Scope of Chapter 2E+W+N.I.
94. This Chapter applies to—
(a)design contests organised as part of a procurement procedure for a service contract, provided that the estimated value of the contract ([F1inclusive] of VAT) and including any possible prizes or payments to participants is equal to or greater than the threshold mentioned in regulation 16(1)(a);
(b)design contests where the total amount of contest prizes and payments to participants including the value ([F2inclusive] of VAT) of the service contract, which might subsequently be concluded following a negotiated procedure without prior call for competition in accordance with regulation 50(1)(j) if the utility does not exclude such an award in the contest notice, is equal to or greater than the threshold mentioned in regulation 16(1)(a).
Textual Amendments
F1Word in reg. 94(a) substituted (1.1.2022) by The Public Procurement (Agreement on Government Procurement) (Thresholds) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1221), regs. 1(1), 5(3)(c)(i) (with reg. 7)
F2Word in reg. 94(b) substituted (1.1.2022) by The Public Procurement (Agreement on Government Procurement) (Thresholds) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1221), regs. 1(1), 5(3)(c)(ii) (with reg. 7)