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SCHEDULE 4S[F1Procurement by UK contracting authorities
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| 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 (utilities) | |
| Regulation 5 (mixed procurement covering the same activity) | |
| Regulation 6 (procurement covering several activities) | |
| Regulation 7 (common provisions) | |
| Regulation 8 (gas and heat) | |
| Regulation 9 (electricity) | |
| Regulation 10 (water) | |
| Regulation 11 (transport services) | |
| Regulation 12 (ports and airports) | |
| Regulation 13 (postal services) | |
| Regulation 14 (extraction of oil and gas and exploration for, or extraction of, coal or other solid fuels) | |
| Regulation 15 (thresholds) | |
| Regulation 16 (estimating value) | Paragraphs (8) and (9) do not apply |
Regulation 17 (exclusion: contracts awarded for the purpose of resale or lease to third parties) | |
| Regulation 18 (exclusion: contracts and design contests awarded or organised for purposes other than the pursuit of a covered activity or for the pursuit of such an activity outside the United Kingdom) | |
| Regulation 19 (exclusion: contracts awarded, and design contests organised pursuant to international rules) | |
| Regulation 20 (exclusion: specific exclusions for service contracts) | |
| Regulation 21 (exclusion: service contracts awarded on the basis of an exclusive right) | |
| Regulation 22 (exclusion: contracts awarded by certain utilities for the purchase of water and for the supply of energy or of fuels for the production of energy) | |
| Regulation 23 (defence and security) | |
| Regulation 24 (mixed procurement covering the same activity and involving defence and security aspects) | |
| Regulation 25 (procurement covering several activities and involving defence and security aspects) | |
| Regulation 26 (contracts and design contests involving defence and security aspects which are awarded or organised pursuant to international rules) | |
| Regulation 27 (exclusion: contracts between contracting authorities) | |
| Regulation 28 (exclusion: contracts awarded to an affiliated undertaking) | |
| Regulation 29 (exclusion: contracts awarded to a joint venture or to a utility forming part of a joint venture) | |
| Regulation 31 (research and development services) | |
| Regulation 32 (activities directly exposed to competition) | |
| Regulation 34 (principles of procurement) | |
| Regulation 35 (economic operators) | Paragraphs (1) to (6) and (9) do not apply |
| Regulation 36 (reserved contracts) | |
| Regulation 37 (confidentiality) | |
| Regulation 38 (rules applicable to communication) | |
| Regulation 39 (nomenclatures) | |
| Regulation 40 (conflicts of interest) | |
| Regulation 41A (conditions relating to the GPA) | |
| Regulation 41B (conditions relating to international agreements by which the United Kingdom is bound, other than the GPA) | |
| Regulation 42 (choice of procedures) | Paragraphs (1) to (6) do not apply |
| Regulation 44 (restricted procedure) | |
| Regulation 49 (framework agreements) | Paragraphs (1) and (2) do not apply |
| Regulation 50 (dynamic purchasing systems) | Paragraphs (2) to (9), (11) to (16), (25) and (25A) do not apply |
| Regulation 51 (electronic auctions) | |
| Regulation 52 (electronic catalogues) | |
| Regulation 53 (centralised purchasing activities and central purchasing bodies) | Paragraphs (2)(a), (7) and (8) do not apply |
| Regulation 54 (occasional joint procurement) | |
| Regulation 56 (preliminary market consultation) | |
| Regulation 57 (prior involvement of candidates or tenderers) | |
| Regulation 58 (technical specifications) | |
| Regulation 59 (labels) | |
| Regulation 60 (test reports, certificates and other means of proof) | |
| Regulation 61 (communications of technical specifications) | Paragraphs (1) and (2) do not apply |
| Regulation 64 (setting time limits) | Paragraph (4) does not apply |
| Regulation 67 (contract notices) | |
| Regulation 68 (contract award notices) | |
| Regulation 69 (publication on the UK e-notification service) | |
| Regulation 70 (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 the references to “buyer profile” were omitted |
| Regulation 71 (electronic availability of procurement documents) | Paragraph (8) does not apply |
| Regulation 72 (invitations to candidates) | Paragraphs (2) and (5)(b) do not apply |
| Regulation 73 (informing applicants for qualification, candidates and tenderers) | Paragraphs (2)(a), (2)(d), (3)(a), (3)(d) and (5) to (7) do not apply |
| Regulation 74 (general principles) | Paragraphs (1)(c), (2), (3) and (6A) to (7) do not apply |
| Regulation 76 (criteria for qualitative selection) | Paragraphs (2) and (3) do not apply |
| Regulation 77 (reliance on the capacities of other entities) | |
| Regulation 78 (use of exclusion grounds and selection criteria provided for under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations) | Paragraph (1)(a) does not apply |
| Regulation 79 (quality assurance standards and environmental management standards) | |
| Regulation 80 (contract award criteria) | |
| Regulation 81 (life-cycle costing) | |
| Regulation 82 (abnormally low tenders) | |
| Regulation 84 (conditions for performance of contracts) | |
| Regulation 84A (electronic invoicing) | |
| Regulation 85 (subcontracting) | |
| Regulation 87 (termination of contracts) | |
| Regulation 88 (award of contracts for social and other specific services) | |
| Regulation 89 (publication of notices) | Paragraphs (1)(c) and (2) do not apply |
| Regulation 90 (principles of awarding contracts) | |
| Regulation 95 (retention of contract copies) | |
| Regulation 96 (reporting and documentation requirements) | Paragraph (8) does not apply |
| Regulation 97 (scope of chapter) | |
| Regulation 98 (notices of decision to award a contract or conclude a framework agreement) | Paragraphs (6)(b)(ii), (6)(b)(iii), (7)(b) and (7)(c) |
| Regulation 99 (standstill period) | |
| Regulation 100 (duty owed to economic operators, including those from countries with whom the EU has relevant international agreement other than the GPA) | |
| Regulation 100A (duty owed to economic operators from GPA parties) | |
| Regulation 100B (duty owed to economic operators from countries with whom the United Kingdom has an international agreement, other than the GPA) | |
| Regulation 101 (enforcement of duties through the courts) | |
| Regulation 102 (automatic suspension of utility’s power to proceed with contract award) | |
| Regulation 103 (powers and duties of the court) | |
| Regulation 104 (ineffectiveness orders) | |
| Regulation 105 (powers of the court: ineffectiveness order) | |
| Regulation 106 (general interest grounds for not making a declaration of ineffectiveness) | |
| Regulation 107 (other orders) | |
| Regulation 108 (financial penalties) | |
| Schedule A1 (parties to the GPA) | |
| Schedule 1 (activities constituting works) | |
| Schedule 2 (social and other specific services) | |
| Schedule 2A (international trade agreements)] |
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