Title IV: APPLICATION PHASE

A purchaser who finds that documents or information required to be submitted as part of the application are missing or incomplete may ask all the candidates concerned to complete their application file within an appropriate period that is the same for all.

The purchaser shall verify the information contained in the application, including the economic operators on whose capabilities the applicant relies, at the latest before the contract is awarded. This verification may relate only to the application of the candidate to whom it is intended to award the contract. However, where the purchaser limits the number of candidates admitted to tender or to participate in the dialogue, the information contained in…

The provisions of article R. 2144-6 apply.

The provisions of article R. 2144-7 apply.

Where the purchaser considers that the number of suitable candidates is too small to ensure genuine competition, it may suspend the procedure and republish the call for tenders, setting a new deadline for the submission of requests to participate. In this case, the candidates selected following the first publication and those selected following the second publication shall be invited in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 2344-9 and R….