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PART 4 Management of public contracts
PART 11 Appropriate authorities and cross-border procurement
SCHEDULES
PART 2 Subject-matter exempted contracts
19.Any other contract between a contracting authority and an individual...
24.A contract awarded under a procedure— (a) adopted by an...
28.A defence and security contract where— (a) the supplier is...
29.A defence and security contract awarded under a procedure adopted...
30.A defence and security contract awarded under an arrangement between...
33.A utilities contract for the supply of energy, or fuel...
36.(1) A concession contract that— (a) confers an exclusive right...
37.A concession contract for the provision of public passenger transport...
PART 2 Activities that are not utility activities
10.Wholesale or retail sale of electricity in England, Scotland or...
11.Wholesale or retail sale of gas in England, Scotland or...
13.Exploration for natural gas in England, Scotland or Wales.
16.Development of infrastructure for production of oil in England, Scotland...
17.Development of infrastructure for production of natural gas in England,...
3.In paragraph 2, “novel goods or services” means goods or...
5.The following conditions are met in relation to the public...
6.The following conditions are met in relation to the public...
8.The public contract concerns the supply of goods, services or...
9.In paragraphs 7 and 8— “existing goods, services or works”...
12.A supplier is “undergoing insolvency proceedings” if it has—
14.For the purpose of paragraph 13, urgency is unavoidable if...
17.The conditions are that— (a) the individual to whom the...
19.(1) The following conditions are met in relation to the...
20.The following conditions are met in relation to the public...
1.A mandatory exclusion ground applies to a supplier if the...
9.An offence under section 5 of the Theft (Northern Ireland)...
11.An offence under section 58 of the Civic Government (Scotland)...
12.An offence under section 113 of the Representation of the...
16.An offence under section 993 of the Companies Act 2006...
18.An offence under section 49 of the Criminal Justice and...
20.An offence under the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order...
21.An offence under section 31(1) of the National Minimum Wage...
22.An offence under the Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004 (offences relating...
26.An offence under section 27 of the Immigration Act 2016...
Discretionary exclusion grounds
2.A discretionary exclusion ground applies to a supplier if the...
3.A discretionary exclusion ground applies to a supplier if the...
6.A discretionary exclusion ground applies to a supplier if the...
8.A discretionary exclusion ground applies to a supplier if the...
9.(1) A discretionary exclusion ground applies to a supplier if—...
10.(1) A discretionary exclusion ground applies to a supplier if...
17.Other terms used in this Schedule and defined in Schedule...
Treaty state suppliers (specified international agreements)
1.The Agreement on Government Procurement signed at Marrakesh on 15...
2.Agreement establishing an Association between the United Kingdom of Great...
3.Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and...
4.Trade and Partnership Agreement between the Government of the United...
5.Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, of the one...
6.Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and...
7.Agreement Establishing an Association between the United Kingdom of Great...
8.Free Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain...
9.Strategic Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the United Kingdom of...
10.Partnership, Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the United Kingdom of...
11.Political, Free Trade and Strategic Partnership Agreement between the United...
12.Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern...
13.Partnership, Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the United Kingdom of...
14.Agreement on Trade Continuity between the United Kingdom of Great...
15.Free Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain...
16.Trade Continuity Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain...
17.Strategic Partnership, Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the United Kingdom...
18.Free Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain...
19.Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great...
20.Partnership, Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the United Kingdom of...
21.Partnership, Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the Government of the...
22.Free Trade Agreement between Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein and...
23.Free Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain...
24.Free Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain...
25.Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, signed at Santiago...
Single source defence contracts
4.(1) Section 16 (pricing of contracts: supplementary) is amended as...
6.In section 22(1)(a) (recovery of unpaid amounts), after “section” insert...
7.(1) Section 42 (single source contract regulations: general) is amended...
8.In section 43 (interpretation etc), at the appropriate place insert—...
10.(1) Section 18 (contract profit rate: supplementary) is amended as...
11.(1) Section 19 (rates etc relevant to determining contract profit...
14.In section 43 (interpretation etc), in the definition of “financial...
16.In section 30(4)(a) (application of single source contracts regime to...
17.In section 31(3) (compliance notices)— (a) in paragraph (e), omit...
19.After section 35 insert— Guidance The SSRO may issue such guidance as it considers appropriate...
20.In paragraph 10(3) of Schedule 4 (procedure of the SSRO),...
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