The Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011

Security of supplyU.K.

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39.—(1) The contracting authority must specify, in the contract documents, its security of supply requirements.

(2) Where a contracting authority specifies its requirements in accordance with paragraph (1), the contracting authority may require that the tender contain particulars including the following—

(a)certification or documentation demonstrating to the satisfaction of the contracting authority that the economic operator will be able to honour its obligations regarding the export, transfer and transit of goods associated with the contract, including any supporting documentation received F1...;

(b)an indication of any restriction on the contracting authority regarding disclosure, transfer or use of the products and services or any result of those products and services, which would result from export control or security arrangements;

(c)certification or documentation demonstrating that the organisation and location of the economic operator's supply chain will allow it to comply with the requirements of the contracting authority concerning security of supply set out in the contract documents, and a commitment to ensure that possible changes in its supply chain during the execution of the contract will not adversely affect compliance with these requirements;

(d)a commitment from the economic operator to establish or maintain the capacity required to meet additional needs required by the contracting authority as a result of a crisis, according to terms and conditions to be agreed;

(e)any supporting documentation received from the economic operator's national authorities regarding the fulfilment of additional needs required by the contracting authority as a result of a crisis;

(f)a commitment from the economic operator to carry out the maintenance, modernisation or adaptation of the goods covered by the contract;

(g)a commitment from the economic operator to inform the contracting authority in due time of any change in its organisation, supply chain or industrial strategy that may affect its obligations to the contracting authority;

(h)a commitment from the economic operator to provide the contracting authority, according to terms and conditions to be agreed, with all specific means necessary for the production of spare parts, components, assemblies and special testing equipment, including technical drawings, licences and instructions for use, in the event that it is no longer able to provide these goods.

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