SCHEDULETRANSITIONAL AND SAVINGS PROVISIONS

PART 4PROVISIONS COMMENCED 12 MONTHS AFTER IP COMPLETION DAY

Saving in relation to procurements commenced before regulations 5, 7 and 9 come into force11

For the purposes of this Part, a procurement has been commenced before the second commencement date if, before that date—

a

a notice has been submitted to the UK e-notification service in accordance with applicable Procurement Regulations in order to—

i

invite offers or requests to be selected to tender for or to negotiate in respect of a proposed contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system, or

ii

publicise an intention to hold a design contest,

b

the contracting authority or utility has had published any form of advertisement seeking offers or expressions of interest in a proposed contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system, or

c

the contracting authority or utility has contacted any economic operator in order to—

i

seek expressions of interest or offers in respect of a proposed contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system, or

ii

respond to an unsolicited expression of interest or offer received from that economic operator in relation to a proposed contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system.