Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
... peuvent y formuler des commentaires
English translation:
may comment/make comments thereon
French term
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Native in: English (Variants: British, Scottish, Irish, Singaporean, UK, South African) 
Works in: French to English, Italian to English, Romanian to English, and 2 more.
... peuvent y formuler des commentaires
les soumissionnaires sont avisés que le document projet de contrat sera considéré comme partie intégrante des documents de l’offre et qu’à ce titre ils doivent tenir compte des clauses qui y figurent en particulier parce que des informations spécifiques à leurs propositions techniques sont fournies, et peuvent y formuler des commentaires dans les conditions définies aux DPAO.
I have left the clause off at:
"..because the information specific to their technical offers is provided, and can …….
Have I simply lead myself into the term in the wrong way? Or is there a way to blend it in?
| 5 +2 | may comment/make comments thereon |
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| 3 +1 | include their comments complying with the conditions defined for the DPAO.. |
Tony Conde
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| 3 | and can form a narrative within .... |
Andrew Bramhall
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Dec 14, 2016 14:05: Victoria Britten changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): Tony M, GILLES MEUNIER, Victoria Britten
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Proposed translations
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Sensible solutions
Native in: English (Variant: Wessexois)
Works in: French to English, English, English to French
may comment/make comments thereon
et la Roumanie peuvent formuler des commentaires sur les projets communiqués.
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The European
Community and Romania may make comments upon the drafts communicated.
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les parties intéressées peuvent formuler des commentaires sur le choix des États-Unis d'Amérique, qui, dans l'hypothèse
[...]
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interested parties may comment on the appropriateness of the United States of America which, in the event that the applicant
[...]
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Nikki Scott-Despaigne
: Well yes. That's what I indicated in the discussion section. It just means "to comment". I think "thereon" is not necessary here in English. French uses "y" for sake of completeness in situations where the verb suffices in English.
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Tony M
: I agree with Nikki — 'thereon' is rather archaic and 'stuffy' in register for this sort of document and isn't really necessary; if anything needs to be inserted, I'd simply say 'on them'/'on these', for example. I translate many of these, never seen it.
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Thanks, but "thereon" is very typical of this type of document in my exprerience; just google and you will see!!
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Native in: Portuguese , French
Works in: French to Portuguese, Portuguese to French, Spanish to Portuguese, and 6 more.
include their comments complying with the conditions defined for the DPAO..
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nweatherdon
: instead of "complying", maybe "in compliance with" or "as consistent with"... imo
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Nikki Scott-Despaigne
: "may comment as indicated in..."
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Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Discussion
It should jump out at you, but sometimes these things don't. A wood for the trees thing. Never mind, it got sorted out; that's the main thing.
Assuming you mean 'peuvent y formuler', basic grammar indicates that the subject is of course "les soumissionnaires ... et ... ils doivent ... et peuvent"
HTH!
"Les sousmissionnaires..., peuvent y formuler des commentaires..."
"The bidders/tenderers..., may comment..." (make comments, add comments, make any remarks, may note their observations).
The "y" simply refers to some or all of what is between the subject "soumissionnaires) and "peuvent formuler...". It means "about it", it being all the stuff being referred to.
"des informations spécifiques..."
I think getting that bit right may help you to see which way the rest of it is going.
It may also help to consider 'may' instead of 'can'... think of it as 'have the possibility to' rather than 'have the ability to...'