http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2014/12

Part 1Key concepts and application

Regulated procurements

2Regulated procurements

For the purposes of this Act, a “regulated procurement” is—

(a)

any procedure carried out by a contracting authority in relation to the award of a proposed regulated contract including, in particular—

(i)

the seeking of offers in relation to the contract, and

(ii)

the selection of economic operators,

(b)

the award of a regulated contract by a contracting authority.