Subsection 1: Time limits for acceptance

The purchaser shall set the time limits for receipt of tenders, taking into account the complexity of the contract and the time needed by economic operators to prepare their tenders.

The time limits for receipt of tenders submitted under a formalised procedure may not be less than the minimum time limits specific to each procedure, as defined in Chapter I of Title VI. Where certain consultation documents are not published on a buyer profile for one of the reasons mentioned in article R. 2132-5, the minimum time limit for receipt of tenders is increased by five days, except in duly…

Where tenders can only be submitted following a visit to the place where the contract is to be performed or after on-the-spot consultation of additional documents, the time limits for the receipt of tenders shall be sufficient to enable all economic operators to acquaint themselves with all the information necessary for drawing up their tenders.

The time limit for receipt of tenders is extended in the following cases: 1° When additional information, necessary for the preparation of the tender and requested in good time by the economic operator, is not provided within the time limits laid down in article R. 2132-6; 2° When significant modifications are made to the consultation documents. The length of the extension is proportionate to the importance of the information requested…

Tenders received after the deadline will be eliminated.