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The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016

Consolidated Text As Enacted Cited authorities 75 Cited in Amendments 9 Related
Vincent
JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2016/274
Year2016
(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016.(2) Except for the provisions mentioned in paragraphs (3) and (4) , these Regulations come into force on 18th April 2016.for the purposes of regulations 45(6) , 52(13) , 54(4) , 73(4) and 124(2) (a) on 18th April 2016for the purposes of regulation 55(7) , on 18th April 2017;for all other purposes, on 18th October 2018.(4) Regulation 55(7) comes into force on 18th April 2017.These Regulations do not extend to Scotland.(1) In these Regulations—
  • “accelerated open procedure” means an open procedure in which the utility has exercised the power conferred by regulation 45(5) to fix a time limit for the receipt of tenders which is shorter than the minimum specified in regulation 45(2) .
  • “ancillary purchasing activities” means activities consisting of the provision of support to purchasing activities, in particular in the following forms—
    • (a) technical infrastructure enabling utilities to award public contracts or to conclude framework agreements for works, supplies or services;
    • (b) advice on the conduct or design of procurement procedures;
    • (c) preparation and management of procurement procedures on behalf and for the account of the utility concerned;
  • “call for competition” means a call for competition made in a manner permitted by regulation 44(4) or, where relevant, one of the notices referred to in regulation 91(1) or a contest notice;
  • “candidate” means an economic operator that has sought an invitation or has been invited to take part in a restricted or negotiated procedure, a competitive dialogue or an innovation partnership;
  • “central purchasing body” means a utility, within the meaning of regulation 5, or a contracting authority, within the meaning of regulation 2(1) of the Public Contracts Regulations, which provides centralised purchasing activities and which may also...

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