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Enforced by: ICO
Status: Repealed
Penalty ceiling: Prosecution 1 of 4 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 3 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Plus 4 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

Part 1

GENERAL

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2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.001 Citation, commencement, extent and application

s.002 Definitions

Part 2

RULES IMPLEMENTING THE PUBLIC CONTRACTS DIRECTIVE

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88 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.003 Subject-matter and scope of Part 2

s.004 Mixed procurement

s.005 Threshold amounts

s.006 Methods for calculating the estimated value of procurement

s.007 Contracts in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors

s.008 Specific exclusions in the field of electronic communications

s.009 Public contracts awarded, and design contests organised, pursuant to international rules

s.010 Specific exclusions for service contracts

s.011 Service contracts awarded on the basis of an exclusive right

s.012 Public contracts between entities within the public sector

s.013 Contracts subsidised by contracting authorities

s.014 Research and development services

s.015 Defence and security

s.016 Mixed procurement involving defence or security aspects

s.017 Public contracts and design contests involving defence or security aspects which are awarded or organised pursuant to international rules

s.018 Principles of procurement

s.019 Economic operators

s.020 Reserved contracts

s.021 Confidentiality

s.022 Rules applicable to communication

s.023 Nomenclatures

s.024 Conflicts of interest

s.025 Conditions relating to international agreements by which the EU is bound, other than the GPA

s.026 Choice of procedures

s.027 Open procedure

s.028 Restricted procedure

s.029 Competitive procedure with negotiation

s.030 Competitive dialogue

s.031 Innovation partnership

s.032 Use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication

s.033 Framework agreements

s.034 Dynamic purchasing systems

s.035 Electronic auctions

s.036 Electronic catalogues

s.037 Centralised purchasing activities and central purchasing bodies

s.038 Occasional joint procurement

s.039 Procurement involving contracting authorities from other member States

s.040 Preliminary market consultations

s.041 Prior involvement of candidates or tenderers

s.042 Technical specifications

s.043 Labels

s.044 Test reports, certificates and other means of proof

s.045 Variants

s.046 Division of contracts into lots

s.047 Setting time limits

s.048 Prior information notices

s.049 Contract notices

s.050 Contract award notices

s.051 Publication on the UK e-notification service

s.052 Publication otherwise than on the UK e-notification service

s.053 Electronic availability of procurement documents

s.054 Invitations to candidates

s.055 Informing candidates and tenderers

s.056 General principles in awarding contracts etc

s.057 Exclusion grounds

s.058 Selection criteria

s.059 ... Single Procurement Document

s.060 Means of proof

s.061 Recourse to e-Certis

s.062 Quality assurance standards and environmental management standards

s.063 Reliance on the capacities of other entities

s.064 Recognition of official lists of approved economic operators and certification by certification bodies

s.065 Reduction of the number of otherwise qualified candidates to be invited to participate

s.066 Reduction of the number of tenders and solutions

s.067 Contract award criteria

s.068 Life-cycle costing

s.069 Abnormally low tenders

s.070 Conditions for performance of contracts

s.071 Subcontracting

s.072 Modification of contracts during their term

s.073 Termination of contracts

s.074 Award of contracts for social and other specific services

s.075 Publication of notices

s.076 Principles of awarding contracts

s.077 Reserved contracts for certain services

s.078 Scope of Section 8

s.079 Notices

s.080 Rules on the organisation of design contests and the selection of participants

s.081 Composition of the jury

s.082 Decisions of the jury

s.083 Retention of contract copies

s.084 Reporting and documentation requirements

s.conditions relating to international agreements by Conditions relating to international agreements by which the United Kingdom is bound, other than the GPA

s.conditions relating to the gpa Conditions relating to the GPA

s.contracts and framework agreements for health care Contracts and framework agreements for health care services

s.general provisions about regulations under this pa General provisions about regulations under this Part

s.powers to amend regulation 22 Powers to amend regulation 22

s.review and amendment of certain thresholds Review and amendment of certain thresholds

Part 3

REMEDIES

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s.089 Duty owed to economic operators from the United Kingdom and Gibraltar Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Public authorities must treat UK and Gibraltar bidders fairlyCrown / Minister / Government department

s.090 Duty owed to economic operators from GPA parties Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Contracting authorities must treat GPA country businesses fairlyCrown / Minister / Government department

s.090 Duty owed to economic operators from countries with whom the United Kingdom has an international agreement, other than the GPA Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Public bodies must treat bidders from certain international partners fairlyCrown / Minister / Government department

s.090 Duty owed to economic operators from countries with whom the EU has an international agreement, other than the GPA Prosecution

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Provide equal treatment to bidders from countries with EU trade agreementsCrown / Minister / Government department

Unlimited fine

18 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.085 Scope of Chapter 5

s.086 Notices of decisions to award a contract or conclude a framework agreement

s.087 Standstill period

s.088 Interpretation of Chapter 6

s.091 Enforcement of duties through the Court

s.092 General time limits for starting proceedings

s.093 Special time limits for seeking a declaration of ineffectiveness

s.094 Starting proceedings

s.095 Contract-making suspended by challenge to award decision

s.096 Interim orders

s.097 Remedies where the contract has not been entered into

s.098 Remedies where the contract has been entered into

s.099 Grounds for ineffectiveness

s.100 General interest grounds for not making a declaration of ineffectiveness

s.101 The consequences of ineffectiveness

s.102 Penalties in addition to, or instead of, ineffectiveness

s.103 Ineffectiveness etc. in relation to specific contracts based on a framework agreement

s.104 Injunctions against the Crown

Part 4

MISCELLANEOUS OBLIGATIONS

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12 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.105 Scope of Chapter 7

s.106 Publication of information on Contracts Finder where contract notices are used

s.107 Qualitative selection

s.108 Publication of information on Contracts Finder about contracts awarded

s.109 Scope of Chapter 8

s.110 Publication of contract opportunities on Contracts Finder

s.111 Assessing suitability etc

s.112 Publication of information on Contracts Finder about contracts awarded

s.113 Payment of undisputed invoices within 30 days by contracting authorities, contractors and subcontractors

s.114 General provisions applicable to Part 4

s.application of regulation 113a to sub-central cont Application of regulation 113A to sub-central contracting authorities

s.contractual provisions relating to the processing Contractual provisions relating to the processing of electronic invoices

Part 5

REVOCATIONS, CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS, SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

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8 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.115 Interpretation of Part 6

s.116 Revocation and amendments

s.117 General saving in respect of certain concession contracts

s.118 General transitional provision and saving where procurement procedure commenced before 26th February 2015

s.119 Transitional provision and saving where utilities procurement procedure commenced before 26th February 2015

s.120 Temporary exemption and saving for certain NHS procurements

s.121 Transitory provision prior to full commencement of regulation 22(1) to (7)

s.122 Complying with regulation 113 before 1st April 2016

Schedules

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33 other schedules

s.002 ACTIVITIES CONSTITUTING WORKS

s.003 SOCIAL AND OTHER SPECIFIC SERVICES

s.004 LIST OF PRODUCTS RELEVANT TO THRESHOLDS

s.005 PROFESSIONAL AND TRADE REGISTERS ETC.

s.sch001a PARTIES TO THE GPA

s.sch004a INTERNATIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS

s.sch006 Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998

s.sch006 Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975

s.sch006 Civil Procedure Rules 1998

s.sch006 Service Charges (Consultation Requirements) (England) Regulations 2003

s.sch006 Schools Forums (Wales) Regulations 2003

s.sch006 Service Charges (Consultation Requirements) (Wales) Regulations 2004

s.sch006 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006

s.sch006 Provision of Services Regulations 2009

s.sch006 Quality Contracts Schemes (Tendering Requirements) (England) Regulations 2009

s.sch006 Cleaner Road Transport Vehicle Regulations 2011

s.sch006 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011

s.sch006 Greater London Authority Act 1999

s.sch006 Schools Forums (England) Regulations 2012

s.sch006 National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013

s.sch006 Water Industry (Specified Infrastructure Projects) (English Undertakers) Regulations 2013

s.sch006 In regulation 6(2)— (a) in sub-paragraph (a) for “the Public...

s.sch006 In regulation 8(3)(a) for “the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 or...

s.sch006 The provisions of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006 applied by...

s.sch006 Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme Regulations 2014

s.sch006 Tax Relief for Social Investments (Accreditation of Social Impact Contractor) Regulations 2014

s.sch006 (1) Section 355 (duties of waste collection authorities etc.) is...

s.sch006 (1) Section 356 (directions by the Mayor) is amended as...

s.sch006 (1) Section 358 (information about new waste contracts) is amended...

s.sch006 In section 359 (confidential information about waste contracts) in subsection...

s.sch006 (1) Section 360 (interpretation) is amended as follows.

s.sch006 Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012

s.sch006 Health and Social Care Act 2012

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Public Contracts Regulations 2015

Does it bind you?

What it requires

GENERAL

RULES IMPLEMENTING THE PUBLIC CONTRACTS DIRECTIVE

REMEDIES

MISCELLANEOUS OBLIGATIONS

REVOCATIONS, CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS, SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

Schedules