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The Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2006

S.S.I. 2006/2 · Made 4 January 2006 · Extends to Scotland

Not fully up to date. 59 changes made by later legislation have not yet been written into this text, which is revised to 31 January 2006.

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reg. 11(2)(b)words substitutedPublic Contracts and Utilities Contracts 2007 reg. 3(3)(b)
reg. 11(2)(a)words substitutedPublic Contracts and Utilities Contracts 2007 reg. 3(3)(a)
reg. 2(1A)insertedPublic Contracts and Utilities Contracts 2007 reg. 3(2)
reg. 34(4)words substitutedPublic Contracts and Utilities Contracts 2007 reg. 3(5)
reg. 15(4)(b)words substitutedPublic Contracts and Utilities Contracts 2007 reg. 3(4)
reg. 2(1)words insertedPublic Contracts and Utilities Contracts (Common Procurement Vocabulary Codes) Amendment 2008 reg. 3(2)
Sch. 3substitutedPublic Contracts and Utilities Contracts (Common Procurement Vocabulary Codes) Amendment 2008 reg. 3(4) Sch. 2
Sch. 2words insertedPublic Contracts and Utilities Contracts (Common Procurement Vocabulary Codes) Amendment 2008 Sch. 1
Sch. 1 TableinsertedPublic Contracts and Utilities Contracts (Postal Services and Common Procurement Vocabulary Codes) Amendment 2008 Sch.
Sch. 2word omittedPublic Contracts and Utilities Contracts (Postal Services and Common Procurement Vocabulary Codes) Amendment 2008 reg. 3(4)(a)
Sch. 2words insertedPublic Contracts and Utilities Contracts (Postal Services and Common Procurement Vocabulary Codes) Amendment 2008 reg. 3(4)(b)
reg. 6(l)words insertedPublic Contracts and Utilities Contracts (Postal Services and Common Procurement Vocabulary Codes) Amendment 2008 reg. 3(2)
reg. 11(20)words insertedPublic Contracts and Utilities Contracts 2008 reg. 3(5)(b)
reg. 11(1)words substitutedPublic Contracts and Utilities Contracts 2008 reg. 3(5)(a)
reg. 7(4)word substitutedPublic Contracts and Utilities Contracts 2008 reg. 3(4)
reg. 5(1)words substitutedPublic Contracts and Utilities Contracts 2008 reg. 3(3)
reg. 38(4)(b)substitutedPublic Contracts and Utilities Contracts 2008 reg. 3(7)
Sch. 4 Tableentries omittedPublic Contracts and Utilities Contracts 2008 reg. 3(8)
reg. 2(1)words substitutedPublic Contracts and Utilities Contracts 2008 reg. 3(2)
reg. 34(4)omittedPublic Contracts and Utilities Contracts 2008 reg. 3(6)(c)
reg. 34(3)(b)words substitutedPublic Contracts and Utilities Contracts 2008 reg. 3(6)(b)
reg. 34(2)words substitutedPublic Contracts and Utilities Contracts 2008 reg. 3(6)(a)
reg. 2(4)substitutedPublic Contracts and Utilities Contracts 2009 reg. 4(2)(b)
reg. 2(1)words insertedPublic Contracts and Utilities Contracts 2009 reg. 4(2)(a)(v)
reg. 2(1)words insertedPublic Contracts and Utilities Contracts 2009 reg. 4(2)(a)(iv)
reg. 2(1)words omittedPublic Contracts and Utilities Contracts 2009 reg. 4(2)(a)(vi)
reg. 44omittedPublic Contracts and Utilities Contracts 2009 reg. 4(10)
reg. 19(9)words insertedPublic Contracts and Utilities Contracts 2009 reg. 4(3)(a)
reg. 19(14A)insertedPublic Contracts and Utilities Contracts 2009 reg. 4(3)(b)
reg. 22(18)(19)insertedPublic Contracts and Utilities Contracts 2009 reg. 4(4)
reg. 26(1)(a)words substitutedPublic Contracts and Utilities Contracts 2009 reg. 4(5)(a)
reg. 26(1)(d)(iv)words substitutedPublic Contracts and Utilities Contracts 2009 reg. 4(5)(b)
reg. 31(2)words substitutedPublic Contracts and Utilities Contracts 2009 reg. 4(6)
reg. 32(5)words substitutedPublic Contracts and Utilities Contracts 2009 reg. 4(7)
reg. 33substitutedPublic Contracts and Utilities Contracts 2009 reg. 4(8)
reg. 34(13)(a)word omittedPublic Contracts and Utilities Contracts 2009 reg. 4(9)(a)
reg. 34(13)(c) and wordinsertedPublic Contracts and Utilities Contracts 2009 reg. 4(9)(b)
reg. 45substitutedPublic Contracts and Utilities Contracts 2009 reg. 4(11)
reg. 45A-45CinsertedPublic Contracts and Utilities Contracts 2009 reg. 4(12)
reg. 46omittedPublic Contracts and Utilities Contracts 2009 reg. 4(13)
reg. 2(1)words omittedPublic Contracts and Utilities Contracts 2009 reg. 4(2)(a)(i)
reg. 2(1)words insertedPublic Contracts and Utilities Contracts 2009 reg. 4(2)(a)(ii)
reg. 2(1)words insertedPublic Contracts and Utilities Contracts 2009 reg. 4(2)(a)(iii)
Pt. 9modifiedCleaner Road Transport Vehicles 2010 reg. 6(b)
RegulationsrevokedUtilities Contracts 2012 reg. 48 Sch. 5 Pt. A
reg. 26(1)(f)word substitutedMoney Laundering 2007 Sch. 6 para. 13
Blanket amendmentwords substitutedTreaty of Lisbon (Changes in Terminology) 2011 art. 3-6 8-10
Sch. 4words substitutedTreaty of Lisbon (Changes in Terminology) 2011 Sch. 1 para. 16
reg. 4(4)words substitutedTreaty of Lisbon (Changes in Terminology) 2011 Sch. 1 para. 16
reg. 6(n)(ii)word revokedDefence and Security Public Contracts 2011 Sch. 4 para. 4(2)
reg. 6(p)insertedDefence and Security Public Contracts 2011 Sch. 4 para. 4(4)
reg. 6(o)semicolon and word substituted for full stopDefence and Security Public Contracts 2011 Sch. 4 para. 4(3)
reg. 39(5)words substitutedPublic Procurement 2011 reg. 30(2)(f)
reg. 34(5)(e)(iii)(aa)words substitutedPublic Procurement 2011 reg. 30(2)(d)
reg. 34(5)(e)(i)words substitutedPublic Procurement 2011 reg. 30(2)(c)
reg. 9(1)(c)(ii)words substitutedPublic Procurement 2011 reg. 30(2)(b)
reg. 9(1)(a)words substitutedPublic Procurement 2011 reg. 30(2)(a)
reg. 2(1)words omittedPublic Procurement 2011 reg. 30(1)
reg. 39(3)words substitutedPublic Procurement 2011 reg. 30(2)(e)

PUBLIC PROCUREMENT

Made 4th January 2006

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 5th January 2006

Coming into force 31st January 2006

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by the section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 M1, hereby make the following Regulations:

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M1

1972 c. 68. Section 2(2) was amended by Schedule 8 paragraph 15 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), Schedule 8, paragraph 15(3). The function conferred upon the Minister of the Crown under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, insofar as within devolved competence, was transferred to the Scottish ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998.

Contents

  1. Part 1: GENERAL
  2. 1Citation, commencement and extent
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Utilities
  5. 4Economic operators
  6. 5Application
  7. 6General exclusions
  8. 7Exclusion of contracts awarded to affiliated undertakings or joint ventures
  9. 8Exemption in respect of certain utilities operating in the energy sector
  10. 9Exemption of contracts where activity is directly exposed to competition
  11. 10Reserved contracts
  12. 11Thresholds
  13. Part 2: TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
  14. 12Technical specifications in contract documents
  15. 13Variants
  16. Part 3: PROCEDURES LEADING TO THE AWARD OF A CONTRACT
  17. 14The open, restricted and negotiated procedures
  18. 15Periodic indicative notices
  19. 16Call for competition
  20. 17Award without a call for competition
  21. 18Framework agreements
  22. 19Dynamic purchasing systems
  23. 20Electronic auctions
  24. 21Central purchasing bodies
  25. 22Time limits
  26. Part 4: QUALIFICATION AND SELECTION OF ECONOMIC OPERATORS
  27. 23General
  28. 24Mutual recognition concerning administrative, technical or financial conditions
  29. 25Qualification system
  30. 26Criteria for rejection of economic operators
  31. 27Criteria for selection of economic operators
  32. 28Consortia
  33. 29Corporations
  34. Part 5: THE AWARD OF A CONTRACT
  35. 30Criteria for the award of a contract
  36. 31Rejection of third country tenders – supply contracts
  37. 32Contract award notices
  38. 33Information about contract award procedures
  39. Part 6: SPECIALISED CONTRACTS
  40. 34Design contests
  41. Part 7: MATTERS RELATING TO A CONTRACT
  42. 35Obligations relating to taxes, environmental protection, employment protection and working conditions
  43. 36Conditions for performance of contracts
  44. Part 8: MISCELLANEOUS
  45. 37Preservation of records
  46. 38Statistical and other reports
  47. 39Provision of reports
  48. 40Publication of notices
  49. 41Confidentiality of information
  50. 42Means of communication
  51. 43Sub contracting
  52. 44Attestation
  53. Part 9: APPLICATIONS TO THE COURT
  54. 45Enforcement of obligations
  55. 46Conciliation
  56. Part 10: REVOCATION, SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
  57. 47Revocation
  58. 48Savings and transitional provisions
  59. Signature
  60. Schedule 1UTILITIES
  61. Schedule 2ACTIVITIES CONSTITUTING WORKS
  62. Schedule 3: CATEGORIES OF SERVICES
  63. APart A
  64. BPart B
  65. Schedule 4EXTENSION TO NON MEMBER STATES
  66. Explanatory note