Question 31141 — public procurement

Summary

Ms. Laurence Maillart-Méhaignerie draws the attention of the Minister of the Economy, Finance and Recovery to the difficulties for SMEs and ETIs to intervene in public markets in the current context. Indeed, the covid-19 pandemic has led to an almost total shutdown of economic life, with the confinement of the population having blocked the functioning of businesses and administrations. From March to May 2020, many businesses experienced a strong disorganization of their work. Work to prepare responses to public contracts was particularly disrupted, concerning calls for tenders launched before the outbreak of the pandemic for responses expected during the year. The loss of three months in the analysis of these markets, in the verification by companies of their ability to position themselves there and then in the construction of their proposal compromises the application of many SMEs and ETIs, the delay being irremediable. For these companies, particularly those of medium size, the loss of these markets risks being fatal to their survival, in a seriously degraded economic situation. During the confinement, the Government had adopted by order flexibility measures in the completion of current contracts, so that the awarded companies were not penalized. by this exceptional situation. Thus, she would like to know if, in the same vein, the public authorities could extend or postpone the deadlines for responding to calls for tenders launched during this year. Concretely, in order to maintain the capacity of SMEs and ETIs to position themselves on State calls for tender, a moratorium of one to two years could be established on the renewal of public contracts arriving at deadline by the end of December 2020, giving companies the necessary time to prepare their proposals. She wants to know his position on the subject.

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