Regulation 8 Saving provisions relating to the 2016 UC RegulationsI1

a utility has awarded the contract, concluded the framework agreement or established the dynamic purchasing system;

a utility has contacted an economic operator in respect of a proposed contract to which regulation 33 (contracts subject to special arrangements) applies;

a utility has contacted an economic operator to commence the negotiated procedure without prior call for competition in any of the cases set out in regulation 50 (use of the negotiated procedure without prior call for competition);

one of the following notices has been submitted for publication in accordance with regulation 71(1) (publication on the UK e-notification service)—

the Act does not apply;

the period of validity of a dynamic purchasing system under regulation 52 of the 2016 UC Regulations—

the period of validity of a qualification system under regulation 68 of the 2016 UC Regulations—

in relation to framework agreements, Schedule 3 to the 2016 UC Regulations (international trade agreements) is to be read as if, at the end was inserted—

“Strategic Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Kazakhstan signed at Astana on 24th April 2024.

Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Iraq signed at London on 14th January 2025.

F7Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of India, signed at Buckinghamshire on 24th July 2025. ”;

in relation to dynamic purchasing systems and qualification systems, Schedule 3 to the 2016 UC Regulations is to be read as if, at the end was inserted—

“Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Iraq signed at London on 14th January 2025.

F8Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of India, signed at Buckinghamshire on 24th July 2025.”