Statutory Instruments

2016 No. 275

Public Procurement

F1 The Public Procurement (Amendments, Repeals and Revocations) Regulations 2016

Made

11th March 2016

Laid before Parliament

17th March 2016

Coming into force

18th April 2016

The Minister for the Cabinet Office is designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(1) in relation to public procurement(2) and in relation to the combating of late payment in commercial transactions(3).

The Minister for the Cabinet Office makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, as read with paragraph 1A(4) of Schedule 2 to, that Act.

These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of that Act and it appears to the Minister for the Cabinet Office that it is expedient for certain references to EU instruments to be construed as references to those instruments as amended from time to time.

Textual Amendments

F1 Regulations revoked (except reg. 5, Sch. 2 paras. 35(3)(6)(7), 36(2), 37) (15.5.2025) by The Public Procurement (Revocation) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/522), reg. 1(2), Sch. Pt. 1

Citation, commencement and extent U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F1 Regulations revoked (except reg. 5, Sch. 2 paras. 35(3)(6)(7), 36(2), 37) (15.5.2025) by The Public Procurement (Revocation) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/522), reg. 1(2), Sch. Pt. 1

Amendments to Acts of Parliament U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F1 Regulations revoked (except reg. 5, Sch. 2 paras. 35(3)(6)(7), 36(2), 37) (15.5.2025) by The Public Procurement (Revocation) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/522), reg. 1(2), Sch. Pt. 1

Amendments to statutory instruments U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F1 Regulations revoked (except reg. 5, Sch. 2 paras. 35(3)(6)(7), 36(2), 37) (15.5.2025) by The Public Procurement (Revocation) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/522), reg. 1(2), Sch. Pt. 1

Repeals and revocations U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F1 Regulations revoked (except reg. 5, Sch. 2 paras. 35(3)(6)(7), 36(2), 37) (15.5.2025) by The Public Procurement (Revocation) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/522), reg. 1(2), Sch. Pt. 1

[F1 Transitional provisions U.K.

5.— (1) Nothing in these Regulations affects any contract award procedure or design contest commenced before 18th April 2016.

(2) For that purpose, a contract award procedure or design contest has been commenced before 18th April 2016 if, before that date—

(a) a contract notice has been sent to the Official Journal in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015(5) in order to invite offers or requests to be selected to tender for, or to negotiate in respect of, a proposed public contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system;

(b) the contracting authority has had published any form of advertisement seeking offers or expressions of interest in a proposed public contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system;

(c) the contracting authority has contacted any economic operator in order to—

(i) seek expressions of interest or offers in respect of a proposed public contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system; or

(ii) respond to an unsolicited expression of interest or offer received from that economic operator in relation to a proposed public contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system; or

(d) a contest notice has been sent to the Official Journal in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for the purpose of regulation 79 of those Regulations.

(3) Nothing in these Regulations affects the award of a specific contract based on a framework agreement where the framework agreement was concluded—

(a) before 18th April 2016; or

(b) on or after that date following a contract award procedure which, by virtue of paragraph (1), was not affected by these Regulations.

(4) Nothing in these Regulations affects the award of a specific contract under a dynamic purchasing system where the system was established—

(a) before 18th April 2016; or

(b) on or after that date following a contract award procedure which, by virtue of paragraph (1), was not affected by these Regulations.

(5) Nothing in these Regulations affects a contract awarded—

(a) before 18th April 2016; or

(b) on or after that date but where the award itself was not, by virtue of paragraphs (1) to (4), affected by these Regulations.

(6) In this regulation, “contracting authority”, “design contests”, “dynamic purchasing system”, “economic operator”, “framework agreement”, “Official Journal” and “public contract” have the same meanings as in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

(7) In so far as this regulation relates to contracts affected by the amendments and modifications made by paragraphs 48 to 50 of Schedule 2—

(a) the reference in regulation 5(2)(a) to the “Public Contracts Regulations 2015” is a reference to the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006(6);

(b) the references in regulation 5(2)(b) and (c) to the “contracting authority” are references to a “licenced infrastructure provider” or an “incumbent undertaker” (as the case may be) within the meaning of the Water Industry (Specified Infrastructure Projects) (English Undertakers) Regulations 2013(7);

(c) the references in regulation 5(2) to a “proposed public contract” are references to a “proposed contract”.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Regulations revoked (except reg. 5, Sch. 2 paras. 35(3)(6)(7), 36(2), 37) (15.5.2025) by The Public Procurement (Revocation) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/522), reg. 1(2), Sch. Pt. 1

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 5 in force at 18.4.2016, see reg. 1(1)

Matthew Hancock

Minister for the Cabinet Office

11th March 2016

Regulation 2

F1 SCHEDULE 1 U.K. Amendments to Acts of Parliament

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Regulation 3

F1 SCHEDULE 2 U.K. Amendments to statutory instruments

PART 1 U.K. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015

F1 1.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

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PART 2 U.K. Other statutory instruments

Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 U.K.

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Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1979 U.K.

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Heavy Goods Vehicles (Charging for the Use of Certain Infrastructure on the Trans-European Road Network) Regulations 2009 U.K.

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Quality Contracts Schemes (Tendering Requirements) (England) Regulations 2009 U.K.

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Cleaner Road Transport Vehicles Regulations 2011 U.K.

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

(3) In the definition of “contract notice” for “Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006” substitute “Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016”.

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(6) In paragraph (a) of the definition of “economic operator” for “or the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006” substitute “, the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 or the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (as applicable)”.

(7) In the definition of “procurement procedure”, for paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b) the open procedure, the restricted procedure, the negotiated procedure with prior call for competition, the negotiated procedure without prior call for competition, competitive dialogue or an innovation partnership within the meaning of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016;”.

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Commencement Information

I3 Sch. 2 para. 35 in force at 18.4.2016, see reg. 1(1)

[F1 36.— (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2) In paragraph (3) for sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) substitute—

“(b) the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 apply in respect of that contract;

(c) the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 apply in respect of that contract; or

(d) that contract is to be entered into by an operator and the condition specified in paragraph (4) is satisfied.”.

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Commencement Information

I4 Sch. 2 para. 36 in force at 18.4.2016, see reg. 1(1)

[F1 37.   For regulation 6(3) and (4) (enforcement of duties) substitute—

“(3) Subject to paragraph (4), Part 5 of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 has effect as if any reference in that Part to—

(a) the duty owed in accordance with regulation 104 of those Regulations included reference to the duty owed in accordance with paragraph (1);

(b) a utility included a reference to an operator;

(c) an economic operator included any person who is an economic operator for the purpose of these Regulations.

(3A) Subject to paragraph (4), Part 5 of the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 has effect as if any reference in that Part to—

(a) the duty owed in accordance with regulation 50 of those Regulations included reference to that duty owed in accordance with paragraph (1);

(b) a contracting authority or a utility included a reference to an operator;

(c) an economic operator included any person who is an economic operator for the purpose of these Regulations.

(4) Where Part 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or Parts 5 of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 or the Concessions Contracts Regulations 2016 have effect in relation to an economic operator by virtue of paragraph (2)(b), (3)(b) or (3A)(b)—

(a) the operator does not owe any duty under that Part to a person who is not a national of or established in an EEA State;

(b) in proceedings against an operator under that Part the Court may not make a declaration of ineffectiveness, an order imposing a civil financial penalty or an order shortening the duration of the contract;

(c) the operator is not required to refrain from entering into any contract by reason of any proceedings having been started under that Part.”.]

Commencement Information

I5 Sch. 2 para. 37 in force at 18.4.2016, see reg. 1(1)

Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 U.K.

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The Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2011 U.K.

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National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013 U.K.

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Water Industry (Specified Infrastructure Projects) (English Undertakers) Regulations 2013 U.K.

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Regulation 4

F1 SCHEDULE 3 U.K. Repeals and revocations

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations make miscellaneous amendments to Acts of Parliament and statutory instruments that are consequential on the coming into force of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (which transpose Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on public procurement (OJ No L 94, 28.3.2014, p63)), the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (which transpose Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors (OJ No L 94, 28.3.2014, p243)) and the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (which transpose Directive 2014/23/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the award of concession contracts (OJ No L 94, 28.3.2104)). Schedule 3 to these Regulations contains consequential revocations and repeals.

These Regulations also make a corrective amendment to the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 and miscellaneous amendments to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, including some corrective amendments and amendments to transpose Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1986 establishing standard forms for the publication of notices in the field of public procurement (OJ No L 296, 12.11.2015, p1). This Commission Implementing Regulation sets out the required standard format for notices sent to the Publications Office of the European Union for publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen. An Explanatory Memorandum is available alongside the instrument at www.legislation.gov.uk.

(1)

1972 c.68; section 2(2) was amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51), section 27(1)(a), and by the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7), Part 1 of the Schedule.

(2)

S.I. 2010/2473.

(3)

S.I. 2014/2705.

(4)

Paragraph 1A was inserted by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006, section 28, and was amended by the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008, Part 1 of the Schedule and by S.I. 2007/1388.

(5)

S.I. 2015/102.

(6)

S.I. 2006/6, amended by S.I. 2007/2157, 3542, 2008/2256, 2848, 2009/3100, 2011/1043, 1441, 1848, 2053, 2012/1659, 2013/610 and 2015/102.

(7)

S.I. 2013/1582, amended by S.I. 2015/102.