Subsection 1: Obligation to inform unsuccessful candidates and tenderers

The conceding authority shall immediately notify each candidate or tenderer concerned of its decision to reject their application or tender.This notification shall specify the reasons for the rejection and, in the case of tenderers, the name(s) of the successful tenderer(s) as well as the reasons which led to the choice of the tender. It shall include an indication of the length of the standstill period that the conceding authority imposes…

The conceding authority must respect a period of sixteen days between the date on which the notification is sent and the date on which the concession contract is concluded. This period is reduced to at least eleven days if the notification is sent electronically to all interested candidates and tenderers.These time limits do not need to be observed if the concession contract is awarded solely to the operator who took…