{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-single-source-contract-regulations-2014/regulation-61",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-single-source-contract-regulations-2014/regulation-61.json",
  "legislation": "ukdsi/2014/9780111122440",
  "legislation_title": "The Single Source Contract Regulations 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-single-source-contract-regulations-2014",
  "path": "regulation/61",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "61",
  "heading": "Assessing whether a contract would be a qualifying sub-contract",
  "text": "(1) Where either—\n(a) a primary contractor (“A”) proposes to enter into a contract with another person (“B”), and the proposed contract involves the provision by B of anything for the purposes of a qualifying defence contract to which A is a party, or\n(b) a person (“C”) proposes to enter into a contract with another person (“D”), and the proposed contract involves the provision by D of anything for the purposes of a qualifying sub-contract to which C is a party,\nA or C (as the case may be) must assess whether the proposed contract would be a qualifying sub-contract if it were entered into.\n(2) A or C (as the case may be) must keep a record of the assessment for the purpose of its inclusion in the records which A or C (as the case may be) would be required by regulation 20 to keep if the contract were entered into.\n(3) Where the assessment is that the proposed contract would be a qualifying sub-contract if it were entered into, A or C (as the case may be) must give notice in writing of that fact to the Secretary of State and to B or D (as the case may be).\n(4) Where—\n(a) a person (“E”) proposes to enter into a qualifying defence contract or a qualifying sub-contract (“the proposed contract”),\n(b) E also proposes to enter into a contract (“the proposed sub-contract”) with another person (“F”), and\n(c) the proposed sub-contract involves the provision by F of anything for the purposes of the proposed contract,\nE must assess whether the proposed sub-contract would be a qualifying sub-contract if it and the proposed contract were entered into.\n(5) E must keep a record of the assessment for the purpose of its inclusion in the records which E would be required by regulation 20 to keep if the proposed contracts were entered into.\n(6) Where the assessment is that the proposed sub-contract would be a qualifying sub-contract if it were entered into, E must give notice in writing of that fact to the Secretary of State and to F.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2014/9780111122440/regulation/61",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:11:52.928990+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "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."
}