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

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…

A contract may be amended without a new competitive tendering procedure under the conditions set out in Section 1 of Chapter IV of Title IX of Book II of Part Two of the Public Procurement Code.