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Article R2132-2 of the French Public procurement code

November 8, 2023

The consultation documents are made available to economic operators free of charge. For contracts that meet a need whose estimated value is equal to or greater than €40,000 excluding tax and whose procedure gives rise to the publication of a notice of call for competition, this provision is made on a buyer profile as from the publication of the notice of call for competition in accordance with the procedures laid…

Article R2132-3 of the French Public procurement code

November 8, 2023

The buyer profile is the dematerialisation platform enabling purchasers to make consultation documents available to economic operators electronically and to receive documents sent by candidates and tenderers electronically. An order issued by the Minister for the Economy and annexed to this code sets out the functions and minimum requirements for buyer profiles.

Article R2132-4 of the French Public procurement code

November 8, 2023

Where the call for competition is made by means of a prior information notice or a periodic indicative notice, access to the consultation documents on the buyer profile is offered from the date on which the invitation to confirm interest is sent.Where the call for competition is made by means of a notice on the existence of a qualification system, access to the consultation documents on the buyer profile is…

Article R2132-5 of the French Public procurement code

November 8, 2023

Where certain consultation documents are not published on the buyer profile for one of the reasons mentioned in articles R. 2132-12 and R. 2132-13, the purchaser shall indicate, in the notice of call for competition or the invitation to confirm interest, the means by which these documents may be obtained. Where certain consultation documents are not published on the buyer profile because the purchaser imposes requirements on economic operators in…

Article R2132-6 of the French Public procurement code

November 8, 2023

In the case of a formalised procedure, additional information on the consultation documents shall be sent to economic operators no later than six days before the deadline set for the receipt of tenders, provided that they have requested it in good time. Where the time limit for receipt of tenders is reduced for reasons of urgency pursuant to the provisions of Title VI, this time limit shall be four days.

Article R2132-7 of the French Public procurement code

November 8, 2023

Subject to the provisions of articles R. 2132-11 to R. 2132-13, communications and exchanges of information during the award of a contract pursuant to this Book shall take place by electronic means. An electronic means of communication is electronic equipment for the processing, including digital compression, and storage of data broadcast, conveyed and received by wire, by radio, by optical means or by other electromagnetic means.

Article R2132-8 of the French Public procurement code

November 8, 2023

The means of electronic communication and their technical characteristics are non-discriminatory and do not restrict the access of economic operators to the procurement procedure. They shall be commonly available and compatible with the information and communication technologies in general use.They shall meet the minimum requirements set out in an order of the Minister for the Economy appended to this Code.

Article R2132-9 of the French Public procurement code

November 8, 2023

The purchaser shall ensure the confidentiality and security of transactions on a computer network accessible in accordance with the procedures set out in an order of the Minister for the Economy appended to this code. The costs of access to the network shall be borne by the economic operator.Communications, exchanges and storage of information shall be carried out in such a way as to ensure the integrity of the data…

Article R2132-10 of the French Public procurement code

November 8, 2023

The purchaser may, if necessary, require the use of tools and devices that are not commonly available, such as electronic building data modelling tools or similar tools. In this case, it shall offer one or more of the means of access mentioned in article R. 2132-14, until such time as these tools and devices have become commonly available to economic operators.

Article R2132-11 of the French Public procurement code

November 8, 2023

Candidates or tenderers may send the purchaser a backup copy of the documents transmitted electronically in accordance with the conditions laid down by an order of the Minister for the Economy appended to this code. This copy can only be taken into consideration if it is received by the purchaser within the period prescribed for the submission of applications or tenders, as the case may be.

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Article R2132-2 of the French Public procurement code

Article R2132-3 of the French Public procurement code

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Article R2132-7 of the French Public procurement code

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