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The Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (revoked)

S.I. 2016/273 · Made 11 March 2016 · Extends to England, Wales and Northern Ireland

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Public Procurement, England And Wales

Public Procurement, Northern Ireland

Made 11th March 2016

Laid before Parliament 17th March 2016

Coming into force 18th April 2016

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Textual amendments

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Regulations revoked (24.2.2025) by Procurement Act 2023 (c. 54), s. 127(2), Sch. 11 para. 6; S.I. 2024/716, Sch. (with reg. 7) (as amended by S.I. 2024/959, regs. 1(2), 2(5)(7)(a))

Contents

  1. Part 1: General Repealed
  2. 1Citation, commencement and extent Repealed
  3. 2Interpretation Repealed
  4. 3Meaning of “concession contract” Repealed
  5. 4Meaning of “contracting authorities” Repealed
  6. 5Meaning of “utilities” Repealed
  7. 6Meaning of “concession notice” Repealed
  8. Part 2: Scope and principles Repealed
  9. Chapter 1: Concession contracts to which these Regulations apply Repealed
  10. 7Subject-matter and scope of these Regulations Repealed
  11. 8Principle of equal treatment, non-discrimination and transparency Repealed
  12. 9Threshold amounts and methods for calculating the estimated value of concession contracts Repealed
  13. 9AReview and amendment of the threshold in regulation 9(1) Repealed
  14. Chapter 2: Exclusions Repealed
  15. 10General exclusions Repealed
  16. 11Specific exclusions in the field of electronic communications Repealed
  17. 12Specific exclusions in the field of water Repealed
  18. 13Concession contracts awarded to an affiliated undertaking Repealed
  19. 14Concession contracts awarded to a joint venture or to a utility forming part of a joint venture Repealed
  20. 15Notification of information by utilities Repealed
  21. 16Exclusion of activities which are directly exposed to competition Repealed
  22. 17Concession contracts between entities within the public sector Repealed
  23. Chapter 3: General Provisions Repealed
  24. 18Duration of the concession contract Repealed
  25. 19Social and other specific services Repealed
  26. 20Mixed contracts Repealed
  27. 21Mixed procurement contracts involving defence or security aspects Repealed
  28. 22Contracts covering both activities listed in Schedule 2 and other activities Repealed
  29. 23Contracts covering both activities listed in Schedule 2 and activities involving defence or security aspects. Repealed
  30. Chapter 4: Specific Situations Repealed
  31. 24Reserved concession contracts Repealed
  32. 25Research and development services Repealed
  33. Chapter 5: Principles Repealed
  34. 26Economic operators Repealed
  35. 27Nomenclatures Repealed
  36. 28Confidentiality Repealed
  37. 29Rules applicable to communication Repealed
  38. Part 3: Rules on the award of concession contracts Repealed
  39. Chapter 1: General principles Repealed
  40. 30Design of the award procedure Repealed
  41. 31Concession notices Repealed
  42. 32Concession award notices Repealed
  43. 33Form and manner of publication of notices Repealed
  44. 34Electronic availability of concession documents Repealed
  45. 35Combating corruption and preventing conflicts of interest Repealed
  46. Chapter 2: Procedural guarantees Repealed
  47. 36Technical and functional requirements Repealed
  48. 37Procedural guarantees Repealed
  49. 38Selection of and qualitative assessment of candidates Repealed
  50. 39Time limits for receipt of applications and tenders for the concession contract Repealed
  51. 40Informing candidates and tenderers Repealed
  52. 41Award criteria Repealed
  53. Part 4: Rules on the performance of concession contracts Repealed
  54. 42Subcontracting Repealed
  55. 43Modification of concession contracts during their term Repealed
  56. 44Termination of concession contracts Repealed
  57. 45Reporting requirements Repealed
  58. Part 5: Remedies Repealed
  59. Chapter 1: Facilitation of remedies Repealed
  60. 46Scope of Chapter 1 Repealed
  61. 47Notices of decisions to award a concession contract Repealed
  62. 48Standstill period Repealed
  63. Chapter 2: Applications to the court Repealed
  64. 49Interpretation of Chapter 2 Repealed
  65. 50Duty owed to economic operators from the United Kingdom and Gibraltar Repealed
  66. 51Duty owed to economic operators from countries with whom the EU has an international agreement, other than the GPA Repealed
  67. 51ADuty owed to economic operators from GPA parties Repealed
  68. 51BDuty owed to economic operators from countries with whom the United Kingdom has an international agreement, other than the GPA Repealed
  69. 52Enforcement of duties through the Court Repealed
  70. 53General time limits for starting proceedings Repealed
  71. 54Special time limits for seeking a declaration of ineffectiveness Repealed
  72. 55Starting proceedings Repealed
  73. 56Concession contract-making suspended by challenge to award decision Repealed
  74. 57Interim orders Repealed
  75. 58Remedies where the concession contract has not been entered into Repealed
  76. 59Remedies where the concession contract has been entered into Repealed
  77. 60Grounds for ineffectiveness Repealed
  78. 61General interest grounds for not making a declaration of ineffectiveness Repealed
  79. 62The consequences of ineffectiveness Repealed
  80. 63Penalties in addition to, or instead of, ineffectiveness Repealed
  81. 64Injunctions against the Crown Repealed
  82. Part 5A: Processing of invoices submitted electronically Repealed
  83. 64AContractual provisions relating to the processing of electronic invoices Repealed
  84. 64BApplication of regulation 64A to utilities and sub-central contracting authorities Repealed
  85. Part 6: Miscellaneous Repealed
  86. 65ZAGeneral provisions about regulations under these Regulations Repealed
  87. 65Review of these Regulations Repealed
  88. 66General transitional provision Repealed
  89. Signature
  90. Schedule 1: ACTIVITIES CONSTITUTING WORKS Repealed
  91. Paragraph Repealed
  92. Schedule 1APARTIES TO THE GPA Repealed
  93. Schedule 2: ACTIVITIES EXERCISED BY UTILITIES Repealed
  94. 1Gas and heat Repealed
  95. 2Electricity Repealed
  96. 3Transport services Repealed
  97. 4Ports and airports Repealed
  98. 5Postal services Repealed
  99. 6Extraction of oil and gas and exploration for, or extraction of, coal or other solid fuels Repealed
  100. Schedule 3SOCIAL AND OTHER SPECIFIC SERVICES Repealed
  101. Schedule 4INTERNATIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS Repealed
  102. Explanatory note