General Terms and Conditions of the Confederation
The General Terms and Conditions (GTC) contain the contractual terms and conditions of the contracting authority. They serve to simplify business transactions. The Confederation's GTC are based on the Code of Obligations in essential questions.
Federal contracting authorities are obliged to apply the general terms and conditions in principle (Art. 11 para. 2 DGP, SR 172, 056.11). The negotiation of special and deviating contractual regulations is permissible if they are objectively justified. In this way, procurement contracts can be formulated in a needs-based and balanced manner for the respective procurement transaction.
The GTC of the Confederation have been adapted to the revised public federal procurement law. They apply from 1 January 2024.
The Federal Administration has the following general terms and conditions:
GTC of the Confederation
- General terms and conditions (GTC) of the Confederation for the procurement of goods
- General terms and conditions (GTC) of the Confederation for service contracts
- General terms and conditions (GTC) of the Confederation for research contracts
- General terms and conditions for the purchase and maintenance of hardware
- General terms and conditions for the procurement and maintenance of standard software
- General terms and conditions for IT works contracts and contracts for the maintenance of individual software packages
- General terms and conditions for IT services
Further templates
- Model contract clause of the Federal Procurement Conference concerning cyber risks
- Self-declarations
- Declaration of impartiality