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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-cross-border-public-procurement-miscellaneous-amendment-scotland-regulations-2025/regulation-3",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2025/9780111063958",
  "legislation_title": "The Cross-Border Public Procurement (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-cross-border-public-procurement-miscellaneous-amendment-scotland-regulations-2025",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016",
  "text": "(1) The Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).\n(2) After regulation 3 (subject-matter and application of these regulations), insert—\n“Regulation of procurement by UK contracting authorities\n3A (1) The provisions of these Regulations apply without modification where a UK contracting authority carries out a procurement under a devolved Scottish procurement arrangement and, as part of that arrangement, a contract is to be awarded following a procedure or other selection process carried out—\n(a) jointly by that authority and one or more contracting authority, or\n(b) by a central purchasing body or equivalent which is a contracting authority.\n(2) In respect of a procurement not falling within paragraph (1) but to which paragraph (3) applies—\n(a) the provisions of these Regulations specified in column (1) of the table in schedule 4 apply in relation to that procurement, and\n(b) where there is a modification specified in column (2) of that table in respect of a provision specified in column (1), that provision applies subject to that modification.\n(3) This paragraph applies in relation to a procurement carried out by a UK contracting authority under a devolved Scottish procurement arrangement and as part of that arrangement a contract is to be awarded—\n(a) in accordance with a framework agreement, or\n(b) by reference to a dynamic market system.\n(4) In this regulation, and as the case may be, regulation 3B—\n“devolved Scottish procurement arrangement” has the meaning given in section 114(4) of the Procurement Act 2023,\n“UK contracting authority” means a contracting authority within the meaning of section 2(1) of the Procurement Act 2023.\nRegulation of procurement under cross-border arrangements\n3B (1) Paragraph (2) applies where a contracting authority carries out procurement under a reserved procurement arrangement, a devolved Welsh procurement arrangement or a transferred Northern Ireland procurement arrangement.\n(2) The provisions of these Regulations specified in the table in schedule 5 do not apply to that procurement.\n(3) In this regulation “reserved procurement arrangement”, “devolved Welsh procurement arrangement” and “transferred Northern Ireland procurement arrangement” have the meanings given in section 114 of the Procurement Act 2023.”.\n(3) After schedule 3, insert—\n“Schedule 4\nProcurement by UK contracting authorities\nregulation 3A\nProvision of these Regulations\nModification\nRegulation 1 (citation, commencement and extent)\nRegulation 2 (interpretation)\nRegulation 3 (subject-matter and application of these regulations)\nRegulation 4 (utilities)\nRegulation 5 (mixed procurement covering the same activity)\nRegulation 6 (procurement covering several activities)\nRegulation 7 (common provisions)\nRegulation 8 (gas and heat)\nRegulation 9 (electricity)\nRegulation 10 (water)\nRegulation 11 (transport services)\nRegulation 12 (ports and airports)\nRegulation 13 (postal services)\nRegulation 14 (extraction of oil and gas and exploration for, or extraction of, coal or other solid fuels)\nRegulation 15 (thresholds)\nRegulation 16 (estimating value)\nParagraphs (8) and (9) do not apply\nRegulation 17 (exclusion: contracts awarded for the purpose of resale or lease to third parties)\nRegulation 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)\nRegulation 19 (exclusion: contracts awarded, and design contests organised pursuant to international rules)\nRegulation 20 (exclusion: specific exclusions for service contracts)\nRegulation 21 (exclusion: service contracts awarded on the basis of an exclusive right)\nRegulation 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)\nRegulation 23 (defence and security)\nRegulation 24 (mixed procurement covering the same activity and involving defence and security aspects)\nRegulation 25 ( procurement covering several activities and involving defence and security aspects)\nRegulation 26 (contracts and design contests involving defence and security aspects which are awarded or organised pursuant to international rules)\nRegulation 27 (exclusion: contracts between contracting authorities)\nRegulation 28 (exclusion: contracts awarded to an affiliated undertaking)\nRegulation 29 (exclusion: contracts awarded to a joint venture or to a utility forming part of a joint venture)\nRegulation 31 (research and development services)\nRegulation 32 (activities directly exposed to competition)\nRegulation 34 (principles of procurement)\nRegulation 35 (economic operators)\nParagraphs (1) to (6) and (9) do not apply\nRegulation 36 (reserved contracts)\nRegulation 37 (confidentiality)\nRegulation 38 (rules applicable to communication)\nRegulation 39 (nomenclatures)\nRegulation 40 (conflicts of interest)\nRegulation 41A (conditions relating to the GPA)\nRegulation 41B (conditions relating to international agreements by which the United Kingdom is bound, other than the GPA)\nRegulation 42 (choice of procedures)\nParagraphs (1) to (6) do not apply\nRegulation 44 (restricted procedure)\nRegulation 49 (framework agreements)\nParagraphs (1) and (2) do not apply\nRegulation 50 (dynamic purchasing systems)\nParagraphs (2) to (9), (11) to (16), (25) and (25A) do not apply\nRegulation 51 (electronic auctions)\nRegulation 52 (electronic catalogues)\nRegulation 53 (centralised purchasing activities and central purchasing bodies)\nParagraphs (2)(a), (7) and (8) do not apply\nRegulation 54 (occasional joint procurement)\nRegulation 56 (preliminary market consultation)\nRegulation 57 (prior involvement of candidates or tenderers)\nRegulation 58 (technical specifications)\nRegulation 59 (labels)\nRegulation 60 (test reports, certificates and other means of proof)\nRegulation 61 (communications of technical specifications)\nParagraphs (1) and (2) do not apply\nRegulation 64 (setting time limits)\nParagraph (4) does not apply\nRegulation 67 (contract notices)\nRegulation 68 (contract award notices)\nRegulation 69 (publication on the UK e-notification service)\nRegulation 70 (publication otherwise than on the UK e-notification service)\nParagraphs (1), (2) and (6) do not apply\nParagraph (5) is to be read as if the references to “buyer profile” were omitted\nRegulation 71 (electronic availability of procurement documents)\nParagraph (8) does not apply\nRegulation 72 (invitations to candidates)\nParagraphs (2) and (5)(b) do not apply\nRegulation 73 (informing applicants for qualification, candidates and tenderers)\nParagraphs (2)(a), (2)(d), (3)(a), (3)(d) and (5) to (7) do not apply\nRegulation 74 (general principles)\nParagraphs (1)(c), (2), (3) and (6A) to (7) do not apply\nRegulation 76 (criteria for qualitative selection)\nParagraphs (2) and (3) do not apply\nRegulation 77 (reliance on the capacities of other entities)\nRegulation 78 (use of exclusion grounds and selection criteria provided for under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations)\nParagraph (1)(a) does not apply\nRegulation 79 (quality assurance standards and environmental management standards)\nRegulation 80 (contract award criteria)\nRegulation 81 (life-cycle costing)\nRegulation 82 (abnormally low tenders)\nRegulation 84 (conditions for performance of contracts)\nRegulation 84A (electronic invoicing)\nRegulation 85 (subcontracting)\nRegulation 87 (termination of contracts)\nRegulation 88 (award of contracts for social and other specific services)\nRegulation 89 (publication of notices)\nParagraphs (1)(c) and (2) do not apply\nRegulation 90 (principles of awarding contracts)\nRegulation 95 (retention of contract copies)\nRegulation 96 (reporting and documentation requirements)\nParagraph (8) does not apply\nRegulation 97 (scope of chapter)\nRegulation 98 (notices of decision to award a contract or conclude a framework agreement)\nParagraphs (6)(b)(ii), (6)(b)(iii), (7)(b) and (7)(c)\nRegulation 99 (standstill period)\nRegulation 100 (duty owed to economic operators, including those from countries with whom the EU has relevant international agreement other than the GPA)\nRegulation 100A (duty owed to economic operators from GPA parties)\nRegulation 100B (duty owed to economic operators from countries with whom the United Kingdom has an international agreement, other than the GPA)\nRegulation 101 (enforcement of duties through the courts)\nRegulation 102 (automatic suspension of utility’s power to proceed with contract award)\nRegulation 103 (powers and duties of the court)\nRegulation 104 (ineffectiveness orders)\nRegulation 105 (powers of the court: ineffectiveness order)\nRegulation 106 (general interest grounds for not making a declaration of ineffectiveness)\nRegulation 107 (other orders)\nRegulation 108 (financial penalties)\nSchedule A1 (parties to the GPA)\nSchedule 1 (activities constituting works)\nSchedule 2 (social and other specific services)\nSchedule 2A (international trade agreements)\nSchedule 5\nProcurement under cross-border arrangements\nregulation 3B\nProvision of these Regulations\nRegulation 5 (mixed procurement covering the same activity)\nRegulation 6 (procurement covering several activities)\nRegulation 15 (thresholds)\nRegulation 16 (estimating value)\nRegulation 24 (mixed procurement covering the same activity and involving defence and security aspects)\nRegulation 25 ( procurement covering several activities and involving defence or security aspects)\nRegulation 26 (contracts and design contests involving defence and security aspects which are awarded or organised pursuant to international rules)\nRegulation 35 (economic operators)\nRegulation 37 (confidentiality)\nRegulation 38 (rules applicable to communication)\nRegulation 39 (nomenclatures)\nRegulation 40 (conflicts of interest)\nRegulation 41A (conditions relating to the GPA)\nRegulation 41B (conditions relating to international agreements by which the United Kingdom is bound, other than the GPA)\nRegulation 42 (choice of procedures)\nRegulation 43 (open procedure)\nRegulation 44 (restricted procedure)\nRegulation 45 (negotiated procedure with prior call for competition)\nRegulation 46 (competitive dialogue)\nRegulation 47 (innovation partnership)\nRegulation 48 (use of the negotiated procedure without prior call for competition)\nRegulation 49 (framework agreements)\nRegulation 50 (dynamic purchasing systems)\nRegulation 51 (electronic auctions)\nRegulation 52 (electronic catalogues)\nRegulation 53 (centralised purchasing activities and central purchasing bodies)\nRegulation 54 (occasional joint procurement)\nRegulation 55 (procurement involving utilities from different member states)\nRegulation 57 (prior involvement of candidates or tenderers)\nRegulation 58 (technical specifications)\nRegulation 59 (labels)\nRegulation 60 (test reports, certificates and other means of proof)\nRegulation 61 (communication of technical specifications)\nRegulation 62 (variants)\nRegulation 63 (division of contracts into lots)\nRegulation 64 (setting time limits)\nRegulation 65 (periodic indicative notices)\nRegulation 66 (notices on the existence of a qualification system)\nRegulation 67 (contract notices)\nRegulation 68 (contract award notices)\nRegulation 69 (publication on the UK e-notification service)\nRegulation 70 (publication otherwise than on the UK e-notification service)\nRegulation 71 (electronic availability of procurement documents)\nRegulation 72 (invitations to candidates)\nRegulation 73 (informing applicants for qualification, candidates and tenderers)\nRegulation 74 (general principles)\nRegulation 75 (qualification systems)\nRegulation 76 (criteria for qualitative selection)\nRegulation 77 (reliance on the capacities of other entities)\nRegulation 78 (use of exclusion grounds and selection criteria provided for under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations)\nRegulation 79 (quality assurance standards and environmental management standards)\nRegulation 80 (contract award criteria)\nRegulation 81 (life-cycle costing)\nRegulation 82 (abnormally low tenders)\nRegulation 84A (electronic invoicing)\nRegulation 85 (subcontracting)\nRegulation 87 (termination of contracts)\nRegulation 88 (award of contracts for social and other specific services)\nRegulation 89 (publication of notices)\nRegulation 90 (principles of awarding contracts)\nRegulation 96 (reporting and documentation requirements)\nRegulation 97 (scope of Chapter)\nRegulation 98 (notices of decisions to award a contract or conclude a framework agreement)\nRegulation 99 (standstill period)\nRegulation 100 (duty owed to economic operators, including those from countries with whom the EU has a relevant international agreement other than the GPA)\nRegulation 100A (duty owed to economic operators from GPA parties)\nRegulation 100B (duty owed to economic operators from countries with whom the United Kingdom has an international agreement, other than the GPA)\nRegulation 101 (enforcement of duties through the courts)\nRegulation 102 (automatic suspension of utility’s power to proceed with contract award)\nRegulation 103 (powers and duties of the court)\nRegulation 104 (ineffectiveness orders)\nRegulation 105 (powers of the court: ineffectiveness order)\nRegulation 106 (general interest grounds for not making a declaration of ineffectiveness)\nRegulation 107 (other orders)\nRegulation 108 (financial penalties)\n”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.S.I. 2016/49."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2023 c. 54; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2025/163."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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