Where the purchaser does not use electronic means of communication pursuant to article R. 2132-12, it shall indicate this in the call for tenders or, in the absence of such a notice, in the consultation documents.
The reasons why other means of communication are used are indicated in the presentation report referred to in Articles R. 2184-1 to R. 2184-6 for contracting authorities and in the documents kept pursuant to Articles R. 2184-7 to R. 2184-10 for contracting entities.
For each stage of the procedure, candidates and tenderers apply the same method of transmission to all the documents they send to the purchaser.