Public procurement and performance · France and Switzerland : separate country-labelled rules
Tender documents: access, redaction and trade secrets
Access to public-tender documents depends on the document, procurement stage and protected commercial information. France's administrative-access framework and Swiss procurement or transparency rules are not identical. Identify what is requested, the stated withholding reason and possible redactions. A general records-request template does not establish unrestricted access to every competitor's offer or override the relevant procedural limits.
- Requested competitor record
- Procurement stage
- Protected information
- Request and redactions
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Is the contract signed or still under consideration?
Record stage and received decision. French confidentiality provisions alone do not settle every timing-based access rule.
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Which competitor record is requested?
Separate evaluation report, total price, breakdown and technical submission. Asking for the whole file does not define a precise need.
Code de la commande publique art. L2132-1Code des relations entre le public et l’administration art. L311-6Code des relations entre le public et l’administration art. L311-7172.056.1 : Art. 51 Notification des décisions172.056.1 : Art. 57 Consultation des pièces
Is the contract signed or still under consideration?
Record stage and received decision. French confidentiality provisions alone do not settle every timing-based access rule.
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: Request and redactions. CRPA L311-7 addresses separable redaction or removal. Targeted protection and total refusal are different outcomes.
- Requested competitor record
- Record available
- Procurement stage
- Record available
- Protected information
- Record available
- Request and redactions
- Needs checking
- Records indicated
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- Can partial French disclosure be considered?
This worksheet organises records; it does not establish admissibility, entitlement or a procedural outcome.
Which information may be protected?
French CCP L2132-1 and CRPA L311-6 protect specified interests. They do not make every competitor line automatically secret or disclosable.
Can partial French disclosure be considered?
CRPA L311-7 addresses separable redaction or removal. Targeted protection and total refusal are different outcomes.
Which documents answer which questions?
| Record or information | Issue to check |
|---|---|
| Requested competitor record | Separate evaluation report, total price, breakdown and technical submission. Asking for the whole file does not define a precise need. |
| Procurement stage | Record stage and received decision. French confidentiality provisions alone do not settle every timing-based access rule. |
| Protected information | French CCP L2132-1 and CRPA L311-6 protect specified interests. They do not make every competitor line automatically secret or disclosable. |
| Request and redactions | CRPA L311-7 addresses separable redaction or removal. Targeted protection and total refusal are different outcomes. |
Code de la commande publique art. L2132-1Code des relations entre le public et l’administration art. L311-6Code des relations entre le public et l’administration art. L311-7172.056.1 : Art. 51 Notification des décisions172.056.1 : Art. 57 Consultation des pièces
What does Swiss LMP 51 provide separately?
It concerns summary award reasons with commercial, public-interest and fair-competition limits. It does not promise the complete competitor submission.
Code de la commande publique art. L2132-1Code des relations entre le public et l’administration art. L311-6Code des relations entre le public et l’administration art. L311-7172.056.1 : Art. 51 Notification des décisions172.056.1 : Art. 57 Consultation des pièces
When does Swiss LMP 57 allow file access?
It excludes access during decision-making and provides requested appeal access subject to overriding interests. Cantonal transparency is a separate issue.
Code de la commande publique art. L2132-1Code des relations entre le public et l’administration art. L311-6Code des relations entre le public et l’administration art. L311-7172.056.1 : Art. 51 Notification des décisions172.056.1 : Art. 57 Consultation des pièces
How should a focused request be written?
Name record, period and purpose and consider a redacted copy. Retain request, response and grounds without publishing sensitive files.
Which official provision helps explain this situation?
Lorsque la demande porte sur un document comportant des mentions qui ne sont pas communicables en application des articles L. 311-5 et L. 311-6 mais qu'il est possible d'occulter ou de disjoindre, le document est communiqué au demandeur après occultation ou disjonction de ces mentions.
In plain English: It concerns summary award reasons with commercial, public-interest and fair-competition limits. It does not promise the complete competitor submission.
What does the competitor-access grid deliver?
It separates record, stage, secrecy and partial disclosure. It guarantees neither full access nor a favourable authority decision.
What other questions arise in this file?
Is the contract signed or still under consideration?
Record stage and received decision. French confidentiality provisions alone do not settle every timing-based access rule.
Code de la commande publique art. L2132-1Code des relations entre le public et l’administration art. L311-6Code des relations entre le public et l’administration art. L311-7172.056.1 : Art. 51 Notification des décisions172.056.1 : Art. 57 Consultation des pièces
Can partial French disclosure be considered?
CRPA L311-7 addresses separable redaction or removal. Targeted protection and total refusal are different outcomes.
Code de la commande publique art. L2132-1Code des relations entre le public et l’administration art. L311-6Code des relations entre le public et l’administration art. L311-7172.056.1 : Art. 51 Notification des décisions172.056.1 : Art. 57 Consultation des pièces
What does Swiss LMP 51 provide separately?
It concerns summary award reasons with commercial, public-interest and fair-competition limits. It does not promise the complete competitor submission.
Code de la commande publique art. L2132-1Code des relations entre le public et l’administration art. L311-6Code des relations entre le public et l’administration art. L311-7172.056.1 : Art. 51 Notification des décisions172.056.1 : Art. 57 Consultation des pièces
How should a focused request be written?
Name record, period and purpose and consider a redacted copy. Retain request, response and grounds without publishing sensitive files.
Code de la commande publique art. L2132-1Code des relations entre le public et l’administration art. L311-6Code des relations entre le public et l’administration art. L311-7172.056.1 : Art. 51 Notification des décisions172.056.1 : Art. 57 Consultation des pièces
Which official references should you consult?
- Code de la commande publique art. L2132-1Légifrance
- Code des relations entre le public et l’administration art. L311-6Légifrance
- Code des relations entre le public et l’administration art. L311-7Légifrance
- 172.056.1 : Art. 51 Notification des décisionsFedlex
- 172.056.1 : Art. 57 Consultation des piècesFedlex
Texts cited last checked: 1 November 2026