Contracts concluded for valuable consideration by the national council with one or more economic operators to meet its needs for supplies or services shall comply with the principles of freedom of access to contracts, equal treatment of candidates and transparency of procedures defined in Article 1 of Order No 2015-899 of 23 July 2015 on public contracts.
The national councils of the orders may set up among themselves a central purchasing body or a purchasing order group.
Under the conditions and subject to the adaptations provided for by decree in the Conseil d’Etat, the contract is awarded, depending on its purpose or estimated value, in accordance with the procedures provided for in Article 42 of the aforementioned Order No. 2015-899 of 23 July 2015.