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Regulation (EU) 2021/695 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 April 2021 establishing Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, laying down its rules for participation and dissemination, and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1290/2013 and (EU) No 1291/2013 (Text with EEA relevance) · European Union

2. The procurement procedures: shall comply with competition rules and with the principles of transparency, non-discrimination, equal treatment, sound financial management, proportionality; may authorise the award of multiple contracts within the same procedure (multiple sourcing); shall provide for the award of the contracts to the tenders offering best value for money while ensuring absence of conflicts of interest. In the case of pre-commercial procurement, where appropriate and without prejudice to the principles enumerated in point (a), the procurement procedure may be simplified or accelerated and may provide for specific conditions such as limiting the place of performance of the procured activities to the territory of the Member States and of the associated countries.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-31 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.