Prospective
86Regulated below-threshold contracts: duty to consider small and medium-sized enterprisesU.K.
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(1)Before inviting the submission of tenders in relation to the award of a regulated below-threshold contract, a contracting authority must—
(a)have regard to the fact that small and medium-sized enterprises may face particular barriers in competing for a contract, and
(b)consider whether such barriers can be removed or reduced.
(2)Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to the award of a contract in accordance with a framework.
Commencement Information
I1S. 86 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 127(2)