18.—(1) Where an authority that is a contracting authority proposes to [F1award a public contract following a competitive tendering procedure] it must have due regard to whether the award criteria should include considerations relevant to its performance of the general duty.
(2) Where an authority that is a contracting authority proposes to stipulate conditions relating to the performance of a [F2public contract] it must have due regard to whether the conditions should include considerations relevant to its performance of the general duty.
[F3(3) In this regulation, “award criteria” (“meini prawf”), “competitive tendering procedure” (“gweithdrefn dendro gystadleuol”), “contracting authority” (“awdurdodcontractio”), and “public contract” (“contract cyhoeddus”) have the same meaning as in the Procurement Act 2023.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 18(1) substituted (24.2.2025) by The Procurement (Wales) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/782), regs. 1(2), 50(2)(a) (with reg. 2) (S.I. 2024/716, Sch. (as amended by S.I. 2024/959, regs. 1(2), 2(7)(a))
F2Words in reg. 18(2) substituted (24.2.2025) by The Procurement (Wales) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/782), regs. 1(2), 50(2)(b) (with reg. 2) (S.I. 2024/716, Sch. (as amended by S.I. 2024/959, regs. 1(2), 2(7)(a))
F3Reg. 18(3) substituted (24.2.2025) by The Procurement (Wales) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/782), regs. 1(2), 50(2)(c) (with reg. 2) (S.I. 2024/716, Sch. (as amended by S.I. 2024/959, regs. 1(2), 2(7)(a))
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 18 in force at 6.4.2011, see reg. 1(2)