Prospective
GeneralU.K.
7(1)A contract is an exempted contract if it is—
(a)a contract of a kind listed in this Part of this Schedule;
(b)a framework for the future award of contracts only of a kind listed in this Part of this Schedule.
(2)But a Part 2-only contract is not an exempted contract if, on award of the contract, a contracting authority considers that—
(a)the goods, services or works representing the main purpose of the contract could reasonably be supplied under a separate contract, and
(b)that contract would not be a contract of a kind listed in this Part of this Schedule.
(3)In considering whether goods, services or works could reasonably be supplied under a separate contract, a contracting authority may, for example, have regard to the practical and financial consequences of awarding more than one contract.
(4)In this paragraph “Part 2-only contract” means a contract of a kind listed in this Part of this Schedule that is not of a kind listed in Part 1 of this Schedule.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 2 para. 7 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 127(2)