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Article R2162-51 of the French Public procurement code

November 8, 2023

The specific contract shall be awarded to the tenderer who has submitted the most economically advantageous tender on the basis of the award criteria set out in the contract notice or, where the call for competition is made by means of a prior information notice or a periodic indicative notice, in the invitation to confirm interest. These criteria may, where appropriate, be specified in the invitation to tender.

Article R2162-52 of the French Public procurement code

November 8, 2023

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.

Article R2162-53 of the French Public procurement code

November 8, 2023

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.

Article R2162-54 of the French Public procurement code

November 8, 2023

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…

Article R2162-55 of the French Public procurement code

November 8, 2023

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°…

Article R2162-56 of the French Public procurement code

November 8, 2023

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….

Article R2162-57 of the French Public procurement code

November 8, 2023

The electronic auction shall relate to:1° Either solely to price when the contract is awarded on the basis of this criterion alone;2° Or to price or to other quantifiable elements indicated in the consultation documents when the contract is awarded on the basis of cost or a plurality of criteria.

Article R2162-58 of the French Public procurement code

November 8, 2023

The purchaser who decides to use an electronic auction shall mention it in the contract notice, in the invitation to confirm interest or, where the call for competition was made by means of a notice on the existence of a qualification system, in the invitation to tender.

Article R2162-59 of the French Public procurement code

November 8, 2023

The documents for the electronic auction consultation shall include the following information:1° The elements of the bids to which the auction relates;2° Where appropriate, the minimum and maximum values which may be submitted;3° The nature of the information which will be made available to tenderers during the auction and the time at which it will be made available;4° Relevant information concerning the conduct of the auction, in particular the conditions…

Article R2162-60 of the French Public procurement code

November 8, 2023

The electronic auction takes place after an initial full evaluation of the bids in accordance with the award criteria, enabling them to be ranked on the basis of automated processing.

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French Public procurement code

Article R2162-51 of the French Public procurement code

Article R2162-52 of the French Public procurement code

Article R2162-53 of the French Public procurement code

Article R2162-54 of the French Public procurement code

Article R2162-55 of the French Public procurement code

Article R2162-56 of the French Public procurement code

Article R2162-57 of the French Public procurement code

Article R2162-58 of the French Public procurement code

Article R2162-59 of the French Public procurement code

Article R2162-60 of the French Public procurement code

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