Lcontract notice summarizes all items concerning the buyer's need: the nature of the assignment, the criteria for selecting the successful candidate, the location of the assignment, the deadline for submitting the application, deadlines, etc. It allows a company to assess whether it has the capacity to carry out the assignment in question.

The contract notice concerns adapted procedure contracts (MAPA) and the formalized procedure contracts. It is published on one or more advertising media.

The contract notice shall be published on different media depending on the procedure. These are the following media:

• Buyer Profile : it is an electronic “marketplace”. Each public purchaser must have a buyer profile that allows them to publish their contract notices and company consultation files (DCEs), to receive applications and electronic offers in a secure and confidential manner, to manage questions/answers with candidates
• Official Bulletin of Public Procurement Announcements (BOAMP) : it concerns the contract notices of adapted procedures (MAPA) and formalized procedures.
• Support entitled to receive legal notices (Shal) : for adapted procedure contracts (MAPA)
• Official Journal of the European Union (OJ) : for legal announcements of formalized procedure contracts

The works contracts concern the construction of structures, building works and civil engineering (bridges, roads, ports, dams, urban infrastructure, etc.).

The type of advertising depends on the value estimated market and market type of public purchaser who makes the contract:

• If the estimated value of the contract is €100,000 and €5,404,000, the public purchaser is obliged to publish either at BOAMP: titleContent or in a Shal: titleContent.
• Beyond €5,404,000, the buyer must comply with a formalized procedure.

The amounts of the works contracts determine the applicable advertising.

The supply contract consists of the purchase or leasing, rental or hire-purchase of equipment, furniture or products (office supplies, paper, furniture, vehicles, etc.).

The type of advertising depends on the value estimated market and market type of public purchaser who passes the deal.

• The buyer can use a adapted procedure (MAPA) of which it shall freely determine the conditions if the estimated value of the contract is less than one of the following amounts:
  
  • €140,000 for a central authority
  • €216,000 for another contracting authority
  • €432,000 for a procuring entity.

• Beyond these thresholds, the public purchaser must comply with a formalized procedure.

The amounts of the supply contracts determine the applicable advertising.

The thresholds are different depending on the type of public purchaser: one central authority (President of the Republic, Prime Minister, or Minister and other collaborators), another contracting authority (territorial authority or a public institution), or procuring entity.

A service contract concerns a material service (for example, the maintenance of premises or green spaces) or an intangible service (legal advice, accounting expertise, IT project, etc.).

The type of advertising depends on the value market estimate and of the type of public purchaser who passes the deal.

The buyer can use a adapted procedure (MAPA) of which it shall freely determine the conditions if the estimated value of the contract is less than one of the following amounts:

• €140,000 for a central authority
• €216,000 for another contracting authority
• €432,000 for a procuring entity.

Beyond these thresholds, the public purchaser must comply with a formalized procedure.

The amounts of the supply contracts determine the applicable advertising.

The thresholds differ according to the type of public purchaser: one central authority (President of the Republic, Prime Minister, or Minister and other collaborators), another contracting authority (territorial authority or a public institution), or procuring entity.