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48.—(1) Contracting authorities may make known their intentions of planned procurements through the publication of a prior information notice.
(2) Such notices shall contain the information set out in section I of part B of Annex V to the Public Contracts Directive[F1, but as if—
(a)in paragraph 2, “the second and third subparagraph of Article 53(1)” were a reference to regulation 53(3) and (4) of these Regulations; and
(b)in paragraph 9, “date of dispatch” were a reference to the date on which the notice is submitted to the UK e-notification service for the purposes of these Regulations].
(3) A contracting authority wishing to publish a prior information notice shall—
(a)[F2submit] it for publication in accordance with regulation 51; or
(b)publish it on the contracting authority's buyer profile in accordance with regulation 52.
[F3(4) Where the prior information notice is published by the contracting authority on its buyer profile, the contracting authority shall [F4submit] for publication, in accordance with regulation 51, a notice containing the information set out in Part A of Annex V to the Public Contracts Directive][F5, but as if, in paragraph 6, “date of dispatch” were a reference to the date on which the notice is submitted to the UK e-notification service for the purposes of these Regulations].
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(7) The period covered by the prior information notice shall be a maximum of 12 months from the date on which the notice is transmitted for publication.
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Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 48(2)(a)(b) and words inserted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1319), regs. 1(2), 6(31)(a) (with Sch. paras. 3-5)
F2Word in reg. 48(3)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1319), regs. 1(2), 6(31)(b) (with Sch. paras. 3-5)
F3Reg. 48(4) substituted (18.4.2016) by The Public Procurement (Amendments, Repeals and Revocations) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/275), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 11 (with reg. 5)
F4Word in reg. 48(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1319), regs. 1(2), 6(31)(c)(i) (with Sch. paras. 3-5)
F5Words in reg. 48(4) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1319), regs. 1(2), 6(31)(c)(ii) (with Sch. paras. 3-5)
F6Reg. 48(5) omitted (E.N.I.) (25.5.2023) by virtue of The Public Procurement (International Trade Agreements) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/484), reg. 2(16) (with regs. 1(4)(a), 5) and omitted (W.) (26.5.2023) by virtue of The Public Procurement (International Trade Agreements) (Amendment) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/567), reg. 2(16) (with reg. 5)
F7Reg. 48(6) omitted (E.N.I.) (25.5.2023) by virtue of The Public Procurement (International Trade Agreements) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/484), regs. 1(2), 2(16) (with regs. 1(4)(a), 5) and omitted (W.) (26.5.2023) by virtue of The Public Procurement (International Trade Agreements) (Amendment) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/567), regs. 1(2), 2(16) (with reg. 5)
F8Reg. 48(8) omitted (E.N.I.) (25.5.2023) by virtue of The Public Procurement (International Trade Agreements) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/484), reg. 2(16) (with regs. 1(4)(a), 5) and omitted (W.) (26.5.2023) by virtue of The Public Procurement (International Trade Agreements) (Amendment) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/567), reg. 2(16) (with reg. 5)