
2011 No. 1848
Public Procurement
The Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (revoked)
Made 28th July 2011
Laid before Parliament 29th July 2011
Coming into force 21st August 2011
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PART 1 GENERAL
Citation and commencement
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Review
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Interpretation
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Contracting authorities
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Economic operators
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Application
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General exclusions
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Reserved contracts
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Thresholds
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Confidential information
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Classified information
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PART 2 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Technical specifications in the contract documents
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Variants
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PART 3 PROCEDURES LEADING TO THE AWARD OF A CONTRACT
Prior information notices
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Selection of contract award procedures
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Use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice
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The restricted procedure
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The negotiated procedure
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The competitive dialogue procedure
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Framework agreements
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Electronic auctions
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Central purchasing bodies
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PART 4 SELECTION OF ECONOMIC OPERATORS
Criteria for the rejection of economic operators
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Information as to economic and financial standing
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Information as to technical or professional ability
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Supplementary information
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Official lists of approved economic operators
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Consortia
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Corporations
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Notification
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PART 5 THE AWARD OF A CONTRACT
Criteria for the award of a contract
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Contract award notice
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Information about contract award procedures
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Standstill period
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PART 6 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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Sub-contracting
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Security of information
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Security of supply
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PART 7 RULES APPLICABLE TO SUB-CONTRACTING
CHAPTER 1
Sub-contracts awarded by economic operators which are not contracting authorities
Scope
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Principles
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Thresholds and rules on advertising
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Award of a sub-contract without publication of a sub-contract notice
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Criteria for qualitative selection of sub-contractors
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CHAPTER 2
Sub-contracts awarded by economic operators which are contracting authorities
Rules to be applied
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PART 8 MISCELLANEOUS
Statistical and other reports
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Provision of reports
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Publication of notices
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Means of communication
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PART 9 Applications to the Court
Interpretation of Part 9
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Duty owed to economic operators
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Enforcement of duties through the Court
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General time limits for starting proceedings
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Special time limits for seeking a declaration of ineffectiveness
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Starting proceedings
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Contract-making suspended by challenge to award decision
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Interim orders
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Remedies where the contract has not been entered into
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Remedies where the contract has been entered into
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Grounds for ineffectiveness
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General interest grounds for not making a declaration of ineffectiveness
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The consequences of ineffectiveness
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Penalties in addition to, or instead of, ineffectiveness
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Ineffectiveness etc in relation to specific contracts based on a framework agreement
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Injunctions against the Crown
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PART 9A REGULATION-MAKING POWERS
Modification of the 1958 List for the purposes of these Regulations
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Requirements relating to equipment for electronic receipt of documents
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General provisions about regulations under this Part
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PART A10 PROCESSING OF INVOICES SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY
Contractual provisions relating to the processing of electronic invoices
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Application of regulation A66 to utilities and sub-central contracting authorities
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PART 10 Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions
Consequential amendments, repeals and revocations
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Transitional provisions
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SCHEDULE A1
MODIFICATIONS OF ANNEX 4 TO THE DEFENCE AND SECURITY PROCUREMENT DIRECTIVE FOR THE PURPOSES OF THESE REGULATIONS

Regulations 3(1), 14(4), 17(20), and 32(1) and (2)
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SCHEDULE 1
ACTIVITIES CONSTITUTING WORKS
Regulation 3(1)

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SCHEDULE 2
CATEGORIES OF SERVICES
Regulation 3(2)

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SCHEDULE 3
PROFESSIONAL OR TRADE REGISTERS
Regulation 23(4)(k) Services Contracts
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SCHEDULE 4
CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS, REPEALS AND REVOCATIONS
Regulation 66
Public Contracts Regulations 2006
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Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2006
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Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006
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Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2006
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Quality Contracts Schemes (Tendering Requirements)
			(England) Regulations 2009
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