Public Procurement, England And Wales PART 1 General Citation, commencement and extent 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meaning of “concession contract” 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meaning of “contracting authorities” 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meaning of “utilities” 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meaning of “concession notice” 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 2 Scope and principles CHAPTER 1 Concession contracts to which these Regulations apply Subject-matter and scope of these Regulations 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Principle of equal treatment, non-discrimination and transparency 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Threshold amounts and methods for calculating the estimated value of concession contracts 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Review and amendment of the threshold in regulation 9(1) 9A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 2 Exclusions General exclusions 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specific exclusions in the field of electronic communications 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specific exclusions in the field of water 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Concession contracts awarded to an affiliated undertaking 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Concession contracts awarded to a joint venture or to a utility forming part of a joint venture 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notification of information by utilities 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exclusion of activities which are directly exposed to competition 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Concession contracts between entities within the public sector 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 3 General Provisions Duration of the concession contract 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Social and other specific services 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mixed contracts 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mixed procurement contracts involving defence or security aspects 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contracts covering both activities listed in Schedule 2 and other activities 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contracts covering both activities listed in Schedule 2 and activities involving defence or security aspects. 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 4 Specific Situations Reserved concession contracts 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Research and development services 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 5 Principles Economic operators 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nomenclatures 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Confidentiality 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rules applicable to communication 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 3 Rules on the award of concession contracts CHAPTER 1 General principles Design of the award procedure 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Concession notices 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Concession award notices 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Form and manner of publication of notices 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electronic availability of concession documents 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Combating corruption and preventing conflicts of interest 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 2 Procedural guarantees Technical and functional requirements 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedural guarantees 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selection of and qualitative assessment of candidates 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Time limits for receipt of applications and tenders for the concession contract 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Informing candidates and tenderers 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Award criteria 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 4 Rules on the performance of concession contracts Subcontracting 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Modification of concession contracts during their term 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Termination of concession contracts 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reporting requirements 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 5 Remedies CHAPTER 1 Facilitation of remedies Scope of Chapter 1 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notices of decisions to award a concession contract 47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Standstill period 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 2 Applications to the court Interpretation of Chapter 2 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duty owed to economic operators from the United Kingdom and Gibraltar 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duty owed to economic operators from countries with whom the EU has an international agreement, other than the GPA 51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duty owed to economic operators from GPA parties 51A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duty owed to economic operators from countries with whom the United Kingdom has an international agreement, other than the GPA 51B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enforcement of duties through the Court 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General time limits for starting proceedings 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special time limits for seeking a declaration of ineffectiveness 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Starting proceedings 55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Concession contract-making suspended by challenge to award decision 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interim orders 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Remedies where the concession contract has not been entered into 58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Remedies where the concession contract has been entered into 59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grounds for ineffectiveness 60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General interest grounds for not making a declaration of ineffectiveness 61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The consequences of ineffectiveness 62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Penalties in addition to, or instead of, ineffectiveness 63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Injunctions against the Crown 64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 5A Processing of invoices submitted electronically Contractual provisions relating to the processing of electronic invoices 64A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application of regulation 64A to utilities and sub-central contracting authorities 64B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 6 Miscellaneous General provisions about regulations under these Regulations 65ZA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Review of these Regulations 65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General transitional provision 66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .