Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Act 2023

45 Interpretation of Part 3

(1) In this Part—

• “the Concession Contracts Regulations” (“y Rheoliadau Contractau Consesiwn”) means the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/273);

• “contracting authority” (“awdurdod contractio”) has the meaning given in section 22;

• “economic operator” (“gweithredwr economaidd”) means any person who offers the execution of works, the supply of products or the provision of services on the market;

• “framework agreement” (“cytundeb fframwaith”) means an agreement between one or more contracting authorities and one or more economic operators, the purpose of which is to establish the main terms governing public contracts (call-off contracts) to be awarded during a given period, in particular with regard to pricing the things envisaged to be procured and, where appropriate, their quantity;

• “outsourcing services contract” (“contract allanoli gwasanaethau”) has the meaning given in section 26(2);

• “prescribed contract” (“contract rhagnodedig”) has the meaning given in section 24(8);

• “the Public Contracts Regulations” (“y Rheoliadau Contractau Cyhoeddus”) means the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/102);

• “public procurement” (“caffael cyhoeddus”) has the meaning given in section 23;

• “the public services outsourcing and workforce code” (“y cod allanoli gwasanaethau cyhoeddus a’r gweithlu”) has the meaning given in section 32(1);

• “public works contract” (“contract gweithiau cyhoeddus”) has the meaning given by regulation 2(1) of the Public Contracts Regulations;

• “social public workforce clauses” (“cymalau gweithlu cyhoeddus cymdeithasol”) has the meaning given in section 33;

• “social public works clauses” (“cymalau gweithiau cyhoeddus cymdeithasol”) has the meaning given in section 27;

• “the Utilities Contracts Regulations” (“y Rheoliadau Contractau Cyfleustodau”) means the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/274);

• “voluntary organisations” (“sefydliadau gwirfoddol”) has the same meaning as “relevant voluntary organisations” within the meaning of section 74(2) of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32);

• “works” (“gweithiau”) has the meaning given by paragraph 2 of regulation 2(1) of the Public Contracts Regulations;

• “works concession contract” (“contract consesiwn gweithiau”) has the meaning given by regulations 2(1) and 3(2) of the Concession Contracts Regulations;

• “works contract” (“contract gweithiau”) has the meaning given by regulation 2(1) of the Utilities Contracts Regulations.

(2) For the purposes of this Part, the estimated value of a contract is to be determined in accordance with regulation 6(1) of the Public Contracts Regulations.