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28.—(1) A contracting authority or utility shall not disclose information which has been forwarded to it by an economic operator and designated by that economic operator as confidential, including, but not limited to, technical or trade secrets and the confidential aspects of tenders.
(2) Paragraph (1) is without prejudice to—
(a)any other provisions of these Regulations, including the obligations relating to the advertising of awarded concession contracts and the provision of information to candidates and tenderers set out in regulations 32 and 40 respectively;
(b)the Freedom of Information Act 2000(1);
(c)any other requirement, or permission, for the disclosure of information that is applicable under the law of England and Wales or, as the case may be, Northern Ireland.
(3) Contracting authorities and utilities may impose on economic operators requirements aimed at protecting the confidential nature of information which they make available throughout the concession contract award procedure.
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