PUBLIC PROCUREMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES, PUBLIC PROCUREMENT NORTHERN IRELAND PART 1 GENERAL Citation, commencement and extent 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contracting authorities 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Economic operators 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General exclusions 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reserved contracts 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thresholds 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 2 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Technical specifications in the contract documents 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Variants 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 3 PROCEDURES LEADING TO THE AWARD OF A PUBLIC CONTRACT Prior information notices 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selection of contract award procedures 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Use of the negotiated procedure with prior publication of a contract notice 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The open procedure 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The restricted procedure 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The negotiated procedure 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The competitive dialogue procedure 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Framework agreements 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dynamic purchasing systems 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 29A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 5 THE AWARD OF A PUBLIC CONTRACT Criteria for the award of a public contract 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contract award notice 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information about contract award procedures 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Standstill period 32A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 6 SPECIALISED CONTRACTS Design contests 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Subsidised public works contracts and public services contracts 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Subsidised housing scheme works contracts 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public works concession contracts 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sub-contracting the work or works to be carried out under a public works concession contract 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 7 MATTERS RELATING TO A PUBLIC CONTRACT Obligations relating to taxes, environmental protection, employment protection and working conditions 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conditions for performance of contracts 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 8 MISCELLANEOUS Statistical and other reports 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provision of reports 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Publication of notices 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Confidentiality of information 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Means of communication 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sub-contracting 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public service bodies 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART NonBreakingSpace 9 APPLICATIONS TO THE COURT Interpretation of Part 9 47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duty owed to economic operators 47A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duty owed to GPA economic operators 47B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enforcement of duties through the Court 47C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General time limits for starting proceedings 47D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special time limits for seeking a declaration of ineffectiveness 47E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Starting proceedings 47F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contract-making suspended by challenge to award decision 47G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interim orders 47H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Remedies where the contract has not been entered into 47I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Remedies where the contract has been entered into 47J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grounds for ineffectiveness 47K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General interest grounds for not making a declaration of ineffectiveness 47L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The consequences of ineffectiveness 47M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Penalties in addition to, or instead of, ineffectiveness 47N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ineffectiveness etc. in relation to specific contracts based on a framework agreement 47O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Injunctions against the Crown 47P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 10 CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS, REPEALS, REVOCATIONS, SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS Consequential amendments, repeals and revocations 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Savings and transitional provisions 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .