Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Contracts are awarded, depending on their value, their purpose or the circumstances in which they are concluded: 1° Either in accordance with a formalised procedure; 2° Or in accordance with an adapted procedure; 3° Or without prior advertising or competitive tendering. The estimated value of the requirement is calculated in accordance with the conditions set out in articles R. 2121-1, R. 2121-3, R. 2121-4, R. 2121-5, R. 2121-6 and R….

When the estimated value of the requirement is equal to or greater than the European thresholds defined, for local authorities, their establishments and groupings and other purchasers, in b of I of appendix no. 2 of the Public Procurement Code, the National Council awards the contracts mentioned in article R. 4122-4-4 according to one of the following formalised procedures, which it is free to choose: 1° Invitation to tender, whereby…

I.-The adapted procedure is the procedure by which the National Council freely defines the terms and conditions for awarding the contract, in compliance with the principles set out in article L. 4122-2-1, with the exception of those relating to the obligations inherent in a purchase under a formalised procedure. II.The National Council may award a contract using an adapted procedure: 1° When the estimated value of the requirement, excluding taxes,…

The National Council may award a contract without prior advertising or competitive tendering under the conditions set out in articles R. 2122-1 to R. 2122-8 of the French Public Procurement Code.

The National Councils may use framework agreements under the conditions set out in articles R. 2162-1 to R. 2162-8, R. 2162-11 and R. 2162-12 of the French Public Procurement Code.

I.-For contracts awarded in accordance with one of the formalised procedures listed in article R. 4122-4-15, the National Council publishes a contract notice in a newspaper authorised to carry legal advertisements and in a specialised newspaper corresponding to the economic sector concerned. II.-For contracts awarded in accordance with an adapted procedure pursuant to article R. 4122-4-16, the National Council is free to choose the advertising methods best suited to the…

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…