Section 3: Award criteria

Among the criteria for awarding the contract, the purchaser shall take account of the proportion of the performance of the contract which the tenderer undertakes to entrust to small and medium-sized enterprises or to craftsmen.

Where the partnership contract entrusts the contractor with all or part of the design of the works, equipment or intangible assets, the purchaser shall take account of the overall quality of the works, equipment or intangible assets as one of the criteria for awarding the contract.