The Concession Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016

Meaning of “concession notice”

6.—(1) In these Regulations, subject to paragraph (2), “concession notice” means the notice referred to in regulation 33(1) (concession notice).

(2) In Part 5 of these Regulations, “concession notice”—

(a) in relation to a procurement for the award of a concession contract by a contracting entity includes a prior information notice; and

(b) in relation to a procurement for the award of a concession contract by a contracting authority, has the same meaning as “contract notice” in Council Directive 89/665/EEC on the co-ordination of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the application of review procedures to the award of public supply and public works contracts(1).

(c) in relation to a procurement for the award of a concession contract by a utility, has the same meaning as “notice” in Council Directive 92/13/EEC on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the application rules on procurement procedures for entities operating in the water, energy, transport and telecommunication sectors(2).

(1)

OJ L 395, 30.12.1090, p.33, as amended by OJ L 209, 24.7.1992, p.1 and OJ L 335, 20.12.2007, p.31.

(2)

OJ L 76, 23.3.1992, p. 14 as amended by Council Directive by Directive 2007/66/EEC of the European Parliament and Council with regard to improving the effectiveness of review procedures concerning the award of public contracts (OJ L 335, 20.12.2007, p.31) and by Directive 2014/23/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the award of concession contracts (OJ 94, 28.3.2014, p.1).