Contracts awarded under an adapted procedure by the State, its public establishments other than of an industrial and commercial nature, local authorities, their public establishments and their groupings, are advertised under the following conditions:
1° Where the estimated value of the requirement is less than 90,000 euros excluding tax, the advertising arrangements are freely adapted to the characteristics of the contract, in particular its value and the nature of the works, supplies or services in question;
2° When the estimated value of the requirement is equal to or greater than 90,000 euros excluding tax and less than the thresholds for the formalised procedure, a contract notice drawn up in accordance with the model set by an order of the Minister for the Economy appended to this code is published either in the Bulletin officiel des annonces des marchés publics or in a newspaper authorised to publish legal notices.
The purchaser shall assess whether, given the nature or value of the works, supplies or services in question, publication in a specialised journal corresponding to the economic sector concerned or in the Official Journal of the European Union is also necessary to ensure that reasonably vigilant economic operators who may be interested in the contract are kept informed.