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