Section 1: National Council.

The provisions of articles L. 2141-1 to L. 2141-14 of the French Public Procurement Code, relating to the grounds for exclusion from the award procedure, are applicable to contracts awarded by the National Council.

I.-The National Council sets the deadlines for receipt of applications, taking into account the complexity of the contract and the time required by economic operators to prepare their applications. The minimum time limit for receipt of applications may not be less than : 1° Thirty-five days in the case of open invitations to tender from the date on which the contract notice is sent. This period may be reduced under…

In support of its application, the applicant must provide: 1° A declaration on honour to the effect that it does not fall into any of the cases mentioned in articles L. 2141-1 to L. 2141-11 of the French Public Procurement Code; 2° The information requested by the National Council for the purpose of verifying the applicant’s suitability to carry out the professional activity, its economic and financial standing and its…

The National Council shall set the time limits for receipt of tenders, taking into account the complexity of the contract and the time needed by economic operators to prepare their tenders. The minimum time limit for receipt of tenders may not be less than thirty-five days from the date on which the contract notice is sent in the case of open invitations to tender. In the case of restricted invitations…

If the National Council uses the tender procedure, it cannot negotiate with the tenderers. It may only ask them to specify the content of their tender. Where the national council uses the procedure with negotiation, it may award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without negotiation, provided that it has indicated in the contract notice that it reserves the right to do so.

The National Council verifies the information contained in the application, including that concerning the economic operators on whose capabilities the candidate relies. If the National Council finds that documents or information required to be submitted as part of the application are missing or incomplete, it may ask all the candidates concerned to complete their application file within an appropriate time limit that is the same for all. Verification of the…

The National Council rejects irregular, unacceptable, inappropriate or abnormally low tenders under the conditions set out in Articles L. 2152-1 to L. 2152-6 and R. 2152-1 to R. 2152-5 of the French Public Procurement Code. If a candidate or tenderer is in a situation of exclusion, does not meet the conditions for participation set by the National Council, produces false information or documents in support of his application, or is…

I.- Regular, acceptable and appropriate tenders, which have not been rejected pursuant to article R. 4122-4-26, are ranked in descending order by applying the award criteria. II – The contract is awarded to the tenderer, or where applicable, to the tenderers who have submitted the most economically advantageous tender on the basis of one or more objective, precise criteria linked to the subject of the contract or its performance conditions,…

The National Council may, at any time, declare a procedure to be discontinued. When it declares a procedure to be discontinued, the National Council shall as soon as possible communicate the reasons for its decision not to award the contract or to recommence the procedure to the economic operators who participated in it.

I.-The National Council immediately notifies each candidate or tenderer concerned of its decision to reject their application or tender. II.-Where the National Council has awarded its contract in accordance with an adapted procedure, any candidate or tenderer whose application or tender has been rejected may obtain the reasons for this rejection within a period of fifteen days from receipt of his request at the National Council. Where the tender of…