Public Procurement PART 1 GENERAL Citation, commencement, extent and application 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Definitions 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 2 RULES IMPLEMENTING THE PUBLIC CONTRACTS DIRECTIVE CHAPTER 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL PRINCIPLES SECTION 1 Scope SUB-SECTION 1 Subject-matter and mixed procurement Subject-matter and scope of Part 2 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mixed procurement 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUB-SECTION 2 Thresholds Threshold amounts 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Review and amendment of certain thresholds 5A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Methods for calculating the estimated value of procurement 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUB-SECTION 3 Exclusions Contracts in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specific exclusions in the field of electronic communications 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public contracts awarded, and design contests organised, pursuant to international rules 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specific exclusions for service contracts 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Service contracts awarded on the basis of an exclusive right 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public contracts between entities within the public sector 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contracts and framework agreements for health care services 12A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUB-SECTION 4 Specific situations Contracts subsidised by contracting authorities 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Research and development services 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defence and security 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mixed procurement involving defence or security aspects 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public contracts and design contests involving defence or security aspects which are awarded or organised pursuant to international rules 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SECTION 2 General Rules Principles of procurement 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Economic operators 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reserved contracts 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Confidentiality 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rules applicable to communication 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Powers to amend regulation 22 22A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nomenclatures 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conflicts of interest 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 2 RULES ON PUBLIC CONTRACTS SECTION 3 Procedures Conditions relating to international agreements by which the EU is bound, other than the GPA 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conditions relating to the GPA 25A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conditions relating to international agreements by which the United Kingdom is bound, other than the GPA 25B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Choice of procedures 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Open procedure 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Restricted procedure 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Competitive procedure with negotiation 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Competitive dialogue 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Innovation partnership 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SECTION 4 Techniques and Instruments for Electronic and Aggregated Procurement Framework agreements 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dynamic purchasing systems 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electronic auctions 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electronic catalogues 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Centralised purchasing activities and central purchasing bodies 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Occasional joint procurement 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procurement involving contracting authorities from other member States 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SECTION 5 Conduct of the Procedure SUB-SECTION 5 Preparation Preliminary market consultations 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prior involvement of candidates or tenderers 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Technical specifications 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Labels 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Test reports, certificates and other means of proof 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Variants 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Division of contracts into lots 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting time limits 47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUB-SECTION 6 Publication and transparency Prior information notices 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contract notices 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contract award notices 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Publication on the UK e-notification service 51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Publication otherwise than on the UK e-notification service 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electronic availability of procurement documents 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Invitations to candidates 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Informing candidates and tenderers 55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUB-SECTION 7 Choice of participants and award of contracts General principles in awarding contracts etc 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exclusion grounds 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selection criteria 58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... Single Procurement Document 59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Means of proof 60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recourse to e-Certis 61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quality assurance standards and environmental management standards 62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reliance on the capacities of other entities 63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recognition of official lists of approved economic operators and certification by certification bodies 64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reduction of the number of otherwise qualified candidates to be invited to participate 65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reduction of the number of tenders and solutions 66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contract award criteria 67 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Life-cycle costing 68 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abnormally low tenders 69 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SECTION 6 Contract Performance Conditions for performance of contracts 70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Subcontracting 71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Modification of contracts during their term 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Termination of contracts 73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 3 PARTICULAR PROCUREMENT REGIMES SECTION 7 Social and Other Specific Services Award of contracts for social and other specific services 74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Publication of notices 75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Principles of awarding contracts 76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reserved contracts for certain services 77 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SECTION 8 Rules Governing Design Contests Scope of Section 8 78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notices 79 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rules on the organisation of design contests and the selection of participants 80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Composition of the jury 81 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Decisions of the jury 82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 4 RECORDS AND REPORTS Retention of contract copies 83 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reporting and documentation requirements 84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 4A REGULATIONS UNDER THIS PART General provisions about regulations under this Part 84A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 3 REMEDIES CHAPTER 5 FACILITATION OF REMEDIES Scope of Chapter 5 85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notices of decisions to award a contract or conclude a framework agreement 86 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Standstill period 87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 6 APPLICATIONS TO THE COURT Interpretation of Chapter 6 88 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duty owed to economic operators from the United Kingdom and Gibraltar 89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duty owed to economic operators from countries with whom the EU has an international agreement, other than the GPA 90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duty owed to economic operators from GPA parties 90A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duty owed to economic operators from countries with whom the United Kingdom has an international agreement, other than the GPA 90B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enforcement of duties through the Court 91 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General time limits for starting proceedings 92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special time limits for seeking a declaration of ineffectiveness 93 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Starting proceedings 94 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contract-making suspended by challenge to award decision 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interim orders 96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Remedies where the contract has not been entered into 97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Remedies where the contract has been entered into 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grounds for ineffectiveness 99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General interest grounds for not making a declaration of ineffectiveness 100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The consequences of ineffectiveness 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Penalties in addition to, or instead of, ineffectiveness 102 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ineffectiveness etc. in relation to specific contracts based on a framework agreement 103 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Injunctions against the Crown 104 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 4 MISCELLANEOUS OBLIGATIONS CHAPTER 7 ADDITIONAL RULES FOR PART 2 PROCUREMENTS Scope of Chapter 7 105 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Publication of information on Contracts Finder where contract notices are used 106 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Qualitative selection 107 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Publication of information on Contracts Finder about contracts awarded 108 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 8 BELOW-THRESHOLD PROCUREMENTS Scope of Chapter 8 109 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Publication of contract opportunities on Contracts Finder 110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assessing suitability etc 111 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Publication of information on Contracts Finder about contracts awarded 112 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 9 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Payment of undisputed invoices within 30 days by contracting authorities, contractors and subcontractors 113 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contractual provisions relating to the processing of electronic invoices 113A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application of regulation 113A to sub-central contracting authorities 113B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General provisions applicable to Part 4 114 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 5 REVOCATIONS, CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS, SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS Interpretation of Part 6 115 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocation and amendments 116 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General saving in respect of certain concession contracts 117 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General transitional provision and saving where procurement procedure commenced before 26th February 2015 118 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transitional provision and saving where utilities procurement procedure commenced before 26th February 2015 119 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Temporary exemption and saving for certain NHS procurements 120 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transitory provision prior to full commencement of regulation 22(1) to (7) 121 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Complying with regulation 113 before 1st April 2016 122 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .