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                    <Text>In this Part—</Text>
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                          <Text>“<Term id="term-the-concession-contracts-regulations">the Concession Contracts Regulations</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>y Rheoliadau Contractau Consesiwn</Emphasis></Term>”) means the <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/273" id="c00007" Year="2016" Number="273" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument">Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/273)</Citation>;</Text>
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                          <Text>“<Term id="term-contracting-authority">contracting authority</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>awdurdod contractio</Emphasis></Term>”) has the meaning given in section 22;</Text>
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                          <Text>“<Term id="term-economic-operator">economic operator</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>gweithredwr economaidd</Emphasis></Term>”) means any person who offers the execution of works, the supply of products or the provision of services on the market;</Text>
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                          <Text>“<Term id="term-framework-agreement">framework agreement</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>cytundeb fframwaith</Emphasis></Term>”) means an agreement between one or more contracting authorities and one or more economic operators, the purpose of which is to establish the main terms governing public contracts (call-off contracts) to be awarded during a given period, in particular with regard to pricing the things envisaged to be procured and, where appropriate, their quantity;</Text>
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                          <Text>“<Term id="term-outsourcing-services-contract">outsourcing services contract</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>contract allanoli gwasanaethau</Emphasis></Term>”) has the meaning given in section 26(2);</Text>
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                          <Text>“<Term id="term-prescribed-contract">prescribed contract</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>contract rhagnodedig</Emphasis></Term>”) has the meaning given in section 24(8);</Text>
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                          <Text>“<Term id="term-the-public-contracts-regulations">the Public Contracts Regulations</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>y Rheoliadau Contractau Cyhoeddus</Emphasis></Term>”) means the <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2015/102" id="c00008" Year="2015" Number="102" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument">Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/102)</Citation>;</Text>
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                          <Text>“<Term id="term-public-procurement">public procurement</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>caffael cyhoeddus</Emphasis></Term>”) has the meaning given in section 23;</Text>
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                          <Text>“<Term id="term-the-public-services-outsourcing-and-workforce-code">the public services outsourcing and workforce code</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>y cod allanoli gwasanaethau cyhoeddus a’r gweithlu</Emphasis></Term>”) has the meaning given in section 32(1);</Text>
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                          <Text>“<Term id="term-public-works-contract">public works contract</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>contract gweithiau cyhoeddus</Emphasis></Term>”) has the meaning given by regulation 2(1) of the Public Contracts Regulations;</Text>
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                          <Text>“<Term id="term-social-public-workforce-clauses">social public workforce clauses</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>cymalau gweithlu cyhoeddus cymdeithasol</Emphasis></Term>”) has the meaning given in section 33;</Text>
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                          <Text>“<Term id="term-social-public-works-clauses">social public works clauses</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>cymalau gweithiau cyhoeddus cymdeithasol</Emphasis></Term>”) has the meaning given in section 27;</Text>
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                          <Text>“<Term id="term-the-utilities-contracts-regulations">the Utilities Contracts Regulations</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>y Rheoliadau Contractau Cyfleustodau</Emphasis></Term>”) means the <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/274" id="c00009" Year="2016" Number="274" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument">Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/274)</Citation>;</Text>
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                          <Text>“<Term id="term-voluntary-organisations">voluntary organisations</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>sefydliadau gwirfoddol</Emphasis></Term>”) has the same meaning as “relevant voluntary organisations” within the meaning of section 74(2) of the <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/32" id="c00010" Year="2006" Number="32" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct">Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32)</Citation>;</Text>
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                          <Text>“<Term id="term-works">works</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>gweithiau</Emphasis></Term>”) has the meaning given by paragraph 2 of regulation 2(1) of the Public Contracts Regulations;</Text>
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                          <Text>“<Term id="term-works-concession-contract">works concession contract</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>contract consesiwn gweithiau</Emphasis></Term>”) has the meaning given by regulations 2(1) and 3(2) of the Concession Contracts Regulations;</Text>
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                          <Text>“<Term id="term-works-contract">works contract</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>contract gweithiau</Emphasis></Term>”) has the meaning given by regulation 2(1) of the Utilities Contracts Regulations.</Text>
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                  <Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
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                    <Text>For the purposes of this Part, the estimated value of a contract is to be determined in accordance with regulation 6(1) of the Public Contracts Regulations.</Text>
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