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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-public-procurement-amendment-etc-eu-exit-regulations-2020/schedule/paragraph-3",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2020/9780348212952",
  "legislation_title": "The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-public-procurement-amendment-etc-eu-exit-regulations-2020",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/3",
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  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Saving for procedures launched, but not finalised, before IP completion day",
  "text": "(1) Steady state amendments do not affect any procedure launched by a contracting authority or a utility under the Procurement Regulations if the procedure —\n(a) was launched before IP completion day, and\n(b) was not yet finalised by IP completion day.\n(2) But regulation 61 (recourse to e-Certis) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (which is omitted by regulation 6(42) of these Regulations) ceases to be saved at the beginning of the day that is 9 months after the day on which IP completion day falls.\nMeaning of ‘procedure’\n(3) In sub-paragraph (1), “procedure” includes—\n(a) a procedure using a dynamic purchasing system;\n(b) a procedure for which the call for competition takes the form of—\n(i) a prior information notice;\n(ii) a periodic indicative notice; or\n(iii) a notice on the existence of a qualification system.\nMeaning of ‘launched’\n(4) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), a procedure is launched—\n(a) when a call for competition or any other invitation to submit applications has been made in accordance with the Procurement Regulations;\n(b) where the Procurement Regulations do not require such a call or invitation, when the contracting authority or utility contacted economic operators in relation to the specific procedure.\nMeaning of ‘finalised’\n(5) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), a procedure is finalised—\n(a) upon publication of a contract award notice in accordance with the Procurement Regulations;\n(b) where the Procurement Regulations do not require the publication of such a notice, upon conclusion of the relevant contract;\n(c) where the contracting authority or utility decided not to award a contract, upon informing the tenderers, or persons otherwise entitled to submit applications, of the reasons why the contract was not awarded.",
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  "version": "current",
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  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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