The Utilities Contracts Regulations 1996

Periodic indicative notices

14.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) below, a utility shall, at least once every 12 months, send to the Official Journal a notice, in a form substantially corresponding to that set out in Part A of Schedule 5 and containing the information therein specified, in respect of—

(a) the supply and services contracts which the utility expects to award during the period of 12 months beginning with the date of the notice and in respect of such contracts the notice shall be sub-divided to give that information separately for each product area of goods or each category of services specified in Part A of Schedule 4; and

(b) the works contracts which the utility expects to award.

(2) The obligation under paragraph (1) above shall apply only to—

(a) supply and Part A services contracts where, at the date of despatch of the notice, the total consideration which the utility expects to be payable under—

(i) supply contracts for the purchase or hire of goods falling within the same product area;

(ii) services contracts for the provision of services falling within the same category specified in Part A of Schedule 4,

equals or exceeds 750,000 ECU.

(b) works contracts whose estimated value at the date of despatch of the notice is not less than the relevant threshold specified in regulation 10(2),

(3) A notice sent to the Official Journal in accordance with paragraph (1) above need not repeat information about contracts included in a previous periodic indicative notice, provided that the notice clearly states that it is an additional notice.