The notices referred to in Articles 48, 49, 50, 75 and 79 shall be sent by the contracting authorities to the Publications Office of the European Union and published in accordance with the following rules:

Notices referred to in Articles 48, 49, 50, 75 and 79 shall be published by the Publications Office of the European Union or by the contracting authorities in the event of a prior information notice published on a buyer profile in accordance with Article 48(1).

In addition, contracting authorities may publish this information on the Internet on a ‘buyer profile’ as referred to in point 2(b).

The Publications Office of the European Union shall give the contracting authority the confirmation referred to in Article 51(5), second subparagraph.

1. (a)

   Except where otherwise provided for in the second and third subparagraphs of Article 53(1), contracting authorities shall publish the procurement documents in their entirety on the Internet.

2. (b)

   The buyer profile may include prior information notices as referred to in Article 48(1), information on ongoing invitations to tender, scheduled purchases, contracts concluded, procedures cancelled and any useful general information, such as a contact point, a telephone and a fax number, a postal address and an e-mail address. The buyer profile may also include prior information notices used as a means of calling for competition, which are published at national level pursuant to Article 52.

The format and procedure for sending notices electronically as established by the Commission are made accessible at the Internet address ‘http://simap.europa.eu’.