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Paragraph 5 Single suppliersI1I2

United Kingdom

The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract—

(a)

due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and

(b)

there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Sch. 5 para. 5 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 127(2)

I2

Sch. 5 para. 5 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))