The Electricity and Gas (Competitive Tenders for Smart Meter Communication Licences) Regulations 2012

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 Introductory

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

3. PART 2 Scope of and requirement for a tender exercise

   1. 3. Scope of Regulations

   2. 4. Scope of a tender exercise and consideration of submissions to the competent authority

4. PART 3 Conduct of a tender exercise

   1. 5. Conduct of a tender exercise

5. PART 4 Stages of a tender exercise

   1. 6. Stages of a tender exercise

6. PART 5 Commencement of a tender exercise

   1. 7. Commencement of a tender exercise

7. PART 6 Qualification stage

   1. 8. Qualification and confidentiality

   2. 9. Determination of qualifying bidders at the qualification stage

8. PART 7 Proposal stage

   1. 10. Proposal stage

   2. 11. Proposal stage: first tender exercise

   3. 12. Determination of preferred applicants at the proposal stage

9. PART 8 Best and final offer stage

   1. 13. Best and final offer stage

   2. 14. Best and final offer stage: dialogue phase

   3. 15. Best and final offer stage: final offer phase

   4. 16. Best and final offer stage: evaluation

10. PART 9 Preferred applicant stage

    1. 17. Notification of preferred applicant and reserve applicant

11. PART 10 Notification of successful applicant

    1. 18. Notification of successful applicant

    2. 19. Information in respect of successful applicant

12. PART 11 Withdrawal

    1. 20. Withdrawal

13. PART 12 Cancellation

    1. 21. Cancellation

14. PART 13 Disqualification from a tender exercise

    1. 22. Disqualification

15. PART 14 Miscellaneous

    1. 23. Bidder groups

    2. 24. Changes to delivery of documents or actions

16. Signature

17. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       Qualification stage

       1. The information specified in this Schedule in relation to a...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       Proposal stage

       1. The information specified in this Schedule in relation to a...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       Best and final offer stage

       1. The information specified in this Schedule in relation to a...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       Events of cancellation

       1. The events in this Schedule are— (a) the competent authority...

    5. SCHEDULE 5

       Disqualification events

       1. 1. The events in this Schedule are that a tender participant...

       2. 2. In this Schedule, “competition document” means a document to be...

       3. 3. In paragraph 1(e), “insider information” means information which—

       4. 4. In paragraph 1(i)— (a) “relevant person” means a person acting...

       5. 5. A reference in this Schedule (other than in paragraph 1(h)),...

18. Explanatory Note