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Citation, commencement and transitional and saving provision
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.
(2) Except for regulations 6, 8, and 10, these Regulations come into force on exit day.
(3) Regulations 6, 8 and 10 come into force eight months after the day on which exit day falls.
(4) The amendments and modifications made by these Regulations are subject to the transitional and saving provision made by the Schedule.
2.—(1) The Greater London Authority Act 1999(2) is amended as follows.
(2) In section 355 (duties of waste collection authorities etc), in subsection (8)—
(ii)for “Publications Office of the European Union” substitute “UK e-notification service”;
(b)in paragraph (c), for “sends” substitute “submits”.
(3) In section 356 (directions by the Mayor), in subsection (3A)(b)—
(a)for “sent” substitute “submitted”;
(b)for “Publications Office of the European Union” substitute “UK e-notification service”.
(4) In section 358 (information about new waste contracts)—
(a)in subsection (1ZA)(a)—
(b)in subsection (1A), in the words before paragraph (a) and in paragraph (a), for “send” substitute “submit”;
(c)in subsection (1BA)—
(i)in paragraph (a), for “send” substitute “submit”;
(aa)for “send” substitute “submit”;
(bb)for “Publications Office of the European Union” substitute “UK e-notification service”;
(d)in subsection (1C), in the words before paragraph (a) and in paragraph (a), for “send” substitute “submit”.
(5) In section 360 (interpretation of sections 353 to 359), in subsection (2), after the definition of “treatment” insert—
““the UK e-notification service” has the same meaning as in the Public Procurement Regulations”.
3.—(1) The Equality Act 2010(3) is amended as follows.
(2) In section 155 (power to impose specific duties: supplementary)—
(a)in subsection (2), for “Public Sector Directive” substitute “Public Contracts Regulations”;
(b)in subsection (3), for the definitions substitute—
““Public Contracts Regulations” means the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/102) or, in Scotland, the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/446), as amended from time to time;
“public procurement functions” means functions the exercise of which is regulated by Part 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/102) or by the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/446), as amended from time to time.””.
4.—(1) The Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012(4) is amended as follows.
(2) In section 1 (contracts of relevant authorities)—
(a)in subsection (2)(a), for “sending a notice to the Publications Office of the European Union” substitute “submitting a notice to the UK e-notification service”;
(b)in subsection (15), after the definition of “sub-central contracting authority” insert—
““the UK e-notification service” has the same meaning as in the Regulations (whether or not the Regulations apply)”.
CHAPTER 1THE PUBLIC CONTRACTS REGULATIONS 2015
5.—(1) The Public Contracts Regulations 2015(5) are amended as follows.
““devolved Northern Ireland authority” means a contracting authority whose functions are wholly or mainly functions which could be conferred by provision included in an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly made without the consent of the Secretary of State (see sections 6 to 8 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998(6));
“devolved Welsh authority” has the meaning given by section 157A of the Government of Wales Act 2006(7);”;
6.—(1) The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended by regulation 5) are further amended as follows.
(2) Omit regulation 25 (conditions relating to the GPA).
(4) Omit regulation 90 (duty owed to economic operators from certain other states).
CHAPTER 2THE CONCESSION CONTRACTS REGULATIONS 2016
7.—(1) The Concession Contracts Regulations 2016(8) are amended as follows.
““GPA” means the Agreement on Government Procurement between certain parties to the World Trade Organisation signed in Marrakesh on 15th April 1994 as amended before exit day(9);”;
(a)in sub-paragraph (a), for the words from “Directive” to “Council” substitute “Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006(10)”;
(ii)in the definition of “GPA state”, for “, other than an EEA state, which at the relevant time is” substitute “immediately before exit day was”;
8.—(1) The Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (as amended by regulation 7) are further amended as follows.
(2) Omit regulation 51 (duty owed to economic operators from certain other states).
CHAPTER 3THE UTILITIES CONTRACTS REGULATIONS 2016
9.—(1) The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016(11) are amended as follows.
““covered by regulation 3(2)”, in relation to an activity, an element, a part of a contract, or procurement, means that regulation 3(2)—
(d)omit the definition of “EU Publications Office”;
(i)before the definition of “Utilities Contracts Directive” insert—
““the UK e-notification service” has the meaning mentioned in regulation 71(6), and references (in whatever terms) to the submission of notices to that service are to be construed in accordance with the provisions applied (and adapted) by regulation 71(6);”.
(3) In regulation 3 (subject-matter and scope), for paragraph (2) substitute—
(2A) The arms, munitions and war material to which paragraph (2)(b) applies are, subject to paragraph (2C), those included in the 1958 List.
(2B) Subject to the effect of any regulations made under paragraph (2C), any measures which, if they had been taken immediately before exit day, would have been covered by Article 346 of TFEU shall be regarded as measures covered by paragraph (2).
(2C) The Secretary of State may make regulations providing that the 1958 List is to be treated for the purposes of Parts 1 to 4 as if it were changed in respects specified in the regulations.
(2D) In this regulation, “the 1958 List” means the list of arms, munitions and war material adopted by the Council of the European Economic Community in its decision 255/58 of 15th April 1958.”.
(4) In regulation 6 (mixed procurement covering the same activity), in paragraph (3), for “Article 346 of TFEU” substitute “regulation 3(2)”.
(5) In regulation 7 (procurement covering several activities), in paragraph (4), for “Article 346 of TFEU” substitute “covered by regulation 3(2)”.
(6) In regulation 16 (threshold amounts)—
(a)in paragraph (1)(a), for “the sum specified in Article 15(a) of the Utilities Contracts Directive” substitute “£363,424”;
(b)in paragraph (1)(b), for “the sum specified in Article 15(b) of the Utilities Contracts Directive” substitute “£4,551,413”;
(c)in paragraph (1)(c), for “the sum specified in Article 15(c) of the Utilities Contracts Directive” substitute “£820,370”;
(d)omit paragraphs (3) and (4).
(7) After regulation 16 insert—
16A.—(1) Every two years the Minister for the Cabinet Office must review the thresholds mentioned in regulation 16(1)(a) and (b) (“the reviewable thresholds”) to verify whether they correspond with the thresholds established for those purposes in the GPA.
(4) If the sterling value of a reviewable threshold so calculated differs from the sum for the time being mentioned in regulation 16(1) in respect of that threshold, the Minister must make regulations amending regulation 16(1) so as to substitute for that sum the sum equal to that value.
(8) In regulation 17 (methods for calculating the estimated value of the procurement)—
(b)in paragraph (14)—
(i)in sub-paragraph (a), for “EUR 80,000” substitute “£65,630”;
(ii)in sub-paragraph (b), for “EUR 1 million” substitute “£820,370”.
(9) In regulation 18 (contracts awarded for the purpose of resale or lease to third parties), omit paragraph (2).
(10) In regulation 19 (contracts and design contests awarded or organised for purposes other than the pursuit of a covered activity or for the pursuit of such an activity in a third country)—
(a)in the heading, for “in a third country” substitute “outside the United Kingdom”;
(i)for “in a third country” substitute “outside the United Kingdom”;
(ii)for “EU” substitute “United Kingdom”;
(11) In regulation 20 (contracts awarded and design contests organised pursuant to international rules), in paragraph (1)(a)—
(12) In regulation 21 (specific exclusions for service contracts), in paragraph (1)(c)—
(13) In regulation 22 (service contracts awarded on the basis of an exclusive right), for “TFEU” substitute “anything which is retained EU law by virtue of section 4 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 because of the effect which TFEU had immediately before exit day in giving rise to any of the powers, rights etc mentioned in that section”.
(14) In regulation 24 (defence and security), in paragraph (2)(a), omit “or another member State”.
(15) In regulation 25 (mixed procurement covering the same activity and involving defence or security aspects)—
(16) In regulation 26 (procurement covering several activities and involving defence or security aspects), in paragraphs (5)(b) and (7), for “Article 346 of TFEU” substitute “regulation 3(2)”.
(17) In regulation 27 (contracts and design contests involving defence or security aspects which are awarded or organised pursuant to international rules), in paragraph (1)—
(18) In regulation 28 (contracts between contracting authorities), in paragraphs (1)(c), (2) and (4)(c), before “Treaties” insert “Retained”.
(19) In regulation 29 (contracts awarded to an affiliated undertaking), in paragraph (5)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (a), for the words from “Directive” to “Council” substitute “Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006”;
(20) Omit regulation 31 (notification of information).
(21) In regulation 33 (contracts subject to special arrangements)—
(a)in paragraph (b), for the words from “EUR” in the words before sub-paragraph (i) to the end of sub-paragraph (xiii) substitute “£4,101,850, submit, within 48 days of the award, a contract award notice for publication, and regulation 70(2) shall apply in relation to such a notice as it applies to notices under regulation 70(1)”;
(i)in the words before sub-paragraph (i)—
(aa)for “400,000 euro” substitute “£328,150”;
(bb)for “5,000,000 euro” substitute “£4,101,850”;
(ii)in sub-paragraph (i), for the words from “the information “ to the end substitute “, for not less than 4 years from the date on which the contract is awarded, the information that would have been required to be included in a contract award notice if paragraph (b) had applied”;
(aa)omit “, either”;
(bb)for the words from “Commission” to the end substitute “Minister for the Cabinet Office”.
(22) In regulation 34 (activities directly exposed to competition), in paragraph (2), omit sub-paragraph (b) and the preceding “or”.
(23) Omit regulation 35 (procedure for establishing whether regulation 34(2)(b) is applicable).
(24) In regulation 37 (economic operators), omit paragraph (1).
(25) In regulation 38 (reserved contracts), in paragraph (2), for “Article 38 of the Utilities Contracts Directive” substitute “this regulation”.
(26) In regulation 40 (rules applicable to communication)—
(b)in paragraph (20), in the words after sub-paragraph (b), for the words from “Utilities” to the end substitute “these Regulations”.
(27) After regulation 40 insert—
“Powers to amend regulation 40
40A.—(1) The Minister for the Cabinet Office may make regulations amending paragraph (3) of regulation 40 by—
(2) Where the Minister considers that technological developments render it inappropriate for there to continue to be any exceptions from the obligation to require electronic means of communication, the Minister may make regulations omitting paragraph (3) from regulation 40.
(3) Where regulations have been made under paragraph (2) and, exceptionally, the Minister considers that a new exception must be provided for because of technological developments, the Minister may make regulations re-inserting paragraph (3) into regulation 40 in terms which give effect to that new exception (and the powers conferred by paragraphs (1) and (2) of this regulation may subsequently be exercised in relation to paragraph (3) as re-inserted).
(4) The Minister for the Cabinet Office may make regulations amending the technical details and characteristics set out in regulation 40(16) if the Minister considers it appropriate to do so to take account of technical developments.”.
(28) In regulation 43 (conditions relating to the GPA and other international agreements)—
(29) In regulation 44 (choice of procedures), in paragraph (2), omit “and the Utilities Contracts Directive”.
(30) In regulation 45 (open procedure)—
(i)in sub-paragraph (a), for “Section I and II of Part A of Annex VI to the Utilities Contracts Directive” substitute “regulation 67(2) and (5)(c)”;
(31) In regulation 46 (restricted procedure), in paragraph (2)(a), for “sent” substitute “submitted”.
(32) In regulation 47 (negotiated procedure with prior call for competition), in paragraph (2)(a), for “sent” substitute “submitted”.
(33) In regulation 48 (competitive dialogue), in paragraph (2)(a), for “sent” substitute “submitted”.
(34) In regulation 49 (innovation partnership), in paragraph (5), for “sent” substitute “submitted”.
(35) In regulation 52 (dynamic purchasing systems)—
(b)for paragraph (29) substitute the following—
“(29) Where the period of validity is changed without terminating the dynamic purchasing system, the utility shall submit for publication on the UK e-notification service a notice of the kind used initially for the call for competition for the dynamic purchasing system.
(29A) Where a dynamic purchasing system is terminated before the end of the period of validity that had most recently been indicated under paragraph (28) or (29), the utility shall submit for publication on the UK e-notification service a contract award notice under regulation 70.”.
(36) Omit regulation 57 (procurement involving utilities from other member States).
(37) In regulation 60 (technical specifications)—
(a)in paragraph (8), for “adopted by a legal act of the EU” substitute “imposed by retained EU law”;
(38) In regulation 67 (periodic indicative notices)—
(a)in paragraph (2), after “Directive” insert “, but as if both references to “dispatch of the notice” in paragraph 4 were references to the submission of the notice to the UK e-notification service for the purposes of these Regulations;
(ii)after “Directive” insert “, but as if “date of dispatch” in paragraph 5 were a references to the date on which the notice is submitted to the UK e-notification service for the purposes of these Regulations”;
(aa)for “set out section I of Part A of Annex VI to the Utilities Contracts Directive” substitute “required by paragraph (2)”;
(bb)after “II of Part A” insert—
“of Annex 6 to the Utilities Contracts Directive, but as if—
(i)in paragraph 7, “the third and fourth subparagraph of Article 73(1)” were a reference to regulation 73(4) and (5) of these Regulations”; and
(aa)“Article 82” were a reference to regulation 82 of these Regulations; and
(bb)“point (b) of Article 67(2)” were a reference to regulation 67(5)(b) of these Regulations”;
(39) In regulation 68 (notices on the existence of a qualification system)—
(a)in paragraph (1), omit the words from “which” to “Directive,”;
“(1A) Such a notice shall include the information set out in Annex 10 to the Utilities Contracts Directive, but as if, in paragraph 10, “Article 82” were a reference to regulation 82 of these Regulations.”;
(aa)for “notify the EU Publications Office” substitute “give notice”;
(bb)for “, using the following standard forms” substitute “by submitting to the UK e-notification service”;
(40) For regulation 69 (contract notices) substitute—
69.—(1) Contract notices shall contain the information set out in the relevant part of Annex 11 to the Utilities Contracts Directive, but as if—
(a)in paragraph 10 of Part A, “the third and fourth subparagraph of Article 73(1)” were a reference to regulation 73(4) and (5) of these Regulations;
(ii)paragraph 16 of Part B, and
“Article 82” were a reference to regulation 82 of these Regulations;
(ii)paragraph 18 of Part B, and
“in the Official Journal of the European Union” read “on the UK e-notification service (within the meaning of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016)”; and
(ii)paragraph 20 of Part B, and
(2) Such notices shall be submitted for publication in accordance with regulation 71.”.
(41) In regulation 70 (contract award notices)—
(a)in paragraph (1), for “send” substitute “submit”;
“(2) Such notices shall—
(a)contain the information set out in Annex 12 to the Utilities Contracts Directive, but as if—
(i)in paragraph 5(b), “in the Official Journal of the European Union” read “on the UK e-notification service (within the meaning of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016)”;
(ii)in paragraph 5(c), “Article 50” were a reference to regulation 50(1) of these Regulations;
(iii)in paragraph 9, “Article 50(h)” were a reference to regulation 50(1)(h) of these Regulations;
(iv)in paragraph 17, the words in brackets were omitted;
(v)in paragraph 19, “Article 64(1)” were a reference to regulation 64(1) of these Regulations;
(vi)in paragraph 20, “Article 84” were a reference to regulation 84 of these Regulations; and
(vii)in paragraph 21, “date of transmission” were a reference to the date on which the notice is submitted to the UK e-notification service for the purposes of these Regulations; and
(b)be sent for publication in accordance with regulation 71.”;
(c)in paragraphs (4) and (5)(a) and (b), for “send” substitute “submit”.
(42) In regulation 71 (form and manner of sending notices for publication at EU level)—
(a)for the heading substitute “Publication on the UK e-notification service”;
(i)after “regulations” insert “52,”;
(ii)for “sent” (in both places) substitute “submitted”;
(iii)for “by electronic means to the EU Publications Office” substitute “to the UK e-notification service”;
(f)omit paragraph (5);
“(6) In these Regulations, “the UK e-notification service” has the meaning given by regulation 51(5) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, and regulation 51(6) and (7) of those Regulations apply for the purposes of these Regulations as if the reference to “paragraph (3)” in regulation 51(6)(b) were a reference to paragraph (3) of this regulation.”.
(43) In regulation 72 (publication at national level)—
(ii)from the words from “at the national level” to the end substitute “otherwise than on the UK e-notification service before they are published on that service.”;
(44) In regulation 73 (electronic availability of procurement documents), in paragraph (1), for “in the Official Journal” substitute “on the UK e-notification service”.
(45) In regulation 76 (general principles), in paragraph (6)—
(a)omit “EU law,”;
(b)after “agreements or” insert “, subject to paragraphs (6A) and (6B)”;
the Minister for the Cabinet Office may make regulations providing that paragraph (6) is to have effect as if it the agreement were listed.
(6B) Where the United Kingdom has ceased to ratify an international agreement that is already listed, the Minister for the Cabinet Office may make regulations providing that paragraph (6) is to have effect as if it the agreement were not listed.
(46) In regulation 81 (quality assurance standards and environmental management standards)—
(47) In regulation 83 (life-cycle costing)—
(48) In regulation 84 (abnormally low tenders)—
(49) In regulation 85 (tenders comprising products originating in third countries), in paragraph (2)(a), for the words from “in accordance” to “time to time” substitute “as it would be determined for the purposes of Part 1 of the Taxation (Cross-Border Trade) Act 2018(12) if the products were chargeable goods within the meaning of that Part”.
(50) In regulation 87 (subcontracting), in paragraph (5), for “ESPDs” substitute “SPDs”.
(51) In regulation 88 (modification of contracts during their term)—
(a)in paragraph (2), for “send” substitute “submit”;
(52) In regulation 89 (termination of contracts), in paragraph (1), omit sub-paragraph (c).
(53) In regulation 91 (publication of notices)—
(a)in paragraph (4), for “send” substitute “submit”;
(b)in paragraph (5), after “Directive” insert “, but as if, in paragraph 4 of part D, “in the Official Journal of the European Union” read “on the UK e-notification service (within the meaning of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016)”;
(c)in paragraph (6), for “send” substitute “submit”.
(54) In regulation 93 (reserved contracts for certain services), in paragraph (5), for “Article 94 of the Utilities Contracts Directive” substitute “this regulation”.
(55) In regulation 95 (notices)—
(i)in sub-paragraph (a), after “Directive” insert “, but as if, in paragraph 15, “date of dispatch” were a reference to the date on which the notice is submitted to the UK e-notification service for the purposes of these Regulations”;
(b)in paragraph (3), in the words before sub-paragraph (a), for “sent” substitute “submitted”;
(c)in paragraph (4), after “Directive” insert “, but as if, in paragraph 11, “date of dispatch” were a reference to the date on which the notice is submitted to the UK e-notification service for the purposes of these Regulations”.
(56) In regulation 96 (rules on the organisation of design contests and the selection of participants and the jury), omit paragraph (2).
(57) In regulation 98 (retention of contract copies)—
(58) In regulation 99 (information and documentation requirements)—
(a)in paragraph (3), after “regulation” insert “33(b),”;
“(7) A utility shall communicate the report, or its main elements—
(a)to the Minister for the Cabinet Office if the Minister so requests;
(b)where the utility is a devolved Welsh authority, to the Welsh Ministers if they so request (whether or not the Minister for the Cabinet Office also makes a request under sub-paragraph (a));
(c)where the utility is a devolved Northern Ireland authority, to a Northern Ireland department if that department so requests (whether or not the Minister for the Cabinet Office also makes a request under sub-paragraph (a)).”;
(c)omit paragraph (8);
(d)omit paragraph (9) and the italic heading preceding it.
(59) In regulation 104 (duty owed to economic operators from EEA States)—
(60) In regulation 105 (duty owed to economic operators from certain other States)—
(aa)for “sent” (in both places) substitute “submitted”;
(bb)for “EU Publications Office” (in both places) substitute “UK e-notification service”;
(cc)for “sending” substitute “submitting”.
(61) In regulation 108 (special time limits for seeking a declaration of ineffectiveness), in paragraphs (3) and (4)(a), for “in the Official Journal” substitute “on the UK e-notification service”.
(62) In regulation 114 (grounds for ineffectiveness)—
(a)in paragraphs (2) and (3)(b) and (c), for “in the Official Journal” substitute “on the UK e-notification service”;
(i)in the words before sub-paragraph (a), omit the words from “is in” to “and which”;
(ii)in sub-paragraph (c), for “in the Official Journal” substitute “on the UK e-notification service”.
(63) After regulation 119 insert—
119A.—(1) Regulations under these Regulations are to be made by statutory instrument.
(2) A statutory instrument containing regulations under regulation 3(2C) (whether alone or with other provision) may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
(4) Subject to paragraph (5), Regulations may not be made under regulations 40A or 76 without the consent of the Welsh Ministers and a Northern Ireland Department.
(5) Regulations (“the amending regulations”) may be made under regulation 40A or 76 without such consent, but in such cases the amending regulations must amend regulation 40 or, as the case may be, make provision under regulation 76, in such a way as to avoid altering the effect of that regulation in so far as it applies to–
(6) Without prejudice to paragraph (7), to the extent that the amending regulations are being made under regulation 40A, the duty imposed by paragraph (5) may be complied with by—
(a)restructuring regulation 40 (so that, for example, different paragraphs apply to devolved Welsh authorities and other utilities respectively, where the Welsh Ministers have not consented to the making of the amending regulations); and
(b)amending the powers conferred by regulation 40A so that they refer to the relevant provisions in regulation 22 as so restructured.
10.—(1) The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (as amended by regulation 9) are further amended as follows.
(2) Omit regulation 43 (conditions relating to the GPA).
(3) In regulation 83 (life-cycle costing), in paragraph (3)(c), omit the words from “, including” to the end.
(4) Omit regulation 105 (duty owed to economic operators from certain other States).
CHAPTER 4AMENDMENT OF OTHER SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION
11.—(1) To the extent that the Public Contracts Regulations 2006(13) (“the 2006 Regulations”) continue to have prospective effect, their effect is modified as follows.
(2) The 2006 Regulations have prospective effect as if—
(a)all references in them to a “member State” continued to include the United Kingdom;
(b)all requirements to send any notice to the Official Journal of the European Union were instead a requirement to submit the notice to the UK e-notification service for publication;
(c)all provisions relating or referring to such a requirement, or to the publication of such a notice in that Journal, were instead references to that requirement as modified by sub-paragraph (b) and to the publication of that notice on the UK e-notification service;
(d)in regulation 9(5) (which provides for the definition of certain technical specifications), the words “and to the extent that those provisions are compatible with EU obligations” were omitted;
(e)regulation 14(2) (which requires certain reports to be supplied to the European Commission on request) were omitted;
(i)in paragraph (i), sub-paragraph (aa) were omitted; and
(ii)in paragraph (ii), the words “conforming to EU law or” were omitted;
(g)regulation 30(7)(e), (8) and (9) (which relate to State aid) were omitted;
(h)regulation 32(16) (which provides for the provision of certain reports requested by the European Commission) were omitted;
(i)regulation 40(2) (which requires certain information to be provided for the European Commission) were omitted;
(j)in regulation 47A(1)(a)(ii) (which makes compliance with certain obligations a duty owed to economic operators), the words “any enforceable EU obligation” referred instead to any retained EU obligation that is enforceable by virtue of section 4 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.
(3) In paragraph (2)(b) and (c), “the UK e-notification service” has the meaning given by regulation 51(5) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, and regulation 51(6)(a) and (7) of those Regulations apply for the purposes of the 2006 Regulations as modified by paragraph 2(b) and (c).
(c)that award or other act would, if it had occurred before exit day, have been covered by an exemption from requirements of the 2006 Regulations by virtue of any provision in those Regulations,
that award or other act is covered by that exemption on and after exit day regardless of whether the terms used to define that exemption in the 2006 Regulations would otherwise have been apt to continue to achieve that effect on and after exit day.
(5) Paragraph 1 of the Schedule to these Regulations applies for the purposes of paragraph (4) of this regulation as it applies for the purposes of the Schedule.
12.—(1) To the extent that the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006(14) (“the 2006 Regulations”) continue to have prospective effect, their effect is modified as follows.
(d)in regulation 4(3) (which imposes certain duties on utilities in relation to the treatment of economic operators), the words “(in accordance with Article 10 of the Utilities Directive)” were omitted;
(e)regulation 7(7) (which relates to information requested by the European Commission) were omitted;
(f)in regulation 8(3) (which provides for certain information to be sent to or for the European Commission)—
(i)in sub-paragraph (a), the words from “5,000,000 euro” in the words before sub-paragraph (i) to the end of paragraph (xiii) read “£4,101,850, submit, within 48 days of the award, a contract award notice to the UK e-notification service for publication, containing the information referred to in regulation 70(2)(a) of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016”;
(aa)“400,000 euro” read “£328,150”;
(bb)“5,000,000 euro” read “£4,101,850”;
“(ii)if the Minister requests that information in relation to any such contract, forthwith send it to the Minister;”;
(g)in regulation 12(5) (which provides for the definition of certain technical specifications), the words “and to the extent that those requirements are compatible with EU obligations” were omitted;
(h)in regulation 24(3)(a) (which provides for evidence of certain environmental management measures)—
(i)regulation 30(7)(e), (8) and (9) (which relate to State aid) were omitted;
(j)in regulation 31(2) (which provides for determining the country of origin of goods for certain purposes), the words from “in accordance” to “Code” read “as it would be determined for the purposes of Part 1 of the Taxation (Cross-Border Trade) Act 2018 if the products were chargeable goods within the meaning of that Part”;
(k)regulation 38(2) (which provides for the provision of certain reports requested by the European Commission) were omitted;
(l)regulation 39(6) (which makes provision about reports for onward transmission to the European Commission) were omitted;
(m)in regulation 45A(1)(b) (which makes compliance with certain obligations a duty owed to economic operators), the words “any enforceable EU obligation” referred instead to any retained EU obligation that is enforceable by virtue of section 4 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.
(3) In paragraph (2)(b), (c) and (f), “the UK e-notification service” has the meaning given by regulation 51(5) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, and regulation 51(6)(a) and (7) of those Regulations apply for the purposes of the 2006 Regulations as modified by paragraph 2(b), (c) and (f).
13.—(1) The Service Charges (Consultation Requirements) (England) Regulations 2003(15) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation), in paragraph (1), in the definition of “public notice”, for the words from “published” to the end substitute “published, pursuant to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, on the UK e-notification service (as defined by those Regulations)”.
14.—(1) The Provision of Services Regulations 2009(16) are amended as follows.
15.—(1) The Water Industry (Specified Infrastructure Projects) (English Undertakers) Regulations 2013(17) are amended as follows.
(2) In Schedule 2 (application of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016), in Part 1, in the entry relating to regulation 99 (information and documentation requirements), in the second column—
(a)for ““the Commission”, in the first place it occurs,” substitute ““the Minister for the Cabinet Office” in sub-paragraph (a)”;
(b)for “, in the second place it occurs,” substitute “as if the subsequent reference to “the Minister” in sub-paragraph (a)”;
(c)for “(3), (8) and (9)” substitute “(3) and (7)(b) and (c).”
Regulation 2195/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council
16.—(1) Regulation 2195/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5th November 2002 on the Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) is amended as follows.
(2) For Articles 2 and 3 substitute the following—
1. The Minister for the Cabinet Office may make regulations amending the Annexes to this Regulation.
3. A statutory instrument containing regulations under this Article is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
4. Regulations under this Article may make consequential, supplementary, incidental, transitional, transitory or saving provision..”.
(3) In Article 4, omit the second paragraph.
Commission Decision 2006/211/EC
17.—(1) Commission Decision 2006/211/EC of 8th March 2006 establishing that Article 30(1) of Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors applies to electricity generation in England, Scotland and Wales is amended as follows.
(2) In Article 1, for “Directive 2004/17/EC” substitute “the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 and the Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016(18)”.
Commission Decision 2007/141/EC
18.—(1) Commission Decision 2007/141/EC of 26th February 2007 establishing that Article 30(1) of Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors applies to the supply of electricity and gas in England, Scotland and Wales is amended as follows.
(2) In Article 1, for “Directive 2004/17/EC” substitute “the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 and the Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016”.
Commission Decision 2010/192/EU
19.—(1) Commission Decision 2010/192/EU of 29th March 2010 exempting exploration for and exploitation of oil and gas in England, Scotland and Wales from the application of Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors is amended as follows.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2015/1986
20. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2015/1986 of 11th November 2015 establishing standard forms for the publication of notices in the field of public procurement and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) No 842/2011 is revoked.
(a)Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the United States of America on government procurement signed in Washington and Brussels on 30th May 1995(19);
(b)Agreement between the European Community and the State of Israel on government procurement signed in Brussels on 10th July 1997(20);
(c)Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and the United Mexican States, of the other part signed in Brussels on 8th December 1997(21);
(d)Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on certain aspects of government procurement signed in Luxembourg on 21st June 1999(22);
(e)Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part signed by exchange of letters in Luxembourg on 9th April 2001(23);
(f)Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part signed in Brussels on 11th May 2002(24);
(g)Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part signed in Luxembourg on 12th June 2006(25);
(h)Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Montenegro, of the other part signed in Luxembourg on 15th October 2007(26);
(i)Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Serbia, of the other part signed in Luxembourg on 29th April 2008(27);
(j)Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the other part signed in Luxembourg on 16th June 2008(28);
(k)Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part signed in Bridgetown, Barbados on 15th October 2008(29);
(l)Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Korea, of the other part signed in Brussels on 6th October 2010(30);
(m)Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Iraq, of the other part signed in Brussels on 11th May 2012(31);
(n)Association Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part signed in Brussels on 21st March 2014(32);
(o)Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part signed in Brussels on 27th June 2014(33);
(p)Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part signed in Brussels on 27th June 2014(34);
(q)Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and Kosovo, of the other part signed in Strasbourg on 27th October 2015(35);
(r)Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part signed in Brussels on 24th November 2017(36).
SCHEDULETRANSITIONAL AND SAVING PROVISION
“amended”, in relation to a provision, means that provision as amended or substituted by these Regulations;
“amendments” (and cognate expressions) include the modifications made by regulations 11 and 12;
“the Procurement Regulations” means—
the Public Contracts Regulations 2006;
the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006;
the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016;
“unamended”, in relation to a provision, means that provision in the form in which it existed immediately before it was amended or substituted by these Regulations.
(2) In this Schedule, the following have the same meaning as in whichever of the Procurement Regulations the context requires—
(a)contracting authority;
(b)design contest;
(c)dynamic purchasing system;
(d)framework agreement;
(e)utility.
(3) For the purposes of this Schedule, a procurement has been commenced before a particular date if, before that date—
(a)a notice has been sent to the Official Journal in accordance with applicable Procurement Regulations in order to—
(i)invite offers or requests to be selected to tender for or to negotiate in respect of a proposed contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system; or
(ii)publicise an intention to hold a design contest;
(b)the contracting authority or utility has had published any form of advertisement seeking offers or expressions of interest in a proposed contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system; or
(c)the contracting authority or utility has contacted any economic operator in order to—
(4) For the purposes of this Schedule, a procurement covers the whole of the procedures which stem from that commencement.
(5) Accordingly, for example, if a contract notice in relation to a proposed framework agreement under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 has, before exit day, been sent as described in sub-paragraph (3)(a), paragraph 3(1) applies to the award of any contracts based on that framework agreement regardless of whether the relevant specific procedure for the award of any such contract under regulation 33(7) to (11) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 had itself been commenced before exit day.
(6) Procedures taken for the purpose of modifying a contract or framework agreement are not to be regarded, for the purposes of sub-paragraph (4), as stemming from the commencement of the procurement from which the award of that contract or framework agreement had itself stemmed.
(7) A procedure commenced as described in sub-paragraph (3)(a)(i), (b) or (c) is not to be regarded, for the purposes of sub-paragraph (4), as stemming from the commencement of any design contest that had previously been held in relation to the subject-matter of the procurement.
2.—(1) Subject to the other provisions of this Schedule, the amendments made by these Regulations apply prospectively even in relation to procurements which had commenced before the amendments came into force.
(2) But, subject to the following provisions of this Schedule, an amendment made by these Regulations does not apply to the extent that the provision amended refers or relates (directly or indirectly) to something which in fact occurred before the amendments came into force.
(3) Accordingly, for example—
(a)where, before exit day, a contract notice was published in the Official Journal after being sent for such publication in accordance with unamended regulations 49 and 51 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, but exit day occurred before the sending of a contract award notice to the EU Publications Office in accordance with unamended regulations 50 and 51 of those Regulations in relation to that procurement—
(i)the contract award notice is, on or after exit day, to be submitted for publication on the UK e-notification service in accordance with amended regulations 50 and 51 of those Regulations; but
(ii)the information to be included in that notice by virtue of amended regulation 50(2)(a) of those Regulations includes the date and reference of the publication of the contract notice in the Official Journal because that publication occurred before exit day and, accordingly, amended regulation 50(2)(a)(iv) of those Regulations is to be disregarded in relation to that publication;
(b)even in relation to a procurement that is commenced on or after exit day, the amendment made by regulation 5(8)(a) of these Regulations to regulation 9(1)(a) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 does not apply if the legal instrument referred to in regulation 9(1)(a) was concluded before exit day (and, in such circumstances, the test laid down by regulation 9(1)(a) accordingly continues to be whether the instrument had been concluded in accordance with “the Treaties” as defined in the unamended regulation 2(1) of those Regulations rather than whether the instrument had been concluded in accordance with “the Retained Treaties” as defined by the amended regulation 2(1) of those Regulations).
Savings in relation to procurements commenced before exit day
3.—(1) The amendments made by these Regulations described in sub-paragraph (2) do not affect any procurement commenced before exit day.
(2) The amendments are—
(a)the amendments to the following provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015—
(i)the definition of “ESPD” in regulation 2(1) (definitions);
(ii)regulation 25 (conditions relating to the GPA and other international agreements);
(iii)regulation 34(25) (which, as unamended, refers to a renewed ESPD as a means of proof in relation to dynamic purchasing systems);
(iv)regulation 42(9) (which, as unamended, refers to a legal act of the EU in relation to mandatory accessibility requirements in technical specifications);
(v)regulation 57 (exclusion grounds);
(vi)regulation 58 (selection criteria) and the related omission of Schedule 5 (professional and trade registers etc);
(vii)regulation 59 (European Single Procurement Document);
(viii)in regulation 62 (quality assurance standards and environmental management standards), paragraph (2) and the words after paragraph (4)(c);
(ix)regulation 71(5) (which, as unamended, refers to ESPDs in respect of subcontractors);
(b)the amendments made to regulation 38 of the Concession Contracts Regulations 2015 (selection of and qualitative assessment of candidates);
(c)the amendments made to the following provisions of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2015—
(i)regulation 43 (conditions relating to the GPA and other international agreements);
(ii)regulation 60(8) (which, as unamended, refers to a legal act of the EU in relation to mandatory accessibility requirements in technical specifications);
(iii)in regulation 81 (quality assurance standards and environmental management standards), paragraph (2) and the words after paragraph (4)(c);
(iv)regulation 87(5) (which, as unamended, refers to ESPDs within the meaning of regulation 59 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015).
(3) To the extent that it is saved by paragraphs (1) and (2)(a)(vii), regulation 59(11)(a) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 has effect as if the reference in it to “any member State” continued to include the United Kingdom.
Procurement involving contracting authorities or utilities from other member States
4.—(1) This paragraph applies in relation to the omission, by these Regulations, of—
(a)regulation 39 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (procurement involving contracting authorities from other member States);
(b)regulation 57 of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (procurement involving utilities from other member States).
(2) Those omissions do not imply—
(a)any prohibition of the activities authorised by the omitted regulations (which activities might, accordingly, be carried on to any extent that would have been lawful if the omitted regulations had never existed); or
(b)that any matters provided for in those regulations are necessarily to have a different effect unless so required by applicable law (including rules for resolving any conflicts between the laws of different jurisdictions).
Saving with modification of certain references to compatibility with EU law
5.—(1) The omission by these Regulations of the words “to the extent that they are compatible with EU law” from—
(a)regulation 42(11) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (technical specifications), and
(b)regulation 60(10) of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (technical specifications),
does not affect any procurement commenced before exit day.
(2) To the extent that those words are saved by paragraph (1), the reference to EU law is to be construed as referring to EU law as it had effect immediately before exit day.
Saving of implied power to terminate contracts
(a)a contract was awarded before exit day; and
(b)immediately before exit day, the contract contained a power—
(i)implied by regulation 73(3) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 to terminate the contract on the ground mentioned in regulation 73(1)(c) of those Regulations;
(ii)implied by regulation 44(3) of the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 to terminate the contract on the ground mentioned in regulation 44(1)(c) of those Regulations; or
(iii)implied by regulation 89(3) of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 to terminate the contract on the ground mentioned in regulation 89(1)(c) of those Regulations.
(2) On and after exit day, that power continues despite the omission, by these Regulations, of regulation 73(1)(c), 44(1)(c) or 89(1)(c), as the case may be.
Saving with modification of certain references to design contests in relation to procurements commenced before exit day
7.—(1) The omission by these Regulations of—
(a)paragraph (2) of regulation 80 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (rules on the organisation of design contests and the selection of participants), and
(b)paragraph (2) of regulation 96 of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2015 (rules on the organisation of design contests and the selection of participants and the jury),
(2) To the extent that they are saved by sub-paragraph (1), the omitted paragraphs have effect on and after exit day as if each reference in them to a ‘member State’ continued to include the United Kingdom.
Saving, in relation to procurements commenced before exit day, of duty owed to economic operators from EEA states
8.—(1) The amendments made by these Regulations to—
(a)paragraph (2) of regulation 89 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (duty owed to economic operators from EEA states) and the heading to that regulation;
(b)paragraph (2) of regulation 50 of the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (duty owed to economic operators from EEA states) and the heading to that regulation;
(c)paragraph (2) of regulation 104 of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (duty owed to economic operators from EEA States) and the heading to that regulation,
(2) To the extent that they are saved by sub-paragraph (1), the unamended paragraphs (2) have effect on and after exit day as if the word “another” read “an”.
Saving in relation to affiliated undertakings
(a)a procurement was commenced before exit day, and
(b)immediately before exit day, an undertaking fell within the definition of “affiliated undertaking” in regulation 13(5) of the Concessions Contracts Regulations 2016 or regulation 29(5) of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016,
the amendments made by these Regulations to those regulations do not prevent that undertaking from continuing, on and after exit day, to fall within that definition in relation to that procurement.
These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) in order to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies (in particular under paragraphs (a), (b), (d), (e), (f) and (g) of section 8(2)) arising from the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union.
These Regulations make amendments in the field of public procurement. Part 2 amends primary legislation. Part 3 amends subordinate legislation. In particular, Chapters 1, 2 and 3 of Part 3 amend the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/102), the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/273) and the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (S.I 2016/274), respectively, and Chapter 4 amends other subordinate legislation. Part 4 amends, and in one case revokes, retained direct EU legislation. Part 5 provides for certain rights etc derived from certain international agreements to cease. The Schedule makes transitional and saving provision.
1999 c. 29; sections 355(8), 356(3A) and 358(1ZA) and (1BA) were inserted by S.I. 2015/102 and amended by S.I. 2016/275; section 358(1A) and (1C) were respectively substituted and inserted by the Greater London Authority Act 2007 (c. 24), section 39(1) to (3) and amended by S.I. 2015/102.
2010 c. 15; section 155(3) was amended by S.I. 2016/275.
2012 c. 3; section 1(2)(a) was amended by S.I. 2015/102; in section 1(15), the definition of “sub-central contracting authority” was inserted by S.I. 2016/275.
2018 c. 22. See section 17 (place of origin of chargeable goods).
S.I. 2006/5. The Regulations were revoked by S.I. 2015/102 but subject to savings. Before being revoked, the Regulations had been amended by S.I. 2007/3542, 2008/2256, 2683, 2848, 2009/1307, 2992, 2010/133, 976, 2011/1043, 1848, 2053, 2581, 3058, 2013/252, 1431, 2014/834 and by the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24), Schedule 20, paragraph 2.
S.I. 2006/6. The Regulations were revoked by S.I. 2016/274 but subject to savings. Before being revoked, the Regulations had been amended by S.I. 2007/2157, 3542, 2008/2256, 2848, 2009/3100, 2011/1043, 1441, 2053, 1848, 2012/1659, 2013/610, 2015/102.
S.1. 2003/1987, amended by S.I. 2006/5, 2015/102; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.
S.I. 2013/1582, amended by S.I. 2016/275; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.