# The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, Regulation 53: Publication otherwise than on the UK e-notification service


(1) In addition to the publication of the notices referred to in regulations 49, 50, 51, 75 and 78 on the UK e-notification service, a contracting authority may publish the information contained in such notices on the internet on a buyer profile.
(2) A buyer profile may also include—
(a) prior information notices which are published on it pursuant to regulation 49(3)(b) (prior information notices);
(b) information on ongoing invitations to tender, scheduled purchases, contracts concluded, procedures cancelled; and
(c) any useful general information, such as a contact point, a telephone and a fax number, a postal address and an e-mail address.
(3) The notices referred to in regulations 49, 50, 51 and 78, and the information contained in them, must not be published otherwise than on the UK e-notification service before they are published on that service.
(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (3), publication may take place otherwise than on the UK e-notification service where a contracting authority has not been notified of the publication on that service within 48 hours after the notice was submitted to that service.
(5) A notice published otherwise than on the UK e-notification service must not contain information other than that contained in the notice submitted to that service or published on a buyer profile, but must indicate the date of submission of the notice to that service or its publication on the buyer profile.
(6) Where a prior information notice is to be published on a buyer profile for the purposes of regulation 49(3) (prior information notices) —
(a) the prior information notice may not be so published before the contracting authority submits to the UK e-notification service the notice referred to in regulation 49(4) (prior information notices); and
(b) the prior information notice must indicate the date of that submission.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/regulation/53 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-contracts-scotland-regulations-2015/regulation-53
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