The Utilities Contracts Regulations 1996

PART C RESTRICTED PROCEDURES NOTICE

1.  The name, address, telegraphic address, telephone, telex and facsimile numbers of the utility.

2.  Nature of the contract (supply, works or services; where applicable, state if it is a framework agreement(1)).

Category of services specified in Schedule 5 and description (CPC classification).

3.  Place of delivery, site or place of performance of services.

4.  For supplies and works—

(a) Nature and quantity of the goods to be supplied; or the nature and extent of the services to be provided and general nature of the work.

(b) Indication of whether the suppliers can tender for some and/or all of the goods required. If, for works contracts, the work or the contract is subdivided into several lots, the size of the different lots and the possibility of tendering for one, for several or for all of the lots.

(c) For works contracts; information concerning the purpose of the work or the contract where the latter also involves the drawing up of projects.

5.  For services—

(a) Indication whether the execution of the services is by law, regulation, or administrative provision reserved to a particular profession.

(b) Reference of the law, regulation or administrative provision.

(c) Indication whether legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff to be responsible for the execution of the services.

(d) Indication whether services providers can tender for a part of the services concerned.

6.  Authorisation to submit variants.

7.  Derogation from the use of European specifications, in accordance with regulation 12(4).

8.  Time limits for delivery, completion or, in the case of a services contract, duration.

9.  Where applicable, the legal form to be taken by a grouping of providers to whom the contract is awarded.

10.—(a) The final date for receipt of requests to participate.

(b) The address to which they must be sent.

(c) The language or languages in which they must be drawn up.

11.  The final date for despatch of invitations to tender.

12.  Any deposits and guarantees required.

13.  Main terms concerning financing and payment and/or reference to the provisions in which these are contained.

14.  Information concerning the provider’s personal position and minimum standards of economic and financial standing and technical capacity required of the provider to whom the contract is awarded.

15.  The criteria for the award of the contract where they are not mentioned in the invitation to tender.

16.  Other information.

17.  Where applicable, the date of publication in the Official Journal of the periodic indicative notice which refers to the contract.

18.  Date of despatch of the notice.

(1)

In accordance with regulation 11.