Two information and discussion meetings open to all communication professionals were organized in March 2022 by the Hauts-de-France CCI and the SCSNE, in collaboration with the associations "Le Club des communicants de la Somme" and “Place de la Communication” in Lille, as part of the “Canal Entreprises” system of the Grand Chantier Canal Seine-Nord Europe initiative. This system, co-managed by the Hauts-de-France CCI and the Region, aims to support companies wishing to seize the opportunities of the project. These two meetings may be followed by a second period of discussions with particularly interested participants.
Download below the presentation made on March 17 and 30, 2022.
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May-July 2021 – Prior exchanges with companies (sourcing or sourcing)
In view of the launch of the consultation of companies for the design and construction of the Somme Canal Bridge, a process of prior exchanges (sourcing, or sourcing) is initiated with the economic operators of public works in application of the provisions of article R. 2111-1 of the public procurement code.
Nature of the work envisaged: design and construction of the Somme Canal Bridge, a work of art to be carried out as part of the Seine-Nord Europe canal project and constituting sector 6, an exceptional work of art due to its dimensions ( 1 m long, 330 m wide excluding service roads), its cost, the challenges of landscape and architectural integration, as well as the environmental context in which it fits (Natura 34 classified perimeter).
This involves soliciting economic operators in order to obtain information and discuss the project. To this end, a questionnaire is made available to any interested economic operator.
Download the document below.
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In view of launching the first consultations with companies during 2020 and awarding contracts for the work to be carried out on sector 1 of the Seine-Nord Europe canal between Compiègne and Passel in the Oise, a preliminary study and exchange process (sourcing) is being initiated with economic operators in the building and public works sector in application of the provisions of article R. 2111-1 of the public procurement code.
Nature of the works envisaged: environmental measures, general earthworks, protection of the banks, lock, engineering structures, diversion of the Oise, road works, other works (deviation of the concessionary networks, passage under the CSNE to restore the courses of water crossing [siphons], related land development works, ecological and landscaping works, waterproofing works).
This involves soliciting economic operators in order to obtain information that will make it possible to prepare the award of future works contracts. To this end, a questionnaire is made available to any interested economic operator on the buyer profile of Société du Canal Seine-Nord Europe. The questionnaires completed and submitted on PLACE will be analyzed by the SCSNE as they are received without waiting for the deadline for responses and submission of contributions set at 29.11.2019 at 18:00 p.m. The results of these preliminary exchanges will be exploited and used by the SCSNE for the preparation of works contracts in compliance with the principles of public procurement: freedom of access to public procurement, equal treatment of candidates and transparency of procedures. Publication of the main contributions resulting from this approach is planned so that potential bidders have the same level of information. Particular attention will be paid to the information transmitted by economic operators in the context of these exchanges, concerning technical processes or industrial and commercial data likely to fall under business secrecy.
Monday 28 January 2019
SCSNE accepted FRTP's invitation to present the Seine-Nord Europe Canal project. Discussions took place on the prospects for awarding works contracts. In the interest of transparency and ensuring equal access to information for all companies potentially interested in these contracts, SCSNE is making the content of these discussions public.
The SCSNE met in Marcq-en-Baroeul around fifty representatives of public works companies based in Hauts-de-France who had responded to the invitation of the Regional Federation of Public Works.
In the presence of Bernard Duhamel, president of the Regional Federation of Hauts-de-France, the meeting was an opportunity to discuss the progress of the project and the good practices of the profession in the perspective of the start of the works. of sector 1 between Compiègne and Passel (Oise) by the end of 2020.
Company representatives were particularly attentive to the information provided on the progress of the project. Divided into two groups, the participants had the opportunity to share with the contracting authority on good practices for achieving the four fundamental objectives of the SCSNE: eco-performance, partnerships-participations, innovation and security.
Comments and exchanges with professionals will allow the SCSNE to feed its reflection on the allotment of works, the clauses and the criteria in the calls for tenders favorable to the achievement of the objectives which guide the project: the eco-performance, partnership and participation, innovation and site safety.
Find below the presentation note of the meeting and the support document presented to the companies during this meeting.
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September 14, 2018
The FRTP Hauts de France is the regional federation of public works. It brings together the companies of the Hauts de France Region which act in the field of Public Works. As part of their regular partnership relations, the FRTP and the SCSNE exchanged this Friday, September 14 during the general assembly of the FRTP.
The opportunity to take stock of the governance, financing and technical and organizational progress of the Project. Direct, frank and rich exchanges that highlighted common ambitions:
Regular meetings will be held to discuss the project's progress. The SCSNE presentation will be given at this meeting.
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Wednesday March 14, 2018
The Société du Canal Seine-Nord Europe presented the procedures for awarding project management contracts to engineering companies in Lille. Nearly fifty participants were present.
Find below the presentation of the session as well as the answers to the questions asked during the session.
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Find below the pre-information notices relating to:
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