INELFE — Biscay Gulf — Electrical Interconnection FR-SP — Converter Stations

INELFE — INterconexión ELéctrica Francia-España

The Biscay Gulf electrical interconnection consists of the construction of a 2 000 MW HVDC link. This link is composed of 2 (two) circuits rated 1 000 MW each at DC operating voltage of 400 kV, comprised of 4 power cables, 2 converter stations located close to 400 kV Cubnezais substation (France) and Gatica substation (Spain). The length of the route is estimated to be approx. 375 km long starting in Spanish Pais Vasco region (near Bilbao), with underground cable of about 15 km, a submarine section around 280 km long, and an underground cable on the French side of about 80 km long to an ending point in Nouvelle Aquitaine (Gironde department, near Bordeaux).
The “Biscay Gulf Electrical Interconnection FR-ES” is a joint project developed by INELFE on behalf of Réseau Transport d’Electricité (RTE) and Red Electica de Espagna (REE) respectively transmission system operators in France and Spain.
The project is supported by the European Union’s Connecting Europe facility (CEF).

Date limite

Le délai de réception des offres était de 2018-12-31. L'appel d'offres a été publié le 2018-12-07.

Fournisseurs

Les fournisseurs suivants sont mentionnés dans les décisions d'attribution ou dans d'autres documents relatifs aux marchés publics :

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Historique des marchés publics
Date Document
2018-12-07 Avis de marché
2020-04-07 Informations complémentaires
2023-07-04 Avis d'attribution de marché
Avis de marché (2018-12-07)
Objet
Champ d'application du marché
Titre: Travaux de construction
Brève description:
The Biscay Gulf electrical interconnection consists of the construction of a 2 000 MW HVDC link. This link is composed of 2 (two) circuits rated 1 000 MW each at DC operating voltage of 400 kV, comprised of 4 power cables, 2 converter stations located close to 400 kV Cubnezais substation (France) and Gatica substation (Spain). The length of the route is estimated to be approx. 375 km long starting in Spanish Pais Vasco region (near Bilbao), with underground cable of about 15 km, a submarine section around 280 km long, and an underground cable on the French side of about 80 km long to an ending point in Nouvelle Aquitaine (Gironde department, near Bordeaux). The “Biscay Gulf Electrical Interconnection FR-ES” is a joint project developed by INELFE on behalf of Réseau Transport d’Electricité (RTE) and Red Electica de Espagna (REE) respectively transmission system operators in France and Spain. The project is supported by the European Union’s Connecting Europe facility (CEF).
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Métadonnées de l'avis
Langue originale: anglais 🗣️
Type de document: Avis de marché
Nature du marché: Marché de travaux
Réglementation: Union européenne, avec participation des pays de l'AMP
Vocabulaire commun pour les marchés publics (CPV)
Code: Travaux de construction 📦
Code CPV supplémentaire: Travaux de terrassement 📦
Lieu d'exécution
Région NUTS: España 🏙️

Procédure
Type de procédure: Procédure négociée
Type de soumission: Soumission pour tous les lots
Critères d'attribution
Offre la plus économique

Pouvoir adjudicateur
Identité
Pays: France 🇫🇷
Type de pouvoir adjudicateur: Service d'utilité publique
Nom du pouvoir adjudicateur: INELFE — Interconexión Eléctrica Francia-España
Adresse postale: c/o RTE — Tour Initiale — 1 terrasse Bellini
Code postal: 92119
Commune postale: Paris La Defense
Contact
Adresse Internet: http://www.inelfe.eu 🌏
Courrier électronique: chloe.zhou@rte-france.com 📧
Téléphone: +33 179248084 📞
URL des documents: https://rte-france.bravosolution.com/fr/login.html 🌏
URL pour la participation: https://rte-france.bravosolution.com/fr/login.html 🌏

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Dates
Date d'envoi: 2018-12-07 📅
Date limite de soumission: 2018-12-31 📅
Date de publication: 2018-12-11 📅
Date de début: 2020-09-01 📅
Date de fin: 2025-07-01 📅
Identifiants
Numéro d'avis: 2018/S 238-544693
Numéro JO-S: 238
Informations complémentaires
Official communications shall be conducted via message board on the project’s e-sourcing platform. All communications throughout the tender process related to the INELFE Biscay of Gulf project must be sent via this way. Any communications not sent via this e-sourcing portal may not receive any response. INELFE, RTE and REE will not accept any responsibility should this happen.
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Objet
Champ d'application du marché
Brève description:
The Biscay Gulf electrical interconnection consists of the construction of a 2 000 MW HVDC link. This link is composed of 2 (two) circuits rated 1 000 MW each at DC operating voltage of 400 kV, comprised of 4 power cables, 2 converter stations located close to 400 kV Cubnezais substation (France) and Gatica substation (Spain). The length of the route is estimated to be approx. 375 km long starting in Spanish Pais Vasco region (near Bilbao), with underground cable of about 15 km, a submarine section around 280 km long, and an underground cable on the French side of about 80 km long to an ending point in Nouvelle Aquitaine (Gironde department, near Bordeaux).
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The “Biscay Gulf Electrical Interconnection FR-ES” is a joint project developed by INELFE on behalf of Réseau Transport d’Electricité (RTE) and Red Electica de Espagna (REE) respectively transmission system operators in France and Spain.
The project is supported by the European Union’s Connecting Europe facility (CEF).
2 (two) HVDC Voltage Sourced Converter (VSC) converter stations (one in France and one in Spain), each composed of 2 (two) terminals in a symmetrical monopole configuration (for both HVDC circuits) with a capacity of 1 000 MW each at the receiving end at operating DC voltage of 400 kV.
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The scope includes the design (including detail design), engineering, procurement, manufacture, supply, transportation, installation, construction (including all civil works), testing, commissioning, spares provision, operational handover, warranty and maintenance of the converter stations.
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Provision of a replica will be mandatory for the French side and will be included in the scope (and optional should it be required by INELFE for the Spanish side).
Provision of maintenance service alongside the obligation to rectify defects for a mandatory initial period after take over to align with the warranty period under the EPCI contract and manufacture, supply and delivery of replenishment spares for spares used during such period and may further include provision for delivery of spares for an extended period (beyond the warranty period) — all as further detailed in the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documents.
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Option to provide for an extended maintenance service and/or provision of further spares beyond the warranty period/original period stated in the contract at the sole discretion of INELFE.
Further detail of the scope of the contract may be provided notably in the ITT documents.
See section VI.3) for more details about the procurement process.
The contracting entity will be INELFE in its name and on behalf of REE and RTE as a central purchasing body.
Description des options:
Extension to the term of maintenance services (including any extension of spares provision) procured under this contract.
Provision of replica for Spanish station.
Further details will be provided in ITT.
Nom du projet ou programme financé par l’UE: Biscay Gulf Electrical Interconnection FR-ES - Connecting Europe Facility programme - Trans-European Energy (ref: 2.7-0013-FRES-W-M-17)
Informations complémentaires:
Official communications shall be conducted via message board on the project’s e-sourcing platform. All communications throughout the tender process related to the INELFE Biscay of Gulf project must be sent via this way. Any communications not sent via this e-sourcing portal may not receive any response.
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INELFE, RTE and REE will not accept any responsibility should this happen.
Lieu d'exécution
Site principal ou lieu d'exécution:
Pais Vasco region (near Bilbao) in Spain and Nouvelle Aquitaine — Gironde department (near Bordeaux) in France.

Informations juridiques, économiques, financières et techniques
Conditions de participation
Habilitation à exercer l'activité professionnelle:
Details of conditions will be described in the PQQ.
All costs of completing and submitting any submission and any presentations of the submission are the responsibility of the applicant(s).
Throughout the course of this procurement process, tenderers may be asked to translate and resubmit documents in French and/or in Spanish at their own expense.
Situation économique et financière: Details of conditions will be described in the PQQ.
Capacité technique et professionnelle: Details of conditions will be described in the PQQ.
Liste et brève description des règles et critères: Details of conditions will be described in the PQQ.
Exécution du marché
Dépôts et garanties exigés:
Guarantees and bonds will be required, the types and amounts will be defined/prescribed in the ITT, according to the applicable law.
Principales conditions de financement et modalités de paiement et/ou référence aux dispositions pertinentes qui les régissent:
Main financial conditions and payment arrangements will be prescribed in the ITT.
Forme juridique que devra revêtir le groupement d'opérateurs économiques attributaire du marché:
Applicants may submit bids as:
— single company with proposed sub-contractors if necessary,
— consortium with proposed sub-contractors if necessary.
In case of applicants submit bids as a consortium, applications shall be submitted either by all the members of consortium or by an agent who provides proof of the necessary authorizations to represent the other members of the consortium. Same economic operator may not be an agent of more than one consortium for same contract.
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INELFE reserves its right to require economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded to take a particular legal form to be detailed in PQQ and/or ITT (joint only or joint and several liability), for the performance of contract insofar as this is necessary for such proper performance.
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Pre-qualification responses will be required from all members of consortium.
Any change in the form and/or composition of the single company or consortium at any point of the procedure shall be prior-approved in writing by INELFE.

Procédure
Base juridique: 32014L0025
Nombre de candidats envisagé: 3
Critères objectifs de sélection du nombre limité de candidats: Details will be described in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ).
Heure limite de réception des offres: 12:00
Date d'envoi des invitations: 2019-04-30 📅
Langues dans lesquelles les offres ou les demandes de participation peuvent être présentées: anglais 🗣️
Période de validité de l'offre: 24 mois

Pouvoir adjudicateur
Contact
Point de contact: Chloé Zhou
Adresse Internet: www.inelfe.eu 🌏
Adresse du profil d'acheteur: https://rte-france.bravosolution.com/fr/login.html 🌏
URL des documents: https://rte-france.bravosolution.com/fr/login.html 🌏

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Informations complémentaires
The contract notice is under French law. The time for this contract notice is the French time. The applicable law of the future contracts will be French law. Official communications shall be conducted via the message board of e-procurement, namely https://rte-france.bravosolution.com.
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The duration of contract stated in section II.2.7) refers to construction works with exclusion of defects rectification initial mandatory period.
Applicants wishing to participate in the pre-qualification process must request to participate via dedicated platform and provide:
(i) for single company — company name, main contact name and main contact address completed [in case of Joint Venture (JV) with brief description of JV and its structure] with contemplated list of main sub-contractors if necessary;
(ii) for consortia — brief description of consortium structure, companies names, main contact name and main contact address with contemplated list of main sub-contractors if necessary.
There will be required a binding letter with all participants signed by each company legal representative with power of attorney.
The main sub-contractors shall be understood as the ones that the construction and/or manufacturing capacities are essential for project, and the proposal is based on.
To be observed that the PQQ will be populated on https://rte-france.bravosolution.com on later stage (after the closing of this contract notice) and following the return of signed Non-Disclosure Agreement. The dedicated form will be provided to applicants once the expression of interest in participating in this event issued. The NDA shall be returned to INELFE within 5 working days after receipt.
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The PQQ is a questionnaire divided into general questions regarding the applicants and more specific questions regarding the applicants experience relevant to the scope of the project as well as health and safety policies and experiences.
In case of consortium, each of the entities has to submit the documents required. In case of JV/consortium, additional details will be requested in the PQQ.
INELFE reserves its right to exclude Joint Venture/consortium applicants that would change their composition partway through the process without prior approval from INELFE.
Applicant shall note that for certain aspects of the work, tenderer(s) may be required to select sub-contractors from existing RTE and/or REE qualification system and/or use the pre-approved sub-contractors’ details of which will be set-out in the ITT or during tendering process.
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Applicants shall note that the aspects and proposed solutions for social insertion criteria may be set-out in the ITT and will be part of award criteria.
Applicants shall note that the aspects of ECOdesign and Eco-performance may be prescribed in the PQ and/or in the ITT as part of candidate’s selection criteria and proposed solutions may be evaluated as part of award criteria.
Following the evaluation of the PQQ submissions in accordance with the PQQ instructions, up to three (3) candidates will be shortlisted in accordance with the selection criteria specified in the PQQ documents to proceed to the ITT phase.
INELFE intends to procure the “Biscay Gulf Electrical Interconnection FR-ES Project” through a series of contracts comprising:
— 1 contract for converter stations,
— 2 contracts for cable link,
— 1 contract for terrestrial civil works.
The candidates to whom the contracts are awarded may be required to enter into one or more Interface Agreements with other contractors that are involved in the execution of the “Biscay Gulf Electrical Interconnection FR-ES Project” including any that are awarded any of the contracts referenced above. Such requirements may be in addition to coordination and collaboration obligations regarding interfaces between such contracts and this contract that will be further detailed in the ITT documents.
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INELFE reserves its right to specify the conditions above mentioned in the PQQ and/or ITT documents.

Informations complémentaires
Organe de révision
Nom: Tribunal de grande instance de Nanterre — Instance chargée des procédures de recours
Adresse postale: 179-191, avenue Joliot-Curie
Commune postale: Nanterre
Code postal: 92020
Pays: France 🇫🇷
Téléphone: +33 140971010 📞
Fax: +33 147243161 📠
Informations sur les délais d'introduction des recours:
A claim in a precontractual summary proceeding is possible as stated in articles 5 et seq. of Order N
A claim in a contractual summary proceeding is possible as stated in articles 11 et seq. of Order N
The claim must be lodged at the latest on the thirty first (31st) day following the publication of the contract award notice in the Official Journal of the European Union or, for the contracts based on a framework agreement or on a dynamic purchasing system, following the notification of the contract signature. In the absence of publication of the award notice or in the absence of notification of the contract signature, an application to the competent court may be made until the expiry of a six (6) month period starting at the day after the date of conclusion of the contract in accordance with article 1441-3 of the French Code of Civil Procedure.
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Service auprès duquel des informations sur la procédure de recours peuvent être obtenues
Identique à : Organe de révision
Source: OJS 2018/S 238-544693 (2018-12-07)
Informations complémentaires (2020-04-07)
Objet
Champ d'application du marché
Brève description:
The Biscay Gulf Electrical Interconnection consists of the construction of a 2 000 MW link. This link is composed of 2 (two) circuits rated 1 000 MW each for DC operating voltage of 400 kV, in total comprised of 4 power cables, 4 converter station terminals located close to 400 kV Gatica substation (Spain) and Cubnezais substation (France). The length of the route is estimated to be approximately 400 km long starting in Spanish País Vasco region (near Bilbao) to an ending point in Nouvelle Aquitaine (Gironde department, near Bordeaux). The interconnection is composed of underground cables with total approximate route length of 100 km and submarine cables with total approximate route length of 300 km. The ‘Biscay Gulf Electrical Interconnection FR-ES’ is a joint project developed by INELFE on behalf of Réseau Transport d’Electricité (RTE) and Red Eléctrica de Espagna (REE) respectively the transmission system operators in France and Spain. The project is supported by the European Union’s Connecting Europe facility (CEF).
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Métadonnées de l'avis
Type de document: Informations complémentaires
Vocabulaire commun pour les marchés publics (CPV)
Code: Travaux de terrassement 📦

Pouvoir adjudicateur
Identité
Nom du pouvoir adjudicateur: INELFE — INterconexión ELéctrica Francia-España
Adresse postale: c/o RTE – Immueble WINDOW – 7C Place du Dôme
Code postal: 92073
Commune postale: Paris La Défense
Contact
Courrier électronique: rafgarcia@ree.es 📧
Téléphone: +34 916599964 📞

Référence
Dates
Date d'envoi: 2020-04-07 📅
Date limite de soumission: 2020-05-04 📅
Date de publication: 2020-04-09 📅
Identifiants
Numéro d'avis: 2020/S 071-169666
Se réfère à l'avis: 2018/S 238-544693
Numéro JO-S: 71
Informations complémentaires
The applicants that expressed their Interest, signed the NDA and successfully passed the selection process further the contract notice initial issued on December 11th 2018, are requested to confirm their Expression of Interest and provide all complementary information (as applicable) in regard of previously submitted documents and data related to EOI and PQQ.
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Objet
Champ d'application du marché
Brève description:
The Biscay Gulf Electrical Interconnection consists of the construction of a 2 000 MW link. This link is composed of 2 (two) circuits rated 1 000 MW each for DC operating voltage of 400 kV, in total comprised of 4 power cables, 4 converter station terminals located close to 400 kV Gatica substation (Spain) and Cubnezais substation (France). The length of the route is estimated to be approximately 400 km long starting in Spanish País Vasco region (near Bilbao) to an ending point in Nouvelle Aquitaine (Gironde department, near Bordeaux). The interconnection is composed of underground cables with total approximate route length of 100 km and submarine cables with total approximate route length of 300 km.
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The ‘Biscay Gulf Electrical Interconnection FR-ES’ is a joint project developed by INELFE on behalf of Réseau Transport d’Electricité (RTE) and Red Eléctrica de Espagna (REE) respectively the transmission system operators in France and Spain.

Pouvoir adjudicateur
Contact
Point de contact: Rafael García
Source: OJS 2020/S 071-169666 (2020-04-07)
Avis d'attribution de marché (2023-07-04)
Objet
Champ d'application du marché
Brève description:
The Biscay Gulf electrical Interconnection consists of the construction of a 2000 MW HVDC link. This link is composed of 2 (two) circuits rated 1000 MW each at DC operating voltage of 400 kV, comprised of 4 power cables, 2 converter stations located close to 400 kV Cubnezais substation (France) and Gatica substation (Spain). The length of the route is estimated to be approx. 375 km long starting in Spanish Pais Vasco region (near Bilbao), with underground cable of about 15 km, a submarine section around 280 km long, and an underground cable on the French side of about 80km long to an ending point in Nouvelle Aquitaine (Gironde department, near Bordeaux). The “Biscay Gulf Electrical Interconnection FR-ES” is a joint project developed by INELFE on behalf of Réseau Transport d’Electricité (RTE) and Red Electica de Espagna (REE) respectively transmission system operators in France and Spain. The project is supported by the European Union’s Connecting Europe facility (CEF).
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Métadonnées de l'avis
Type de document: Avis d'attribution de marché

Procédure
Type de soumission: Sans objet

Pouvoir adjudicateur
Identité
Nom du pouvoir adjudicateur: INELFE - INterconexión ELéctrica Francia-España
Adresse postale: c/o RTE - 7C place du Dôme
Commune postale: Paris la defense
Contact
Courrier électronique: miroslaw.sobieszczyk@rte-france.com 📧
Téléphone: +33 179248358 📞

Référence
Dates
Date d'envoi: 2023-07-04 📅
Date de publication: 2023-07-07 📅
Identifiants
Numéro d'avis: 2023/S 129-406832
Numéro JO-S: 129
Informations complémentaires
Official communications were conducted via message board on the project’s e-sourcing platform. All communications throughout the tender process related to the INELFE Biscay of Gulf project must be sent via this way. Any communications not sent via this e-sourcing portal may not receive any response.
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Objet
Champ d'application du marché
Brève description:
The Biscay Gulf electrical Interconnection consists of the construction of a 2000 MW HVDC link. This link is composed of 2 (two) circuits rated 1000 MW each at DC operating voltage of 400 kV, comprised of 4 power cables, 2 converter stations located close to 400 kV Cubnezais substation (France) and Gatica substation (Spain). The length of the route is estimated to be approx. 375 km long starting in Spanish Pais Vasco region (near Bilbao), with underground cable of about 15 km, a submarine section around 280 km long, and an underground cable on the French side of about 80km long to an ending point in Nouvelle Aquitaine (Gironde department, near Bordeaux).
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2 (two) HVDC Voltage Sourced Converter (VSC) converter stations (one in France and one in Spain), each composed of 2 (two) terminals in a symmetrical monopole configuration (for both HVDC circuits) with a capacity of 1000 MW each at the receiving end at operating DC voltage of 400 kV.
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Provision of a replica will be mandatory for the French side and will be included in the scope (and optional should it be required by INELFE for the Spanish side)
Provision of maintenance service alongside the obligation to rectify defects for a mandatory initial period after take over to align with the warranty period under the EPCI contract and manufacture, supply and delivery of replenishment spares for spares used during such period and may further include provision for delivery of spares for an extended period (beyond the warranty period) - all as further detailed in the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documents.
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The contracting entity is INELFE in its name and on behalf of REE and RTE as a central purchasing body
Description des options:
Extension to the term of maintenance services (including any extension of spares provision) procured under this contract.
Provision of replica for Spanish station
Informations complémentaires:
Official communications were conducted via message board on the project’s e-sourcing platform. All communications throughout the tender process related to the INELFE Biscay of Gulf project must be sent via this way. Any communications not sent via this e-sourcing portal may not receive any response.
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Lieu d'exécution
Site principal ou lieu d'exécution:
Pais Vasco region (near Bilbao) in Spain and Nouvelle Aquitaine - Gironde department, (near Bordeaux) in France

Attribution du marché
Date de conclusion du contrat: 2023-05-22 📅
Nom: Hitach energy sweden ab
Numéro d'enregistrement national: SE556029-7029
Adresse postale: Lyviksvagen 3
Commune postale: Västerås
Code postal: 771 31
Pays: Suède 🇸🇪
Nom: Hitachi energy france
Numéro d'enregistrement national: 852 990 415
Adresse postale: 3 avenue du Canada
Commune postale: Courtaboeuf
Code postal: 91978
Pays: France 🇫🇷
Nom: Hitachi energy spain s.a.u,
Numéro d'enregistrement national: A88380035
Adresse postale: Calle Julian Camarillo 29C-31
Commune postale: Madrid
Code postal: 28037
Pays: Espagne 🇪🇸
Nom: VINCI Energies Transport et Transformation d’Energie
Numéro d'enregistrement national: 821859402
Adresse postale: 2 rue Maryse Hilsz
Commune postale: Toulouse
Code postal: 31500
Nom: VINCI Energies España S.A.U
Numéro d'enregistrement national: A63038665
Adresse postale: Paseo de la Castellana 41
Code postal: 28046
Nom: Chantiers modernes nouvelle aquitaine
Numéro d'enregistrement national: 818766263
Adresse postale: 3 rue Monge
Commune postale: Pessac
Code postal: 33600

Pouvoir adjudicateur
Contact
Point de contact: Miroslaw Sobieszczyk

Informations complémentaires
Organe de révision
Nom: Tribunal de grande instance de Nanterre - Instance chargée des procédures de recours
Commune postale: Nanterre
Informations sur les délais d'introduction des recours:
A claim in a precontractual summary proceeding is possible as stated in articles 5 et seq. of Order N° 2009-515 of 7.5.2009 related to complaint proceedings applicable to public procurement contracts. The claim must be lodged before the conclusion of the contract.
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A claim in a contractual summary proceeding is possible as stated in articles 11 et seq. of Order N° 2009-515 of 7.5.2009 related to complaint proceedings applicable to public procurement contracts.
The claim must be lodged at the latest on the thirty first (31st) day following the publication of the contract award notice in the Official Journal of the European Union or, for the contracts based on a framework agreement or on a Dynamic purchasing system, following the notification of the contract signature. In the absence of publication of the award notice or in the absence of notification of the contract signature, an application to the competent court may be made until the expiry of a six (6) months period starting at the day after the date of conclusion of the contract in accordance with article 1441-3 of the French Code of Civil Procedure.
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Source: OJS 2023/S 129-406832 (2023-07-04)
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