Subsection 2: Rules applicable to contracting entities

The minimum time limit for receipt of applications is fifteen days from the date on which the contract notice is sent or, where the call for competition is made by means of a periodic indicative notice, from the date on which the invitation to confirm interest is sent.

The deadline for receipt of tenders may be set by mutual agreement with the selected candidates, provided that this date is the same for all. In the absence of agreement, the contracting entity shall set a deadline which may not be less than ten days from the date of dispatch of the invitation to tender.

The contracting entity may award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without negotiation, provided that it has indicated in the contract notice or in the invitation to confirm interest that it reserves the right to do so.