21. The public body then holds a dialogue with each selected tenderer. The dialogue must take place in the presence of an independent process auditor designated by the public body. The auditor’s main duty is to ensure that the dialogue is held in a manner that is fair to all tenderers and ensures the transparency of the contracting process under way.
The competitive dialogue is essentially aimed at defining with each selected tenderer a solution likely to fulfil the public body’s needs, which solution will be the basis on which each tenderer will be invited to submit a final tender. In particular, the dialogue pertains to the technological means capable of fulfilling the public body’s needs, the timetable for providing the services, as well as various contractual terms and conditions.
295-2016O.C. 295-2016, s. 21.