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PART ONEU.K. COMMON PROVISIONS

[F1TITLE V U.K. PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AND CONCESSIONS]

CHAPTER 1 U.K. General provisions

[F1Section 3 U.K. Procurement procedures]

[F1Article 156 U.K. Tender guarantees (Article 111(3) of the Financial Regulation)

1. The contracting authority may require a tender guarantee, submitted in accordance with Article 163, representing 1 % to 2 % of the total value of the contract.

2. The contracting authority shall call in the tender guarantee if the tender is withdrawn before contract signature.

The contracting authority shall release the tender guarantee:

(a) for tenderers rejected as referred to in point (b) of Article 159(2) and tenders rejected as referred to in point (c) of Article 159(2), after information on the outcome of the procedure;

(b) for tenders ranked as referred to in point (e) of Article 159(2), when the contract is signed.]