The Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2012
Made: 14th March 2012
Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 16th March 2012
Coming into force: 1st May 2012
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PART 1 — GENERAL
Citation, commencement and extent
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Interpretation
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Utilities
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Economic operators
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Application
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General exclusions
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Exclusion of contracts awarded to affiliated undertakings or joint ventures
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Exemption in respect of certain utilities operating in the energy sector
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Exemption of contracts where activity is directly exposed to competition
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Reserved contracts
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Thresholds
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PART 2 — TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Technical specifications in contract documents
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Variants
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PART 3 — PROCEDURES LEADING TO THE AWARD OF A CONTRACT
The open, restricted and negotiated procedures
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Periodic indicative notices
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Call for competition
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Award without a call for competition
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Framework agreements
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Dynamic purchasing systems
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Electronic auctions
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Central purchasing bodies
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Time limits
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PART 4 — QUALIFICATION AND SELECTION OF ECONOMIC OPERATORS
General
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Mutual recognition concerning administrative, technical or financial conditions
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Qualification system
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Criteria for rejection of economic operators
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Criteria for selection of economic operators
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Consortia
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Corporations
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PART 5 — THE AWARD OF A CONTRACT
Criteria for the award of a contract
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Rejection of third country tenders – supply contracts
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Contract award notices
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Information about contract award procedures and standstill period
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PART 6 — SPECIALISED CONTRACTS
Design contests
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PART 7 — MATTERS RELATING TO A CONTRACT
Obligations relating to taxes, environmental protection, employment protection and working conditions
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Conditions for performance of contracts
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PART 8 — MISCELLANEOUS
Preservation of records
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Statistical and other reports
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Provision of reports
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Publication of notices
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Confidentiality of information
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Means of communication
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Sub-contracting
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PART 9 — APPLICATIONS TO THE COURT
Enforcement of obligations
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Powers and duties of the court
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Ineffectiveness orders
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Financial penalties
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PART 10 — REVOCATION, SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
Revocations
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Savings and transitional provisions
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Consequential amendments
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SCHEDULE 1 — UTILITIES
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