S.I. No. 284 of 2016 EUROPEAN UNION (AWARD OF PUBLIC AUTHORITY CONTRACTS) REGULATIONS 2016
Source: Iris Oifigiúl S.I. 284 of 2016 2016-06-03

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paragraphs: (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016.
(2) These Regulations are deemed to have come into operation on 18 April 2016.
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paragraphs: (1) In these Regulations—
(a) an open procedure in which the contracting authority has exercised the power conferred by Regulation 27(3) to fix a time limit for the receipt of tenders that is shorter than the minimum specified in Regulation 27(1)(b),
(b) a restricted procedure in which the contracting authority has exercised the power conferred by Regulation 28(5) to fix a time limit—
(i) for the receipt of requests to participate that is shorter than the minimum specified in Regulation 28(1)(b); or
(ii) for the receipt of tenders that is shorter than the minimum specified in Regulation 28(1)(e), or
(c) a competitive procedure with negotiation in which the contracting authority has exercised the power conferred by Regulation 28(5) to fix a time limit—
(i) for the receipt of requests to participate that is shorter than the minimum specified in Regulation 29(4), or
(ii) for the receipt of initial tenders that is shorter than the minimum specified in Regulation 29(5);
(a) technical infrastructure enabling contracting authorities to award public contracts or to conclude framework agreements for works, supplies or services;
(b) advice on the conduct or design of procurement procedures;
(c) preparation and management of procurement procedures on behalf and for the account of the contracting authority concerned;
(a) it is established for the specific purpose of meeting needs in the general interest, not having an industrial or commercial character;
(b) it has legal personality;
(c) it has any of the following characteristics:
(i) it is financed, for the most part, by the State, a regional or local authority, or by another body governed by public law;
(ii) it is subject to management supervision by an authority or body referred to in clause (i);
(iii) it has an administrative, managerial or supervisory board, more than half of whose members are appointed by the State, a regional or a local authority, or by another body governed by public law;
(a) the acquisition of supplies or services, or the acquisition of supplies and services, intended for contracting authorities;
(b) the award of public contracts or the conclusion of framework agreements for works, supplies or services intended for contracting authorities;
(a) in relation to the State, an authority that is required or authorised to perform or exercise a particular function or power under a law or administrative provision of the State, or
(b) in relation to a Member State other than the State, an authority of that Member State that is required or authorised to perform or exercise a particular function or power under a law or administrative provision of that Member State;
(a) a State, regional or local authority,
(b) a body governed by public law, or
(c) an association formed by one or more such authorities or one or more such bodies governed by public law;
(a) is a contracting authority or public undertaking which pursues one of the activities referred to in Regulations 10 to 16 of the Award of Contracts by Utilities Regulations 2016, or
(b) is not a contracting authority or public undertaking, but pursues one of the activities referred to in Regulations 10 to 16 of the Award of Contracts by Utilities Regulations 2016 or any combination thereof and has been granted special or exclusive rights by a competent authority of a Member State;
(a) the execution of works or a work, or both, or
(b) the supply of products or the provision of services, on the market;