The Public Contracts Regulations 2015

Publication of information on Contracts Finder where contract notices are used U.K.

106.—(1) Where a contracting authority [F1 submits] a contract notice to the [F2 UK e-notification service] for publication, the contracting authority shall cause information to be published on Contracts Finder within 24 hours of the time when the contracting authority becomes entitled, in accordance with regulation 52(3) and (4), to publish the notice at national level.

(2) The information to be published on Contracts Finder shall include at least the following:—

(a) the internet address at which the procurement documents are accessible;

(b) the time by which any interested economic operator must respond if it wishes to be considered;

(c) how and to whom such an economic operator is to respond; and

(d) any other requirements for participating in the procurement.

(3) In complying with this regulation, contracting authorities shall have regard to any guidance issued by the Minister for the Cabinet Office in relation to the form and manner in which information is to be published on Contracts Finder.

(4) Paragraph (5) applies if such guidance confirms that, for the time being, arrangements have been put in place by or on behalf of the Cabinet Office under which the information referred to in paragraph (2) will, without further action by contracting authorities, be extracted and published on Contracts Finder following the publication of contract notices [F3 on the UK e-notification service].

(5) In those circumstances, contracting authorities shall be deemed to have complied with paragraph (1) by virtue of [F4 submitting] the contract notice to the [F5 UK e-notification service] for publication in accordance with regulation 51.

Textual Amendments

F1 Word in reg. 106(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1319), regs. 1(2), 6(61)(a)(i) (with Sch. paras. 3-5)

F2 Words in reg. 106(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1319), regs. 1(2), 6(61)(a)(ii) (with Sch. paras. 3-5)

F3 Words in reg. 106(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1319), regs. 1(2), 6(61)(b) (with Sch. paras. 3-5)

F4 Word in reg. 106(5) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1319), regs. 1(2), 6(61)(c)(i) (with Sch. paras. 3-5)

F5 Words in reg. 106(5) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1319), regs. 1(2), 6(61)(c)(ii) (with Sch. paras. 3-5)