BUREAU IN SITU

What BUREAU IN SITU does

BUREAU IN SITU is a French société à responsabilité limitée (SARL) founded in 2023 and headquartered in Nîmes, operating as a real estate diagnostics and condominium expertise firm. The company is led by Thomas Benoist, who holds dual credentials as a DPLG architect and a certified diagnostiqueur (since 2016), and serves as founder-manager.

The firm's service portfolio spans the full range of mandatory and specialized real estate diagnostics, including DPE (energy performance), amiante (asbestos), plomb (lead), termites, electrical and gas safety inspections, Loi Carrez and Boutin surface measurements, ERP (État des Risques et Pollutions), and acoustic assessments. It also offers condominium-specific services — PPPT (Projet de Plan Pluriannuel de Travaux), DTG (Diagnostic Technique Global), EDD (Étude de Diagnostic), and collective DPE — which leverage the founder's architectural background and are not typically within the scope of a pure diagnostiqueur. Operations are supported by Liciel industry-standard diagnostic software, Preventimmo integration for ERP distribution, and proprietary tantième calculation tools used for condominium quote distributions. The company is Bureau Veritas certified across all diagnostic domains.

The business model is transaction-based with surface-area-linked pricing quoted on request, targeting individual property owners, real estate professionals (agents, notaries), and condominium syndicates across eight southern French departments (Gard, Hérault, Vaucluse, Bouches-du-Rhône, Drôme, Ardèche, Lozère, Aveyron). The firm operates at sub-scale (1-10 employees) with €1,000 minimum social capital, indicating a founder-led, no-equity-raised local services business rather than a venture-backed platform.

Name

BUREAU IN SITU

Legal name

Sarl BUREAU IN SITU

Website

https://bureau-insitu.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

BUREAU IN SITU is a Nîmes-based French SARL founded in 2023 that delivers mandatory real estate diagnostics and specialized condominium expertise (PPPT, DTG, EDD) across eight southern French departments, led by architect-diagnostiqueur Thomas Benoist.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Diagnostics Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Site Assessment & Remediation (Phase I/II, Cleanup Oversight) (BPAHAJAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Compliance History & Enforcement/Permit File Reviews (Agency Record Searches) (EUAHAEAN)

Keywords

• Real estate diagnostics
• Property inspections
• Energy performance audits
• Co-ownership consulting
• Construction risk assessments

Headquarters

HQ city

Nîmes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Real Estate Diagnostic Services: One-time diagnostic services for property sales and rentals. Services include DPE (energy performance), asbestos, lead, termites, electricity, gas, surface measurements (Carrez/Boutin), and environmental risk assessments. Pricing varies based on property surface area and required diagnostics. The company provides quotes upon customer inquiry.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

BUREAU IN SITU is a Nîmes-based SARL that carries out regulated French real estate diagnostics for individual properties (DPE, amiante, plomb, termites, électricité, gaz, surface Carrez/Boutin, and ERP/ERNMT risk assessments). It also performs co-ownership expertise deliverables (PPT, DTG, EDD, DPE collectif) for syndicates and real estate professionals, and provides an in-person interactive diagnostic guide that helps clients interpret their own reports. The firm operates in southern France (Gard, Hérault, Vaucluse, Drôme, Ardèche, Bouches-du-Rhône).

Product overview

Bureau IN SITU is a real estate diagnostic company based in Nîmes, France, offering a comprehensive suite of mandatory property diagnostics for sales and rentals. The company specializes in two main service areas: (1) Individual property diagnostics covering energy performance (DPE), asbestos, lead, termites, electrical, gas, surface measurements (Carrez/Boutin), risk assessments (ERP), and noise (ENSA); and (2) Specialized co-ownership expertise services including multi-year work plans (PPPT), technical diagnostics (DTG), division statements (EDD), and collective DPE. The company operates primarily in the Gard, Hérault, Vaucluse, and surrounding departments, serving individual property owners, co-ownership syndicates, real estate professionals, and promoters. All diagnostics are performed by certified technicians following specific French regulatory standards, with Thomas Benoist as the managing director offering combined architect and diagnostician expertise since 2016.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Individual Property Diagnostics Regulated French real estate diagnostics covering DPE (energy performance), amiante (asbestos), plomb (lead), termites, électricité, gaz, surface Carrez/Boutin measurements, and ERP/ERNMT risk assessments for individual residential properties. Targeted at individual property owners, sellers, buyers, and landlords in southern France needing legally required reports for sales, rentals, or renovations.
• Co-ownership Expertise Technical expertise deliverables for co-ownership properties, including the Projet de Plan Pluriannuel de Travaux (PPT), Diagnostic Technique Global (DTG), État Descriptif de Division (EDD), and DPE collectif. Targeted at co-ownership syndicates, real estate agencies, notaries, and property developers managing multi-unit residential buildings.
• Interactive Diagnostic Guide In-person guidance service in which the diagnostician walks clients through their own diagnostic reports and explains the implications for their property transaction, rental, or renovation project. Targeted at individual property owners who hold a BUREAU IN SITU report but need support interpreting and acting on its findings.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• AC Environnement: France's largest specialist network in environmental real estate diagnostics (asbestos, lead, termites, DPE, ERP) operating via franchise and directly. Directly comparable to Bureau IN SITU in scope and service model, with a much larger national footprint.
• Allodiagnostic: French franchise network of independent diagnosticians providing the standard real estate diagnostics bundle for sales and rentals. Direct competitor in the same product category with similar pricing model and target customer (homeowners, agents, notaries).
• Eddiag: Independent French real estate diagnostics firm offering the standard mandatory diagnostic suite with a focus on transaction-driven services. Comparable business model and customer segments to Bureau IN SITU.
• EX'IM: National franchise network of certified real estate diagnosticians offering the full mandatory diagnostics basket (DPE, amiante, plomb, électricité, gaz, termites, Carrez/Boutin). Same service mix as Bureau IN SITU but operating through a franchised multi-operator model across France.
• Diag Précision: Network of independent certified diagnosticians in France providing the standard real estate diagnostics bundle for transactions. Comparable service model, customer base and pricing approach to Bureau IN SITU at a smaller independent scale.
• Defim: French franchise network of independent real estate diagnosticians with national coverage and the full mandatory diagnostics catalog. Directly comparable GTM (franchise of certified independents) and service offering to Bureau IN SITU.
• Diag immo (axia-diagnostic): Regional French real estate diagnostics firm offering the full mandatory transaction diagnostic bundle (DPE, amiante, plomb, termites, électricité, gaz, Carrez/Boutin). Comparable independent operator model to Bureau IN SITU with similar regional footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Bureau Veritas: Global TIC leader whose French entity certifies Bureau IN SITU's diagnosticians but also delivers real estate diagnostic services (DPE, audits, asbestos, lead). Acts both as upstream certifier and downstream competitor with significantly greater resources.
• SOCOTEC: Major French TIC (testing, inspection, certification) group offering building diagnostics (DPE, amiante, plomb, termites) alongside a much broader portfolio of conformity, asset integrity and regulatory services. Competes with Bureau IN SITU on the diagnostic subset while serving larger institutional and industrial clients.

Emerging players

• Checkimmo: Digital-first diagnostics platform in France that aggregates and orchestrates certified diagnosticians for property transactions. Comparable end-customer offering but operates through a marketplace/tech layer rather than employed diagnosticians, making it a partial substitute and potential channel partner for Bureau IN SITU.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/BureauInSitu
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bureau-in-situ

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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