Public procurement and performance · France and Switzerland : separate country-labelled rules
Public contract amendment: review the proposed change
A public-contract amendment needs comparison with the original scope and the legal basis for the change. Agreement between the parties is not the whole procurement analysis. France and Switzerland have their own competition and contract frameworks. Map the changed works or services, value and justification without assuming that one percentage or a private-quotation template authorises every amendment.
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What actually changes in the proposal?
Compare services, timetable, price and contractor before and after. The amendment label does not determine competitive or economic effect.
Read the referencesYour question concerns “Public contract amendment: review the proposed change”. I can help organise the facts and records. Which document have you received or prepared, and is this a French or Swiss matter?
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Which original contract clause is changing?
Keep contract, initial documents and review clause. A signed amendment alone does not establish an authorised ground.
Code de la commande publique art. L2194-1Code de la commande publique art. R2194-7172.056.1 : Art. 21 Procédure de gré à gréLMP/BöB/LAPub172.056.1 Art. 48 Publications
What actually changes in the proposal?
Compare services, timetable, price and contractor before and after. The amendment label does not determine competitive or economic effect.
Which records are still missing from your file?
Indicate which records you have. The result identifies gaps and prepares a complete question for Julie, without requiring an account.
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Point to complete: Ground and decision. It distinguishes grounds while preserving the contract's overall nature. Match the actual route to evidence.
- Original contract and clause
- Record available
- Requested change
- Record available
- Price and scope effects
- Record available
- Ground and decision
- Needs checking
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- Which French L2194-1 route is relied upon?
This worksheet organises records; it does not establish admissibility, entitlement or a procedural outcome.
Which cumulative effects need documenting?
List previous changes and overall impact. One small line may misdescribe the real modification.
Which French L2194-1 route is relied upon?
It distinguishes grounds while preserving the contract's overall nature. Match the actual route to evidence.
Which documents answer which questions?
| Record or information | Issue to check |
|---|---|
| Original contract and clause | Keep contract, initial documents and review clause. A signed amendment alone does not establish an authorised ground. |
| Requested change | Compare services, timetable, price and contractor before and after. The amendment label does not determine competitive or economic effect. |
| Price and scope effects | List previous changes and overall impact. One small line may misdescribe the real modification. |
| Ground and decision | It distinguishes grounds while preserving the contract's overall nature. Match the actual route to evidence. |
Code de la commande publique art. L2194-1Code de la commande publique art. R2194-7172.056.1 : Art. 21 Procédure de gré à gréLMP/BöB/LAPub172.056.1 Art. 48 Publications
Does Switzerland have the same universal amendment test here?
No. Federal LMP 21(2)(e) concerns a specific direct-award branch with technical or economic supplier-change conditions, not unrestricted amendment permission.
Code de la commande publique art. L2194-1Code de la commande publique art. R2194-7172.056.1 : Art. 21 Procédure de gré à gréLMP/BöB/LAPub172.056.1 Art. 48 Publications
When do Swiss publication duties matter separately?
If the change instead requires a covered new direct award, LMP 48 publication thresholds and exceptions need separate assessment. A private amendment label does not resolve that issue.
Code de la commande publique art. L2194-1Code de la commande publique art. R2194-7172.056.1 : Art. 21 Procédure de gré à gréLMP/BöB/LAPub172.056.1 Art. 48 Publications
Which official provision helps explain this situation?
Qu'elles soient apportées par voie conventionnelle ou, lorsqu'il s'agit d'un contrat administratif, par l'acheteur unilatéralement, de telles modifications ne peuvent changer la nature globale du marché.
In plain English: No. Federal LMP 21(2)(e) concerns a specific direct-award branch with technical or economic supplier-change conditions, not unrestricted amendment permission.
What justification should be retained?
Keep request, comparison, analysis, approval and final version. LMP 21 documentation is not permission to tailor procurement to one supplier.
What does the amendment comparison deliver?
It makes changes and the claimed ground visible. It validates no amendment and guarantees no exemption from a new procedure.
What other questions arise in this file?
What actually changes in the proposal?
Compare services, timetable, price and contractor before and after. The amendment label does not determine competitive or economic effect.
Code de la commande publique art. L2194-1Code de la commande publique art. R2194-7172.056.1 : Art. 21 Procédure de gré à gréLMP/BöB/LAPub172.056.1 Art. 48 Publications
Which French L2194-1 route is relied upon?
It distinguishes grounds while preserving the contract's overall nature. Match the actual route to evidence.
Code de la commande publique art. L2194-1Code de la commande publique art. R2194-7172.056.1 : Art. 21 Procédure de gré à gréLMP/BöB/LAPub172.056.1 Art. 48 Publications
Does Switzerland have the same universal amendment test here?
No. Federal LMP 21(2)(e) concerns a specific direct-award branch with technical or economic supplier-change conditions, not unrestricted amendment permission.
Code de la commande publique art. L2194-1Code de la commande publique art. R2194-7172.056.1 : Art. 21 Procédure de gré à gréLMP/BöB/LAPub172.056.1 Art. 48 Publications
What justification should be retained?
Keep request, comparison, analysis, approval and final version. LMP 21 documentation is not permission to tailor procurement to one supplier.
Code de la commande publique art. L2194-1Code de la commande publique art. R2194-7172.056.1 : Art. 21 Procédure de gré à gréLMP/BöB/LAPub172.056.1 Art. 48 Publications
Which official references should you consult?
- Code de la commande publique art. L2194-1Légifrance
- Code de la commande publique art. R2194-7Légifrance
- 172.056.1 : Art. 21 Procédure de gré à gréFedlex
- LMP/BöB/LAPub172.056.1 Art. 48 PublicationsFedlex
Texts cited last checked: 1 November 2026