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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable to contracts other than those for social services and other specific services

Article R2131-4

…rchasers, with the exception of the central public authorities listed in a notice annexed to this Code, may use a notice referred to in Article R. 2131-1 to issue an invitation to tender as part of a…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: General conditions

Article R2142-1

…he acceptable means of proof, shall be indicated by the purchaser in the notice of invitation to tender or in the invitation to confirm interest or, in the absence of such a notice or invitation, in t…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 4: Conditions relating to technical and professional capacities

Article R2142-13

The purchaser may impose conditions guaranteeing that economic operators have the human and technical resources and experience necessary to perform the contract to an appropriate standard of quality.…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Deadline for receipt of applications

Article R2143-1

…its for receipt of applications, taking into account the complexity of the contract and the time needed by economic operators to prepare their applications. In formalized procedures, the time limits f…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Verification procedures

Article R2144-6

The purchaser may ask the applicant to supplement or explain the supporting documents and evidence provided or obtained.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article R2153-1

Purchasers may include in the consultation documents criteria or restrictions based on the origin of all or part of the works, supplies or services making up the tenders proposed or the nationality of…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: RULES APPLICABLE TO FORMALISED PROCEDURES

Article R2161-1

The provisions of this chapter relating to the time limits for submitting applications and tenders apply without prejudice to those set out in articles R. 2143-1, R. 2151-1 and R. 2151-2.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Restricted invitation to tender

Article R2161-11

The buyer cannot negotiate with tenderers. He can only ask them to specify the content of their offer.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2121-2

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, wher…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Taking into account the nature of services

Article R2121-6

For supply or service contracts, the estimated value of the need shall be determined, irrespective of the number of economic operators involved and the number of contracts to be awarded, by taking int…

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