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Article R2161-27 of the French Public procurement code

The dialogue may take place in successive phases so as to reduce the number of solutions to be discussed, by applying the award criteria defined in the contract notice or in another consultation document. The purchaser shall indicate in the consultation documents whether it will make use of this possibility.
In the final phase of the dialogue, the number of solutions remaining to be discussed must be sufficient to ensure genuine competition, provided that there is a sufficient number of solutions which meet the required conditions.
The purchaser shall continue the dialogue until it is able to identify the solution or solutions which are likely to meet its needs.

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Article R2161-27


Le dialogue peut se dérouler en phases successives de manière à réduire le nombre de solutions à discuter, en appliquant les critères d’attribution définis dans l’avis de marché ou dans un autre document de la consultation. L’acheteur indique, dans les documents de la consultation, s’il fera usage de cette possibilité.
Dans la phase finale de dialogue, le nombre de solutions restant à discuter doit être suffisant pour assurer une concurrence réelle, pour autant qu’il y ait un nombre suffisant de solutions remplissant les conditions requises.
L’acheteur poursuit le dialogue jusqu’à ce qu’il soit en mesure d’identifier la ou les solutions qui sont susceptibles de répondre à ses besoins.

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