Regulation 132. Time limits

The minimum time limit for receipt of requests to participate shall be thirty days from the date on which the contract notice is sent or from the date when the call for competition is published, as the case may be. Only those economic operators invited by the contracting authority following the assessment of the information provided may participate in the procedure. Contracting authorities may limit the number of suitable candidates to be invited to participate in the procedure in accordance with regulation 237. The contracts shall be awarded on the sole basis of the award criterion of the best price-quality ratio in accordance with regulation 239(2).