Section 5: Electronic catalogues

Where the use of electronic means of communication is required, the purchaser may require that tenders be presented in the form of an electronic catalogue or that they include such a catalogue.

The purchaser shall indicate in the contract notice, in the invitation to confirm interest or in the invitation to tender whether it authorises or requires the submission of tenders in the form of an electronic catalogue.It shall also specify, in the consultation documents, all the information required concerning the format, the electronic equipment used and the connection arrangements and technical specifications of the catalogue.

Electronic catalogues shall be drawn up by candidates or tenderers in accordance with the technical specifications and format provided by the purchaser. They shall comply with the requirements applicable to electronic means of communication and any additional requirements defined by the purchaser in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 2132-1 to R. 2132-7 and R. 2132-11 to R. 2132-13. Tenders submitted in the form of an electronic catalogue may…

Where, as part of the procedure for awarding a framework agreement concluded with several economic operators, tenders have been submitted in the form of electronic catalogues, the purchaser may provide that the reopening of competition between the holders of the framework agreement for the award of subsequent contracts is to be carried out on the basis of the updated catalogues.In this case, the purchaser uses one of the following methods:1°…

The purchaser may award specific contracts under a dynamic purchasing system by requiring that tenders be submitted in the form of an electronic catalogue. It may also award specific contracts in accordance with the provisions of 2° of Article R. 2162-55, provided that the request to participate in the dynamic purchasing system is accompanied by an electronic catalogue that complies with the technical specifications and format provided by the purchaser….