The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006 (revoked)

1Citation, commencement and extent

2Interpretation

4Economic operators

6General exclusions

7Exclusion of contracts awarded to affiliated undertakings or joint ventures

8Exemption in respect of certain utilities operating in the energy sector

9Exemption of contracts where activity is directly exposed to competition

10Reserved Contracts

PART 2TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

12Technical specifications in contract documents

PART 3PROCEDURES LEADING TO THE AWARD OF A CONTRACT

14The open, restricted and negotiated procedures

15Periodic indicative notices

16Call for competition

17Award without a call for competition

18Framework agreements

19Dynamic purchasing systems

20Electronic auctions

21Central purchasing bodies

PART 4QUALIFICATION AND SELECTION OF ECONOMIC OPERATORS

24Mutual recognition concerning administrative, technical or financial conditions

25Qualification system

26Criteria for rejection of economic operators

27Criteria for selection of economic operators

29ANotification

PART 5THE AWARD OF A CONTRACT

30Criteria for the award of a contract

31Rejection of third country tenders - supply contracts

32Contract award notices

33Information about contract award procedures

33AStandstill period

PART 6SPECIALISED CONTRACTS

34Design contests

PART 7MATTERS RELATING TO A CONTRACT

35Obligations relating to taxes, environmental protection, employment protection and working conditions

36Conditions for performance of contracts

PART 8MISCELLANEOUS

37Preservation of records

38Statistical and other reports

39Provision of reports

40Publication of notices

41Confidentiality of information

42Means of communication

43Sub-contracting

PART 9APPLICATIONS TO THE COURT

45Interpretation of Part 9

45ADuty owed to economic operators

45BDuty owed to GPA economic operators

45CEnforcement of duties through the Court

45DGeneral time limits for starting proceedings

45ESpecial time limits for seeking a declaration of ineffectiveness

45FStarting proceedings

45GContract-making suspended by challenge to award decision

45HInterim orders

45IRemedies where the contract has not been entered into

45JRemedies where the contract has been entered into

45KGrounds for ineffectiveness

45LGeneral interest grounds for not making a declaration of ineffectiveness

45MThe consequences of ineffectiveness

45NPenalties in addition to, or instead of, ineffectiveness

45OIneffectiveness etc. in relation to specific contracts under a framework agreement

45PInjunctions against the Crown

PART 10REVOCATION, SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

48Savings and transitional provisions

SCHEDULE 1UTILITIES

SCHEDULE 2ACTIVITIES CONSTITUTING WORKS

SCHEDULE 3CATEGORIES OF SERVICES

SCHEDULE 4EXTENSION TO NON-MEMBER STATES

2006 No. 6

PUBLIC PROCUREMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES

PUBLIC PROCUREMENT, NORTHERN IRELAND

The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006 (revoked)F1

Made9th January 2006

Laid before Parliament9th January 2006

Coming into force31st January 2006

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Annotations:

Amendments (Textual)

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Regulations revoked (18.4.2017) by The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/274), regs. 1(1), 121(a) (with regs. 122, 123)