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Article R2351-8 of the French Public procurement code

Where the purchaser awards the contract on the basis of several criteria, he may authorise the presentation of variants under the following conditions:
1° For contracts awarded in accordance with a formalised procedure, variants are prohibited unless otherwise stated in the invitation to tender;
2° For contracts awarded in accordance with an adapted procedure, variants are authorised unless otherwise stated in the consultation documents.

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Article R2351-8


Lorsque l’acheteur se fonde sur plusieurs critères pour attribuer le marché, il peut autoriser la présentation de variantes dans les conditions suivantes :
1° Pour les marchés passés selon une procédure formalisée, les variantes sont interdites sauf mention contraire dans l’avis d’appel à la concurrence ;
2° Pour les marchés passés selon une procédure adaptée, les variantes sont autorisées sauf mention contraire dans les documents de la consultation.

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