The Concession Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016

Mixed Procurement

22.—(1) A concession contract which has as its subject-matter both works and services must be awarded in accordance with the provisions applicable to the type of concession contract that characterises the main subject-matter of the contract in question.

(2) In the case of a mixed concession contract consisting partly of social and other specific services listed in Schedule 3 and partly of other services, the main subject-matter must be determined in accordance with which of the estimated values of the respective services is the highest.

(3) If the different parts of a given contract are objectively separable—

(a) in the case of a contract which has as its subject-matter elements covered by these Regulations as well as other elements, a contracting entity may choose to award separate contracts for the separate parts or to award a single contract;

(b) if a contracting entity chooses to award separate contracts for separate parts, the decision as to which legal regime applies to any one of such separate contracts shall be taken on the basis of the characteristics of the separate part concerned;

(c) if a contracting entity chooses to award a single contract, these Regulations, unless otherwise provided in sub-paragraph (d), apply to the ensuing mixed contract, irrespective of—

(i) the value of the parts that would otherwise fall under a different legal regime,

(ii) which legal regime those parts would otherwise have been subject to;

(d) in the case of a mixed contract containing elements of a concession contract as well as elements of a public contract covered by the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or a contract covered by the Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016, the mixed contract must be awarded in accordance with regulation 4(7) (mixed procurement) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or regulation 6(6)(b) (procurement covering several activities) of the Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016, respectively.

(4) If the different parts of a given contract are objectively not separable—

(a) the applicable legal regime must be determined on the basis of the main subject-matter of that contract; and

(b) if that contract involves both elements of a services concession contract and of a supply contract, the main subject-matter shall be determined according to which of the estimated values of the respective services or supplies is the highest.

(5) If part of a given contract is covered by Article 346 of the TFEU or the Defence and Security Regulations, regulation 23 (mixed procurement involving defence or security aspects) applies instead of paragraphs (1) to (4).

(6) In the case of a contract intended to cover several activities, one of them being an activity listed in Schedule 2 to these Regulations or subject to the Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016, the applicable provisions shall be established in accordance with regulation 24 (contracts covering both activities listed in Schedule 2 and other activities) of these Regulations and regulation 6 (procurement covering several activities) of the Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016, respectively.