Paragraph 7 GeneralI1I2
United Kingdom
A contract is an exempted contract if it is—
a contract of a kind listed in this Part of this Schedule;
a framework for the future award of contracts only of a kind listed in this Part of this Schedule.
But a Part 2-only contract is not an exempted contract if, on award of the contract, a contracting authority considers that—
the goods, services or works representing the main purpose of the contract could reasonably be supplied under a separate contract, and
that contract would not be a contract of a kind listed in this Part of this Schedule.
In considering whether goods, services or works could reasonably be supplied under a separate contract, a contracting authority may, for example, have regard to the practical and financial consequences of awarding more than one contract.
In this paragraph “Part 2-only contract” means a contract of a kind listed in this Part of this Schedule that is not of a kind listed in Part 1 of this Schedule.
Annotations
Commencement
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Sch. 2 para. 7 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 127(2)
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Sch. 2 para. 7 in force at 24.2.2025 by S.I. 2024/716, Sch. (as amended by S.I. 2024/959, regs. 1(2), 2(7)(a))