BMS/BACS Technical Specification for France – English edition (Word, Excel, guide)

You have to price, review or write the building management system (BMS) work package of a project in France, and the tender documents, the regulations and the vocabulary are all French? This product gives you a complete French-style BMS technical specification (CCTP) in English, up to date with the 2026 texts, consistent from end to end with its points list, its priced breakdown (DPGF) and its test matrix, and the method to adapt it to your project in two hours.

The BMS/BACS Technical Specification for France – English edition is a professional pack built by a project manager for BMS integrators, engineering firms and foreign owners operating in France, and for the owner's representatives and technical departments who work with them. The French regulatory framework is kept, not replaced: BACS decree (articles R. 175-1 to R. 175-6 of the French Construction and Housing Code), automatic heat control (article R. 241-6 of the French Energy Code), tertiary-sector decree, NF EN ISO 52120-1 and RE2020 are explained in English with their dates. French contract terms are kept in italics with their English meaning (CCTP = particular technical specification, DPGF = priced breakdown of the lump-sum price, lot = work package, OPR = pre-acceptance inspections, DOE = as-built file, PSE = optional item…), so that every clause can be matched with French tender documents. Amounts in euros.

What you get

• BMS-BACS-Technical-Specification-France.docx – the complete, editable technical specification, 40 pages, about 17,400 words, automatic table of contents, fields to adapt highlighted in [brackets], plus a page on the French terms at a glance: 1. General: purpose, project, scope of works, dated texts and standards (BACS decree with the 70/290 kW thresholds and the 2025/2030 deadlines, automatic heat control 2027/2030, NF EN ISO 52120-1, tertiary-sector decree, RE2020, ANSSI-PA-110), definitions and French abbreviations, limits of works item by item, coordination with the HVAC, electrical, fire safety, lift, plumbing and IT packages. 2. Functional requirements (F-01 to F-45): three-level architecture, controller autonomy, points list and tags, HVAC control by zone (setpoints, override, window, presence), heat pump generation and hydronics, air handling units (CO2, free cooling, frost protection, fire safety shutdown), schedules and optimum start, DALI-2 lighting, metering and sub-metering, alarms by priority with default thresholds, operating scenarios, remote operation, integration of third-party equipment. 3. Hardware requirements (M-01 to M-22): native BACnet/IP controllers, I/O modules with 20% spare, zone controllers, sensors with accuracies and mounting, actuators, NF EN 61439 panels, backed-up power supply, cabling and buses, open protocols by use (BACnet/IP, MS/TP, Modbus, M-Bus, DALI-2, KNX, LonWorks, OPC UA), interoperability, obsolescence, indicative bill of materials. 4. Network and supervisory system (R-01 to R-15): dedicated VLAN, server, perpetual licences in the Owner's name, 1,000 points, views and style guide, logging, reports, access profiles, engineering workstation. 5. Cybersecurity (C-01 to C-05): selected level, summary of the 10 families of requirements E-01 to E-33 of the BMS / BAS Cybersecurity Specification, link with design, acceptance, as-built file and maintenance. 6. Energy performance (P-01 to P-06): ISO 52120-1 class B justified function by function, technical building management functions, measurement and verification, targets. 7. Documentation, training, as-built file (D-01 to D-03). 8. Testing, commissioning, self-inspection, pre-acceptance inspections, acceptance, proper-operation year, warranties, maintenance (E-01 to E-10). 9. Schedule and phasing. Appendices: extract of the points list, structure of the priced breakdown, self-inspection sheets (panel, cabling, point, functional test, pre-acceptance report, reservation, override log), ISO 52120-1 function table template.
• BMS-Points-List-and-DPGF-Workbook.xlsx – the companion workbook, 6 sheets, native formulas, no macro, Excel 2016+ and Google Sheets:
  • Read me: 30-minute start, project parameters, conventions, French terms kept.
  • Points list: 300 fictitious points (tag, location, equipment, description, AI/AO/DI/DO/BUS type, unit, alarm and priority, logging and interval, panel), totals by type and by panel calculated, capacity 1,000 rows.
  • Price breakdown (DPGF): 48 rows in 9 chapters that mirror the specification, quantities linked to the points list, fictitious unit prices, subtotals, total excluding VAT, optional items (PSE), VAT, total including VAT.
  • Bid evaluation: 6 weighted criteria (price 40, technical 60), 3 fictitious bids, scores and ranking calculated, findings area.
  • Tests: 20 functional tests and 300 point-to-point tests generated from the list, status drop-down (Pass, Fail, Not applicable, To do), progress and pass rate.
  • Dashboard: one-page A4 summary with 3 charts. Delivered filled with a complete fictitious project (refurbishment of a 4,200 m² administrative building, 2 heat pumps of 120 kW, 3 AHUs, 12 zones, 8 lighting zones, 5 panels): every calculation is visible as soon as you open it.
• BMS-Specification-Drafting-Guide.pdf – 14 pages: how to adapt the specification in two hours (timed plan), the four key decisions (ISO 52120-1 class, protocols, cybersecurity level, local or centralised supervision) with comparison tables, the twelve classic pitfalls and their remedies, consistency with the BMS / BAS Cybersecurity Specification, the French reference texts with dates and sources, the watch list, the workbook user guide and the checklist before issuing the tender.

The link with the BMS / BAS cybersecurity specification

Chapter 5 of the specification refers to the 33 requirements E-01 to E-33 of the BMS / BAS Cybersecurity Specification (companion product from the same publisher, derived from the ANSSI-PA-110 guide of ANSSI, the French national cybersecurity agency: https://lesbonsmots.gumroad.com/l/bms-cybersecurity-spec), without duplicating them: it sets the level selected (Essential or Enhanced), summarises the requirements by family and states what design, acceptance, the as-built file and maintenance owe them. Together, the two products form a complete set of tender documents for the BMS work package; the guide also explains how to adapt chapter 5 if you do not have the cybersecurity specification.

Using it in France

French law generally requires contracts with French public bodies to be drafted in French (Act no. 94-665 of 4 August 1994, article 5). For a public Owner, use this English edition to prepare, review, price or negotiate, and issue the French version as the contractual document (the French edition, "CCTP lot GTB/GTC complet", is sold separately). For a private Owner, check the language of the contract with your lawyer.

For whom

BMS integrators and controls contractors, engineering firms, foreign owners and investors with buildings in France, owner's representatives, facility managers and technical departments of public bodies, social landlords and companies launching a BMS tender under the BACS decree or the tertiary-sector decree; international teams who need to understand what a demanding French Owner expects.

Up to date and checked

Texts checked on 17 October 2026: BACS decree (existing buildings above 70 kW when the system is replaced and by 1 January 2030 at the latest, deadline postponed from 2027 by decree no. 2025-1343 of 26 December 2025; above 290 kW since 1 January 2025), automatic heat control (1 January 2027 for permits filed from that date, 2030 for the others), NF EN ISO 52120-1 (March 2022, replaces EN 15232-1), tertiary-sector decree (-40% in 2030, OPERAT), ANSSI-PA-110 v1.0 of 27 April 2026. 15 sources with URL in the guide.

Quality

Word: automatic table of contents, consistent numbering, 91 headings, 34 tables with header rows repeated across pages, no empty bracket, no real data, English proofing language. Workbook: no macro, formulas recalculated in Excel (0 cells in error) and checked by an independent recalculation carried out by the publisher (200 checks: totals by type and by panel, price breakdown amounts, bid scores and ranking, test counters, dashboard, English drop-down values). PDF: fonts embedded, no overflow. Every file scanned for French leftovers: only the French legal terms deliberately kept, always with their English meaning. Written with the help of AI and reviewed: structured and checked by a project manager.

Same files, three levels of rights, chosen at checkout. The Company or personal use level is open to everyone, businesses and consumers. The Team and Consultancy / White label levels are for businesses only: they cover several entities or deliverables handed to your clients.

• Company or personal use – $390 excluding taxes ($468 including 20% VAT for a consumer in France): one entity, all its projects; copy, adapt and include the specification, the workbook and the guide in your tender documents and bids; resale, redistribution outside the entity and publication of the content as it stands prohibited; 12 months of updates; also open to consumers, for personal use.
• Team – $790, businesses only: up to 5 entities of the same group, a public body with its affiliated bodies, or the same consortium, each with the Company rights; 45-minute onboarding video call; reply within 2 working days.
• Consultancy / White label – $1,490, businesses only: you adapt the specification, the workbook and the guide to produce deliverables for your own clients (unlimited) under your own brand and hand them the adapted files; reselling, redistributing or publishing the template itself is prohibited; 45-minute video call, reply within 2 working days.

Which one is for you? Company or personal use if you are an owner, an engineering firm or an integrator including the specification in the tender documents or bids of your projects: this right is already included. Team for a group, a public body with its affiliated bodies, or a design team or consortium (5 entities at most). Consultancy / White label to make it your own standard specification under your brand and reuse it beyond tender documents in all your client deliverables (audits, briefs, bid analysis reports, acceptance files), with the editable files handed to the client. Consumers: Company or personal use, for personal use; the other levels are not open to them.

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