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Paragraph 8 Additional goods, services or worksI1I2C1

United Kingdom

(1)

A modification is a permitted modification if—

(a)

the modification provides for the supply of goods, services or works in addition to the goods, services or works already provided for in the contract,

(b)

using a different supplier would result in the supply of goods, services or works that are different from, or incompatible with, those already provided for in the contract,

(c)

the contracting authority considers that the difference or incompatibility would result in—

(i)

disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance or other significant inconvenience, and

(ii)

the substantial duplication of costs for the authority, and

(d)

the modification would not increase the estimated value of the contract by more than 50 per cent.

(2)

Sub-paragraph (1)(d) does not apply if the contract being modified is a utilities contract.

Annotations

Modifications

C1

Sch. 8 applied in part (24.2.2025) by S.I. 2013/1582, reg. 6(2), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (as amended by The Procurement Act 2023 (Consequential and Other Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/163), regs. 1(2), 17 (with reg. 33))

Commencement

I1

Sch. 8 para. 8 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 127(2)

I2

Sch. 8 para. 8 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))