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CHAPTER 1 CITATION, COMMENCEMENT, EXTENT, DEFINITIONS AND SUBJECT-MATTER
Exclusions applicable to all utilities and special exclusions for the water and energy sectors
17.Exclusion: Contracts awarded for the purpose of resale or lease to third parties
18.Exclusion: Contracts and design contests awarded or organised for purposes other than the pursuit of a covered activity or for the pursuit of such an activity outside the United Kingdom
19.Exclusion: Contracts awarded and design contests organised pursuant to international rules
21.Exclusion: Service contracts awarded on the basis of an exclusive right
22.Exclusion: Contracts awarded by certain utilities for the purchase of water and for the supply of energy or of fuels for the production of energy
Procurement involving defence and security aspects
24.Mixed procurement covering the same activity and involving defence and security aspects
25.Procurement covering several activities and involving defence or security aspects
26.Contracts and design contests involving defence and security aspects which are awarded or organised pursuant to international rules
Special relations (cooperation, affiliated undertakings and joint ventures)
Activities directly exposed to competition and related procedural provisions
PART 2 RULES APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS
CHAPTER 2 TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTS FOR ELECTRONIC AND AGGREGATED PROCUREMENT
PART 3 PARTICULAR PROCUREMENT REGIMES
CHAPTER 2 APPLICATIONS TO THE COURT
100.Duty owed to economic operators , including those from countries with whom the EU has a relevant international agreement other than the GPA
100B.Duty owed to economic operators from countries with whom the United Kingdom has an international agreement, other than the GPA
102.Automatic Suspension of utility’s power to proceed with contract award
106.General interest grounds for not making a declaration of ineffectiveness
PART 6 REVOCATIONS, CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS, SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
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