# The Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016, Regulation 70: Publication otherwise than on the UK e-notification service

Extent: S

(1) In addition to the publication of the notices referred to in regulations 50 and 65 to 68 on the UK e-notification service, a utility may publish the information contained in such notices on the internet on a buyer profile.
(2) A buyer profile may also include—
(a) periodic indicative notices which are published on it pursuant to regulation 65(3)(b) (periodic indicative notices);
(b) information on on-going invitations to tender, scheduled purchases, contracts concluded, procedures cancelled; and
(c) any useful general information, such as a contact point, telephone and fax number, postal address and e-mail address.
(3) The notices referred to in regulations 50 and 65 to 68, and the information contained in them, must not be published otherwise than on the UK e-notification service before they are published on that service.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 utility 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 periodic indicative notice is to be published on a buyer profile—
(a) the periodic indicative notice may not be so published before the utility submits to the UK e-notification service the notice referred to in regulation 65(4) (periodic indicative notices); and
(b) the periodic indicative notice must indicate the date of that submission.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2016/49/regulation/70 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/utilities-contracts-scotland-regulations-2016/regulation-70
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