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Chapter I: CALCULATION OF THE ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE NEED

Article R2121-1 of the French Public procurement code

The purchaser shall calculate the estimated value of the requirement on the basis of the total amount, excluding taxes, of the contract or contracts envisaged.It shall take account of options, renewals and all lots and, where appropriate, of any bonuses provided for candidates or tenderers.

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Article R2121-2 of the French Public procurement code

Where a purchaser is made up of separate operational units, the total estimated value of the contracts awarded for the needs of the various operational units shall be taken into account. However, where an operational unit is autonomously responsible for its contracts or for certain categories of them, the value of the requirement may be estimated at the level of the unit in question.

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Article R2121-8 of the French Public procurement code

For the framework agreements and dynamic purchasing systems defined in Article L. 2125-1, the estimated value of the requirement is determined by taking into account the estimated maximum value of all the contracts to be awarded or the purchase orders to be issued during the total term of the framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system.

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Article R2121-9 of the French Public procurement code

For the innovation partnerships referred to in article L. 2172-3, the estimated value of the need is determined by taking into account the total estimated value of the research and development activities to be carried out during the various phases of the partnership, as well as the total estimated value of the innovative works, supplies or services which are the result and whose acquisition is envisaged.

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