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Article R3124-2 of the French Public procurement code

November 7, 2023

The concession granting authority shall set the deadline for submission of tenders, taking into account in particular the nature, amount and characteristics of the works or services required of the concessionaire and, where applicable, in accordance with the provisions of article R. 3122-11, the impossibility of providing electronic access to the consultation documents. Subject to the provisions of article R. 3123-14, the minimum deadline for submission of tenders is :…

Article R3124-3 of the French Public procurement code

November 7, 2023

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 limit for the receipt of tenders shall be set in such a way as to allow the economic operators concerned to acquaint themselves with the information necessary for the submission of their tender.

Article R3124-4 of the French Public procurement code

November 7, 2023

In order to award the concession contract, the conceding authority will, in accordance with the provisions of article L. 3124-5, base itself on a number of non-discriminatory criteria. These criteria may include environmental, social and innovation criteria. The criteria and their description are indicated in the concession notice, in the invitation to submit a tender or in any other consultation document.

Article R3124-5 of the French Public procurement code

November 7, 2023

The awarding authority sets the award criteria in descending order of importance. The ranking of the criteria is indicated in the concession notice, in the invitation to submit a tender or in any other consultation document. Exceptionally, the awarding authority may change the order of the criteria to take account of the innovative nature of a solution presented in a tender. Such a change must not be discriminatory. A bid…

Article R3124-6 of the French Public procurement code

November 7, 2023

Tenders that have not been eliminated pursuant to article L. 3124-2 are ranked in descending order on the basis of the criteria set out in articles R. 3124-4 and R. 3124-5. The highest-ranked tender is selected.

Article R3125-1 of the French Public procurement code

November 7, 2023

The conceding authority shall immediately notify each candidate or tenderer concerned of its decision to reject their application or tender.This notification shall specify the reasons for the rejection and, in the case of tenderers, the name(s) of the successful tenderer(s) as well as the reasons which led to the choice of the tender. It shall include an indication of the length of the standstill period that the conceding authority imposes…

Article R3125-2 of the French Public procurement code

November 7, 2023

The conceding authority must respect a period of sixteen days between the date on which the notification is sent and the date on which the concession contract is concluded. This period is reduced to at least eleven days if the notification is sent electronically to all interested candidates and tenderers.These time limits do not need to be observed if the concession contract is awarded solely to the operator who took…

Article R3125-3 of the French Public procurement code

November 7, 2023

The concession granting authority shall inform tenderers who have submitted a tender that has not been eliminated pursuant to article L. 3124-2 of the characteristics and relative advantages of the tender selected, within fifteen days of receiving a request to this end.

Article R3125-4 of the French Public procurement code

November 7, 2023

Where the conceding authority decides not to award the concession contract or to recommence the procedure, it shall inform the candidates or tenderers of the reasons for its decision as soon as possible.

Article R3125-5 of the French Public procurement code

November 7, 2023

The concession contract may be signed electronically, in accordance with the procedures laid down by an order of the Minister for the Economy appended to this Code.

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Article R3124-2 of the French Public procurement code

Article R3124-3 of the French Public procurement code

Article R3124-4 of the French Public procurement code

Article R3124-5 of the French Public procurement code

Article R3124-6 of the French Public procurement code

Article R3125-1 of the French Public procurement code

Article R3125-2 of the French Public procurement code

Article R3125-3 of the French Public procurement code

Article R3125-4 of the French Public procurement code

Article R3125-5 of the French Public procurement code

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