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Reduction of the number of otherwise qualified candidates to be invited to participateU.K.
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65.—(1) In restricted procedures, competitive procedures with negotiation, competitive dialogue procedures and innovation partnerships, contracting authorities may limit the number of candidates meeting the selection criteria that they will invite to tender or to conduct a dialogue, provided that the minimum number of qualified candidates is available, in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation.
(2) Contracting authorities shall indicate, in the contract notice F1..., the objective and non-discriminatory criteria or rules they intend to apply, the minimum number of candidates they intend to invite and, where applicable the maximum number.
(3) In the restricted procedure, the minimum number of candidates shall be 5.
(4) In the competitive procedure with negotiation, the competitive dialogue procedure and the innovation partnership procedure, the minimum number of candidates shall be 3.
(5) In any event the number of candidates invited shall be sufficient to ensure genuine competition.
(6) Contracting authorities shall invite a number of candidates at least equal to the minimum number indicated in accordance with paragraph (2).
(7) But where the number of candidates meeting the selection criteria and the minimum levels of ability as referred to in regulation 58(19) is below that minimum number, the contracting authority may continue the procedure by inviting the candidates with the required capabilities.
(8) In the context of the same procedure, the contracting authority shall not include economic operators that did not request to participate, or candidates that do not have the required capabilities.
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F1Words in reg. 65(2) omitted (E.N.I.) (25.5.2023) by virtue of The Public Procurement (International Trade Agreements) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/484), reg. 2(22) (with regs. 1(4)(a), 5) and omitted (W.) (26.5.2023) by virtue of The Public Procurement (International Trade Agreements) (Amendment) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/567), reg. 2(22) (with reg. 5)
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C1Reg. 65 modified (18.4.2017) by The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/274), regs. 1(2), 80(4)(b)
C2Reg. 65 modified (18.4.2017) by The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/274), regs. 1(2), 52(27)(b)
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