Citation, commencement and extent

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Amendments to Acts of Parliament

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Amendments to statutory instruments

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Repeals and revocations

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[^F1Transitional provisions _I1

5.—(1) Nothing in these Regulations affects any contract award procedure or design contest commenced before 18th April 2016.

(2) For that purpose, a contract award procedure or design contest has been commenced before 18th April 2016 if, before that date—

(a)a contract notice has been sent to the Official Journal in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015(5) in order to invite offers or requests to be selected to tender for, or to negotiate in respect of, a proposed public contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system;

(b)the contracting authority has had published any form of advertisement seeking offers or expressions of interest in a proposed public contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system;

(c)the contracting authority has contacted any economic operator in order to—

(i)seek expressions of interest or offers in respect of a proposed public contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system; or

(ii)respond to an unsolicited expression of interest or offer received from that economic operator in relation to a proposed public contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system; or

(d)a contest notice has been sent to the Official Journal in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for the purpose of regulation 79 of those Regulations.

(3) Nothing in these Regulations affects the award of a specific contract based on a framework agreement where the framework agreement was concluded—

(a)before 18th April 2016; or

(b)on or after that date following a contract award procedure which, by virtue of paragraph (1), was not affected by these Regulations.

(4) Nothing in these Regulations affects the award of a specific contract under a dynamic purchasing system where the system was established—

(a)before 18th April 2016; or

(b)on or after that date following a contract award procedure which, by virtue of paragraph (1), was not affected by these Regulations.

(5) Nothing in these Regulations affects a contract awarded—

(a)before 18th April 2016; or

(b)on or after that date but where the award itself was not, by virtue of paragraphs (1) to (4), affected by these Regulations.

(6) In this regulation, “contracting authority”, “design contests”, “dynamic purchasing system”, “economic operator”, “framework agreement”, “Official Journal” and “public contract” have the same meanings as in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 .

(7) In so far as this regulation relates to contracts affected by the amendments and modifications made by paragraphs 48 to 50 of Schedule 2—

(a) the reference in regulation 5(2)(a) to the “Public Contracts Regulations 2015” is a reference to the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006 ( 6 ) ;

(b) the references in regulation 5(2)(b) and (c) to the “contracting authority” are references to a “licenced infrastructure provider” or an “incumbent undertaker” (as the case may be) within the meaning of the Water Industry (Specified Infrastructure Projects) (English Undertakers) Regulations 2013 ( 7 ) ;

(c) the references in regulation 5(2) to a “proposed public contract” are references to a “proposed contract”. ^F1]

Regulation 2

^F1SCHEDULE 1 Amendments to Acts of Parliament

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Regulation 3

^F1SCHEDULE 2 Amendments to statutory instruments

PART 1 The Public Contracts Regulations 2015

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PART 2 Other statutory instruments

Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975

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Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1979

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Heavy Goods Vehicles (Charging for the Use of Certain Infrastructure on the Trans-European Road Network) Regulations 2009

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Quality Contracts Schemes (Tendering Requirements) (England) Regulations 2009

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Cleaner Road Transport Vehicles Regulations 2011_I3,I4,I5

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(3) In the definition of “contract notice” for “Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006” substitute “Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016”.

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(6) In paragraph (a) of the definition of “economic operator” for “or the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006” substitute “, the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 or the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (as applicable)”.

(7) In the definition of “procurement procedure”, for paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b)the open procedure, the restricted procedure, the negotiated procedure with prior call for competition, the negotiated procedure without prior call for competition, competitive dialogue or an innovation partnership within the meaning of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016;”.

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(2) In paragraph (3) for sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) substitute—

“(b)the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 apply in respect of that contract;

(c)the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 apply in respect of that contract; or

(d)that contract is to be entered into by an operator and the condition specified in paragraph (4) is satisfied.”.

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[^F1 37. For regulation 6(3) and (4) (enforcement of duties) substitute—

“(3) Subject to paragraph (4), Part 5 of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 has effect as if any reference in that Part to—

(a)the duty owed in accordance with regulation 104 of those Regulations included reference to the duty owed in accordance with paragraph (1);

(b)a utility included a reference to an operator;

(c)an economic operator included any person who is an economic operator for the purpose of these Regulations.

(3A) Subject to paragraph (4), Part 5 of the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 has effect as if any reference in that Part to—

(a)the duty owed in accordance with regulation 50 of those Regulations included reference to that duty owed in accordance with paragraph (1);

(b)a contracting authority or a utility included a reference to an operator;

(c)an economic operator included any person who is an economic operator for the purpose of these Regulations.

(4) Where Part 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or Parts 5 of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 or the Concessions Contracts Regulations 2016 have effect in relation to an economic operator by virtue of paragraph (2)(b), (3)(b) or (3A)(b)—

(a)the operator does not owe any duty under that Part to a person who is not a national of or established in an EEA State;

(b)in proceedings against an operator under that Part the Court may not make a declaration of ineffectiveness, an order imposing a civil financial penalty or an order shortening the duration of the contract;

(c)the operator is not required to refrain from entering into any contract by reason of any proceedings having been started under that Part.”.^F1]

Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011

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The Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2011

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National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013

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Water Industry (Specified Infrastructure Projects) (English Undertakers) Regulations 2013

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Regulation 4

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