Where a contract or a framework contract is of interest to two or more institutions, executive agencies or bodies referred to in Articles 208 and 209, and whenever there is a possibility for realising efficiency gains, the contracting authorities concerned may carry out the procedure and the management of the subsequent contract or framework contract on an inter-institutional basis under the lead of one of the contracting authorities.
I gcás inar spéis le dhá institiúid nó níos mó, le dhá ghníomhaireacht feidhmiúcháin nó níos mó nó le dhá chomhlacht nó níos mó dá dtagraítear in Airteagal 208 agus in Airteagal 209, conradh poiblí nó creatchonradh, agus aon uair a d'fhéadfaí an éifeachtúlacht a mhéadú, féadfaidh na húdaráis chonarthacha ábhartha nós imeachta agus bainistiú an chonartha nó an chreatchonartha iardain a chur i gcrích ar bhonn idirinstitiúideach faoi cheannaireacht ceann de na húdaráis chonarthacha.