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- reg. 5B inserted by 2025 asp 9 s. 17(2)
- reg. 76A inserted by 2025 asp 9 s. 16(2)
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- reg. 5B inserted by 2025 asp 9 s. 17(2)
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Textual Amendments
| Provision of these Regulations | Modification |
|---|---|
| Regulation 1 (citation, commencement and extent) | |
| Regulation 2 (interpretation) | |
| Regulation 3 (subject matter and application of these regulations) | |
| Regulation 4 (mixed procurement) | |
Regulation 5 (thresholds) | |
| Regulation 6 (estimating value) | |
| Regulation 7 (exclusions: utilities) | |
| Regulation 8 (exclusions: concessions) | |
| Regulation 9 (exclusions: electronic communications) | |
| Regulation 10 (exclusions: public contracts awarded, and design contests organised, pursuant to international rules) | |
| Regulation 11 (exclusions: specific service contracts) | |
| Regulation 12 (exclusions: service contracts awarded on the basis of an exclusive right) | |
| Regulation 13 (exclusions: public contracts between entities within the public sector) | |
| Regulation 14 (specific situations: contracts subsidised by a contracting authority) | |
| Regulation 15 (specific situations: research and development services) | |
| Regulation 16 (specific situations: defence and security) | |
| Regulation 17 (mixed procurement involving defence or security aspects) | |
| Regulation 18 (public contracts and design contests involving defence or security aspects which are awarded or organised pursuant to international rules) | |
| Regulation 19 (principles of procurement) | Paragraphs (4) to (5) do not apply |
| Regulation 20 (economic operators) | Paragraphs (2) to (6) do not apply |
| Regulation 21 (reserved contracts) | |
| Regulation 22 (confidentiality) | |
| Regulation 23 (rules applicable to communication) | |
| Regulation 24 (nomenclatures) | |
| Regulation 25 (conflicts of interest) | |
| Regulation 26A (conditions relating to the GPA) | |
| Regulation 26B (conditions relating to international agreements by which the United Kingdom is bound, other than the GPA) | |
| Regulation 27 (choice of procedures) | Paragraphs (1) to (7) do not apply |
| Regulation 29 (restricted procedure) | Paragraph (4) does not apply |
| Regulation 34 (framework agreements) | Paragraphs (1) and (2) do not apply |
| Regulation 35 (dynamic purchasing systems) | Paragraphs (2) to (4), (6) to (9), (13) to (18) and (26) to (27A) do not apply |
| Regulation 36 (electronic auctions) | |
| Regulation 37 (electronic catalogues) | |
| Regulation 38 (centralised purchasing activities and central purchasing bodies) | Paragraph (7) does not apply |
| Regulation 39 (occasional joint procurement) | |
| Regulation 41 (preliminary market consultation) | |
| Regulation 42 (prior involvement of candidates or tenderers) | |
| Regulation 43 (technical specifications) | |
| Regulation 44 (labels) | |
| Regulation 45 (test reports, certificates and other means of proof) | |
| Regulation 46 (variants) | |
| Regulation 48 (setting time limits) | Paragraph (4) does not apply |
| Regulation 50 (contract notices) | |
| Regulation 51 (contract award notices) | |
| Regulation 52 (publication on the UK e-notification service) | |
| Regulation 53 (publication otherwise than on the UK e-notification service) | Paragraphs (1), (2) and (6) do not apply. Paragraph (5) is to be read as if references to “buyer profile” were omitted. |
| Regulation 54 (electronic availability of procurement documents) | Paragraph (7) does not apply |
| Regulation 55 (invitations to candidates) | Paragraphs (2) and (5)(c) do not apply |
| Regulation 56 (informing candidates and tenderers) | Paragraphs (2)(a), (2)(d), (3)(a) and (3)(d) do not apply |
| Regulation 57 (general principles) | Paragraphs (1)(b)(iii), (2A), (2B), (2C), (3) and (4) do not apply |
| Regulation 58 (exclusion grounds) | |
| Regulation 59 (selection criteria) | |
| Regulation 60 (single procurement document: use, content and form of the SPD) | |
| Regulation 61 (means of proof) | |
| Regulation 63 (quality assurance standards and environmental management standards) | |
| Regulation 64 (reliance upon the capacities of other entities) | |
| Regulation 67 (contract award criteria) | |
| Regulation 68 (life-cycle costing) | |
| Regulation 69 (abnormally low tenders) | |
| Regulation 70A (electronic invoicing) | |
| Regulation 71 (subcontracting) | |
| Regulation 73 (termination of contracts) | |
| Regulation 74 (award of contracts for social and other specific services) | |
| Regulation 75 (publication of notices) | Paragraph (2) does not apply |
| Regulation 76 (principles of awarding contracts) | |
| Regulation 82 (retention of contract copies) | |
| Regulation 83 (reporting and documentation requirements) | Paragraphs (1) to (6) do not apply |
| Regulation 84 (scope of chapter 5) | |
| Regulation 85 (notices of decisions to award a contract or conclude a framework agreement) | Paragraphs (6)(b)(ii), (6)(b)(iii), (7)(ii) and (7)(iii) do not apply |
| Regulation 86 (standstill period) | |
| Regulation 87 (duty owed to economic operators, including those from countries with whom the EU has a relevant international agreement other than the GPA) | |
| Regulation 87A (duty owed to economic operators from GPA parties) | |
| Regulation 87B (duty owed to economic operators from countries with whom the United Kingdom has an international agreement, other than the GPA) | |
| Regulation 88 (enforcement of duties through the courts) | |
| Regulation 89 (automatic suspension of authority power to proceed with contract award) | |
| Regulation 90 (powers and duties of the court) | |
| Regulation 91 (ineffectiveness orders) | |
| Regulation 92 (powers of the court) | |
| Regulation 93 (general interest grounds for not making a declaration of ineffectiveness) | |
| Regulation 94 (other orders) | |
| Regulation 95 (financial penalties) | |
| Schedule 1 (central government authorities) | |
| Schedule 1A (parties to the GPA) | |
| Schedule 2 (activities constituting works) | |
| Schedule 3 (social and other specific services) | |
| Schedule 4 (list of products relevant to thresholds) | |
| Schedule 4A (international trade agreements)] |
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