The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 No. 102

PART 2 U.K. RULES IMPLEMENTING THE PUBLIC CONTRACTS DIRECTIVE

CHAPTER 2 U.K. RULES ON PUBLIC CONTRACTS

SECTION 5 U.K. Conduct of the Procedure

SUB-SECTION 6 U.K. Publication and transparency

Publication [F1 otherwise than on the UK e-notification service] U.K.

Publication on buyer profiles

52.—(1) In addition to the publication of the notices refered to in regulations [F2 34,] 48, 49, 50, 75 and 79 [F3 on the UK e-notification service], contracting authorities may publish the information contained in them on the internet on a buyer profile.

(2) A buyer profile may also include (in addition to the prior information notices referred to in regulation 48(3)(b))—

(a) information on ongoing invitations to tender, scheduled purchases, contracts concluded, procedures cancelled; and

(b) any useful general information, such as a contact point, a telephone and a fax number, a postal address and an e-mail address.

Timing and content of publication at national level

(3) The notices referred to in regulations [F4 34,] 48, 49, 50F5 ... and 79, and the information contained in them, shall not be published [F6 otherwise than on the UK e-notification service before they are published on that service].

(4) But publication may in any event take place [F7 otherwise than on the UK e-notification service] where contracting authorities have not been notified of the publication [F8 on that service within 48 hours after the notice was submitted to that service].

(5) Notices published [F9 otherwise than on the UK e-notification service] shall not contain information other than that contained in the notices [F10 submitted to that service] or published on a buyer profile, but shall indicate the date of [F11 submission of the notice to that service] or its publication on the buyer profile.

(6) Where a prior information notice is to be published on a buyer profile for the purposes of regulation 48(3)(b)—

(a) the prior information notice may not be so published before the notice referred to in regulation 48(4)(b) is [F12 submitted to the UK e-notification service]; and

(b) the prior information notice shall indicate the date of that [F13 submission].

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 52 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1319), regs. 1(2), 6(35)(a) (with Sch. paras. 3-5)

F2 Word in reg. 52(1) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1319), regs. 1(2), 6(35)(b)(i) (with Sch. paras. 3-5)

F3 Words in reg. 52(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1319), regs. 1(2), 6(35)(b)(ii) (with Sch. paras. 3-5)

F4 Word in reg. 52(3) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1319), regs. 1(2), 6(35)(c)(i) (with Sch. paras. 3-5)

F5 Word in reg. 52(3) omitted (18.4.2016) by virtue of The Public Procurement (Amendments, Repeals and Revocations) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/275), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 13 (with reg. 5)

F6 Words in reg. 52(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1319), regs. 1(2), 6(35)(c)(ii) (with Sch. paras. 3-5)

F7 Words in reg. 52(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1319), regs. 1(2), 6(35)(d)(i) (with Sch. paras. 3-5)

F8 Words in reg. 52(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1319), regs. 1(2), 6(35)(d)(ii) (with Sch. paras. 3-5)

F9 Words in reg. 52(5) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1319), regs. 1(2), 6(35)(e)(i) (with Sch. paras. 3-5)

F10 Words in reg. 52(5) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1319), regs. 1(2), 6(35)(e)(ii) (with Sch. paras. 3-5)

F11 Words in reg. 52(5) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1319), regs. 1(2), 6(35)(e)(iii) (with Sch. paras. 3-5)

F12 Words in reg. 52(6)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1319), regs. 1(2), 6(35)(f)(i) (with Sch. paras. 3-5)

F13 Word in reg. 52(6)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1319), regs. 1(2), 6(35)(f)(ii) (with Sch. paras. 3-5)