Section 86 Regulated below-threshold contracts: duty to consider small and medium-sized enterprisesI1I2
United Kingdom
(1)
Before inviting the submission of tenders in relation to the award of a regulated below-threshold contract, a contracting authority must—
(a)
have regard to the fact that small and medium-sized enterprises may face particular barriers in competing for a contract, and
(b)
consider whether such barriers can be removed or reduced.
(2)
Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to the award of a contract in accordance with a framework.
Annotations
Commencement
- I1
S. 86 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 127(2)
- I2
S. 86 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))