The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 No. 446

PART 2 S RULES IMPLEMENTING THE PUBLIC CONTRACTS DIRECTIVE

CHAPTER 3 S PARTICULAR PROCUREMENT REGIMES

SECTION 8 S Rules Governing Design Contests

Rules on the organisation of design contests and the selection of participants S

79.—(1) When organising a design contest, a contracting authority must apply procedures which are adapted to the provisions of Chapter 1 and this Section.

F1 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3) Where a design contest is restricted to a limited number of participants, the contracting authority must—

(a) lay down clear and non-discriminatory selection criteria; and

(b) ensure that the number of candidates invited to participate is sufficient to ensure genuine competition in so far as there are enough qualified candidates.

Textual Amendments

F1 Reg. 79(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Public Procurement etc. (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/468), regs. 1(2), 4(54) (with sch. paras. 1-5)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Reg. 79 modified by SSI 2013/50, Sch. 3 para. 10(2)(a) (as substituted (18.4.2016) by The Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016 (S.S.I. 2016/49), reg. 1, sch. 3 para. 3(2)(c))