PART 8 PRE-QUALIFICATION STAGE

13 Pre-qualification
1 Subject to paragraph (2), on the date specified in the notice published in accordance with regulation 11(1), (2) or (3), the Authority shall commence the pre-qualification stage by publishing the pre-qualification documentation, which shall include the information specified in Schedule 3.
2 Where the Authority determines not to hold a qualification to tender stage in accordance with regulation 12(2), on the date specified in the notice published in accordance with regulation 11(1), (2) or (3), the Authority shall commence the pre-qualification stage by publishing–
(a) the pre-qualification documentation, which shall include the information specified in Schedule 3;
(b) the confidentiality agreement in respect of each relevant qualifying project within that tender round to be signed and submitted to the Authority by bidders; and
(c) any instructions that apply to the confidentiality agreement including the date, time and manner in which that confidentiality agreement is to be submitted to the Authority.
3 Where paragraph (2) applies, as soon as reasonably practicable after a bidder has submitted one or more signed confidentiality agreements in respect of particular qualifying projects to the Authority in accordance with paragraph (2)(c), the Authority shall issue to that bidder any confidential information in respect of those particular qualifying projects.