Regulation 36 Selecting sets of bids from the ranking list

OFCOM shall consider each set of bids on the ranking list in turn starting from the top of the list and working towards the bottom of the list, in order to determine if a set of bids would meet the criteria to be removed from the ranking list.

If a set of bids is to be removed from the ranking list OFCOM shall determine that bidder’s posted demand number for that lot type by reference to the bidder’s target number of lots within that set of bids.

If the set of bids is not removed from the ranking list, OFCOM shall determine if that set of bids meets the criteria to be accorded reduced status.

If the set of bids is not to be removed nor accorded reduced status, OFCOM shall consider if the next set of bids immediately lower on the list would meet the criteria to be removed from the ranking list and, if not, then consider if that set of bids is to be accorded reduced status.