The minimum time-limit for receipt of tenders shall be ten days from the date on which the invitation to tender is sent.
However, contracting authorities other than the central public authorities listed in the notice annexed to this Code and contracting entities may set the time-limit for receipt of tenders by mutual agreement with the candidates invited to tender, provided that this date is the same for all.
In the absence of agreement on the deadline for receipt of tenders, the deadline set may not be less than ten days from the date on which the invitation to tender was sent.