Public Procurement PART 1 GENERAL Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Review 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contracting authorities 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Economic operators 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General exclusions 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reserved contracts 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thresholds 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Confidential information 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Classified information 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 2 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Technical specifications in the contract documents 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Variants 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 3 PROCEDURES LEADING TO THE AWARD OF A CONTRACT Prior information notices 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selection of contract award procedures 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The restricted procedure 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The negotiated procedure 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The competitive dialogue procedure 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Framework agreements 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electronic auctions 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Central purchasing bodies 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 4 SELECTION OF ECONOMIC OPERATORS Criteria for the rejection of economic operators 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information as to economic and financial standing 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information as to technical or professional ability 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supplementary information 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Official lists of approved economic operators 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consortia 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corporations 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notification 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 5 THE AWARD OF A CONTRACT Criteria for the award of a contract 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contract award notice 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information about contract award procedures 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Standstill period 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 6 MATTERS RELATING TO A CONTRACT Obligations relating to taxes, environmental protection, employment protection and working conditions 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conditions for performance of contracts 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sub-contracting 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Security of information 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Security of supply 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 7 RULES APPLICABLE TO SUB-CONTRACTING CHAPTER 1 Sub-contracts awarded by economic operators which are not contracting authorities Scope 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Principles 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thresholds and rules on advertising 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Award of a sub-contract without publication of a sub-contract notice 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Criteria for qualitative selection of sub-contractors 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 2 Sub-contracts awarded by economic operators which are contracting authorities Rules to be applied 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 8 MISCELLANEOUS Statistical and other reports 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provision of reports 47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Publication of notices 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Means of communication 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 9 Applications to the Court Interpretation of Part 9 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duty owed to economic operators 51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contract-making suspended by challenge to award decision 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interim orders 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Remedies where the contract has not been entered into 58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Remedies where the 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ineffectiveness etc in relation to specific contracts based on a framework agreement 64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Injunctions against the Crown 65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 9A REGULATION-MAKING POWERS Modification of the 1958 List for the purposes of these Regulations 65A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirements relating to equipment for electronic receipt of documents 65B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General provisions about regulations under this Part 65C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART A10 PROCESSING OF INVOICES SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY Contractual provisions relating to the processing of electronic invoices A66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application of regulation A66 to utilities and sub-central contracting authorities B66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 10 Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions Consequential amendments, repeals and revocations 66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transitional provisions 67 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .