Article L2122-1 of the French Public procurement code
November 8, 2023
The purchaser may award a contract without prior advertising or competitive tendering in the cases laid down by decree in the Council of State when, due in particular to the existence of an unsuccessful initial procedure, particular urgency, its subject or estimated value, compliance with such a procedure is unnecessary, impossible or manifestly contrary to the interests of the purchaser or to a reason in the general interest.
