Article L2112-1 of the French Public procurement code
November 8, 2023
Contracts for requirements with an estimated value equal to or greater than a threshold set by regulation shall be concluded in writing.
Contracts for requirements with an estimated value equal to or greater than a threshold set by regulation shall be concluded in writing.
The terms of the contract specify the conditions under which the services are to be provided, which must be linked to the purpose of the contract.The conditions under which the services are to be provided may take into account considerations relating to the economy, innovation, the environment, social issues, employment or the fight against discrimination.
The performance conditions relating to the works, supplies or services which are the subject of the contract, in any respect whatsoever and at any stage of their life cycle, are deemed to be linked to the subject of the contract. In particular, they may relate to a specific production, supply or marketing process or to a specific process linked to another stage of the life cycle, even when these elements…
The purchaser may require that the resources used to execute all or part of a contract, or to maintain or modernise the products acquired, be located within the territory of the Member States of the European Union, in order, in particular, to take account of environmental or social considerations or to ensure the security of information and supplies.
The duration of the contract is defined taking into account the nature of the services and the need for periodic competitive tendering, under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d’Etat, subject to the provisions of this book relating to the maximum duration of certain contracts.
The price or the way in which it is set and, where applicable, the way in which it changes are defined by the market under the conditions laid down by regulation.
To organise its purchasing, the purchaser: 1° May pool its requirements with other purchasers under the conditions set out in the section 1 ; 2° Allocates the services covered by the contract under the conditions and subject to the exceptions set out in section 2 ; 3° May reserve contracts for certain economic operators under the conditions set out in section 3.
A central purchasing body is a purchaser whose purpose is to carry out on a permanent basis, for the benefit of purchasers, at least one of the following centralised purchasing activities:1° The acquisition of supplies or services;2° The award of works, supply or service contracts.
A purchaser who uses a central purchasing body for a centralised purchasing activity may also entrust it with auxiliary purchasing activities, without applying the award procedures provided for in this Book.Auxiliary purchasing activities consist of providing assistance with the award of contracts, in particular in the following forms:1° Provision of technical infrastructure for the conclusion of works, supply or service contracts;2° Advice on the choice, organisation and conduct of award…
A purchaser who has recourse to a central purchasing body for the execution of works or the acquisition of supplies or services is deemed to have complied with its advertising and competitive tendering obligations only in respect of the award and execution operations that it has entrusted to the body.
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