The Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016 No. 49

PART 1 S GENERAL

CHAPTER 3 S MATERIAL SCOPE

SECTION 2 S Excluded contracts and design contests; special provisions for procurement involving defence and security aspects

SUB-SECTION 4 S Specific situations

Research and development services S

31.  These Regulations only apply to procurement for the award of service contracts for research and development services which are covered by CPV Codes 73000000-2 to 73120000-9, 73300000-5, 73420000-2 and 73430000-5 provided that—

(a) the benefits accrue exclusively to the utility for use in the conduct of its own affairs; and

(b) the service provided is wholly remunerated by the utility.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 31 in force at 18.4.2016, see reg. 1(2)