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<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/regulation/56/3/b/2016-04-18" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2015/446/regulation/56/3/b" id="regulation-56-3-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>any unsuccessful tenderer of the reasons for the rejection of its tender, including, for the cases referred to in regulation 43(13) and (14) (technical specifications), the reasons for its decision of non-equivalence or its decision that the works, supplies or services do not meet the performance or functional requirements;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/regulation/56/3/c/2016-04-18" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2015/446/regulation/56/3/c" id="regulation-56-3-c">
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>any tenderer that has made an admissible tender of the characteristics and relative advantages of the tender selected as well as the name of the successful tenderer or the parties to the framework agreement; and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/regulation/56/3/d/2016-04-18" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2015/446/regulation/56/3/d" id="regulation-56-3-d">
<Pnumber>d</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>any tenderer that has made an admissible tender of the conduct and progress of negotiations and dialogue with tenderers.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/regulation/56/4/2016-04-18" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2015/446/regulation/56/4" id="regulation-56-4">
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>A contracting authority may decide to withhold certain information referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3), where the release of such information—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/regulation/56/4/a/2016-04-18" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2015/446/regulation/56/4/a" id="regulation-56-4-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>would impede law enforcement or otherwise be contrary to the public interest;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/regulation/56/4/b/2016-04-18" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2015/446/regulation/56/4/b" id="regulation-56-4-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>would prejudice the commercial interests of any person; or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/regulation/56/4/c/2016-04-18" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2015/446/regulation/56/4/c" id="regulation-56-4-c">
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>might prejudice fair competition between economic operators.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
</Pblock>
</Chapter>
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