2012 No. 89

Public Procurement

The Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (revoked)
Made
14th March 2012
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
16th March 2012
Coming into force
1st May 2012
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PART 1

GENERAL

Citation, commencement and extent
1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Interpretation
2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Utilities
3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Economic operators
4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Application
5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

General exclusions
6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Exclusion of contracts awarded to affiliated undertakings or joint ventures
7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Exemption in respect of certain utilities operating in the energy sector
8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Exemption of contracts where activity is directly exposed to competition
9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Reserved contracts
10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Thresholds
11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PART 2

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Technical specifications in contract documents
12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Variants
13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PART 3

PROCEDURES LEADING TO THE AWARD OF A CONTRACT

The open, restricted and negotiated procedures
14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Periodic indicative notices
15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Call for competition
16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Award without a call for competition
17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Framework agreements
18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dynamic purchasing systems
19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Electronic auctions
20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Central purchasing bodies
21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Time limits
22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PART 4

QUALIFICATION AND SELECTION OF ECONOMIC OPERATORS

General
23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mutual recognition concerning administrative, technical or financial conditions
24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Qualification system
25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Criteria for rejection of economic operators
26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Criteria for selection of economic operators
27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Consortia
28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Corporations
29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PART 5

THE AWARD OF A CONTRACT

Criteria for the award of a contract
30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rejection of third country tenders – supply contracts
31. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Contract award notices
32. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Information about contract award procedures and standstill period
33. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PART 6

SPECIALISED CONTRACTS

Design contests
34. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PART 7

MATTERS RELATING TO A CONTRACT

Obligations relating to taxes, environmental protection, employment protection and working conditions
35. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Conditions for performance of contracts
36. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PART 8

MISCELLANEOUS

Preservation of records
37. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Statistical and other reports
38. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Provision of reports
39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Publication of notices
40. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Confidentiality of information
41. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Means of communication
42. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sub-contracting
43. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PART 9

APPLICATIONS TO THE COURT

Enforcement of obligations
44. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Powers and duties of the court
45. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ineffectiveness orders
46. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Financial penalties
47. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PART 10

REVOCATION, SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

Revocations
48. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Savings and transitional provisions
49. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Consequential amendments
50. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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SCHEDULE 1

UTILITIES
Regulation 3
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SCHEDULE 2

ACTIVITIES CONSTITUTING WORKS
Regulation 2(1)
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SCHEDULE 3

CATEGORIES OF SERVICES
Regulation 2(4)
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SCHEDULE 4

EXTENSION TO NON-MEMBER STATES
Regulations 2(1) and 4(4)
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SCHEDULE 5

CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS AND REVOCATIONS
Regulations 48 and 50
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Regulations revoked (18.4.2016) by The Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016 (S.S.I. 2016/49), regs. 1(2), 110(1) (with reg. 111)
Regulations (in so far as they continue to have prospective effect) modified (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement etc. (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/468), regs. 1(2), 12