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ANNEX I U.K.

CHAPTER 1 U.K. Common provisions

SECTION 2 U.K. Procurement procedures

25. Access to procurement documents and time limit to provide additional information U.K.

25.1. The contracting authority shall offer direct access free of charge by electronic means to the procurement documents from the date of publication of the contract notice or, for the procedures without contract notice or referred to in point 13, from the date of dispatch of the invitation to tender. U.K.

In justified cases, the contracting authority may transmit the procurement documents by other means it specifies if direct access by electronic means is not possible for technical reasons or if the procurement documents contain information of a confidential nature. In such cases, the second subparagraph of point 24.1 shall apply except in urgent cases as provided for in point 26.1.

The contracting authority may impose on economic operators requirements aimed at protecting the confidential nature of information contained in the procurement documents. It shall announce those requirements as well as how access to the procurement documents concerned can be obtained.

25.2. The contracting authority shall provide additional information linked to the procurement documents simultaneously and in writing to all interested economic operators as soon as possible. U.K.

The contracting authority shall not be bound to reply to requests for additional information made less than six working days before the deadline for receipt of tenders.

25.3. The contracting authority shall extend the time limit for receipt of tenders where: U.K.

(a)

it did not provide additional information at the latest six days before the deadline for the receipt of tenders although the economic operator requested it in good time;

(b)

it makes significant changes to the procurement documents.