Subsection 1: Prior information notice

Purchasers may make known their intention to award a defence or security contract through the publication of a prior information notice.This notice shall be drawn up in accordance with the model set out in the European Commission Regulation establishing standard forms for the publication of notices in the framework of procurement procedures.

The prior information notice may be: 1° Either sent for publication to the Publications Office of the European Union; 2° Or published by the purchaser on its buyer profile mentioned in article R. 2332-3. The purchaser then sends the Publications Office of the European Union a notice announcing this publication. The date of this dispatch is mentioned on the prior information notice published on the buyer profile. The prior information…

For supply or service contracts, the prior information notice shall indicate the estimated total value of the requirement, for each of the categories of homogeneous products or services that the purchaser intends to award during the twelve months following publication of the notice.

For works contracts, the prior information notice indicates the essential characteristics of the contracts that the purchaser intends to award.