Article L2325-1 of the French Public procurement code
In order to award a defence or security contract, the purchaser may, in compliance with the rules applicable to the procedures defined in this Title, use purchasing techniques to pre-select economic operators capable of satisfying its needs or to enable tenders to be submitted or selected in accordance with specific procedures.The purchasing techniques are as follows:1° Framework agreements, which enable one or more economic operators to be pre-selected with a…