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54.—(1) In restricted procedures, competitive dialogue procedures, innovation partnerships and competitive procedures with negotiation, contracting authorities shall simultaneously and in writing invite the selected candidates to submit their tenders or, in the case of a competitive dialogue, to take part in the dialogue.
(2) [F1Where a prior information notice is used as a call for competition in accordance with regulation 26(9), contracting authorities shall simultaneously and in writing invite the economic operators which have expressed their interest to confirm their continuing interest.]
(3) The invitations required by [F2paragraphs (1) and (2)] [F2paragraph (1)] shall—
(a)include a reference to the electronic address at which the procurement documents have been made directly available by electronic means, and
(b)be accompanied by the procurement documents, where those documents have not been the subject of unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, for the reasons referred to in regulation 53(3) or (4) and have not already been made otherwise available.
(4) The invitations required by paragraph (1) shall also contain at least the following information:—
(a)a reference to the call for competition published;
(b)the deadline for the receipt of the tenders, the address to which the tenders must be sent and the language or languages in which the tenders must be drawn up;
(c)in the case of competitive dialogue, the date and the address set for the start of consultation and the language or languages to be used;
(d)a reference to any documents to be submitted, either in support of verifiable declarations by the tenderer in accordance with regulations 59 and 60 and, where appropriate, 62 or to supplement the information referred to in those regulations, and under the conditions laid down in regulations 59, 60 and 62;
(e)the relative weighting of criteria for the award of the contract or, where appropriate, the descending order of importance for such criteria, where they are not given in the contract notice, [F3in the invitation to confirm interest,] in the technical specifications or the descriptive document.
(5) But in the case of contracts awarded through a competitive dialogue or an innovation partnership, the information referred to in paragraph (4)(b) shall not appear in the invitation to participate in the dialogue or to negotiate but it shall appear in the invitation to submit a tender.
(6) [F4The invitations required by paragraph (2) shall also contain at least the following information:—
(a)nature and quantity, including all options concerning complementary contracts and, where possible, the estimated time available for exercising these options for renewable contracts, the nature and quantity and, where possible, the estimated publication dates of future notices of competition for works, supplies or services to be put out to tender;
(b)type of procedure, namely restricted procedure or competitive procedure with negotiation;
(c)where applicable, the date on which the delivery of supplies or the execution of works or services is to commence or terminate;
(d)where electronic access cannot be offered, the address and closing date for the submission of requests for procurement documents and the language or languages in which they are to be drawn up;
(e)the address of the contracting authority which is to award the contract;
(f)economic and technical conditions, financial guarantees and information required from economic operators;
(g)the form of the contract which is the subject of the invitation to tender, namely purchase, lease, hire or hire-purchase, or any combination of these; and
(h)the contract award criteria and their weighting or, where appropriate, the order of importance of such criteria, where this information is not given in the prior information notice or the technical specifications or in the invitation to tender or to negotiate.]
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 54(2) 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(19)(a) (with regs. 1(4)(a), 5)
F2Words in reg. 54(3) substituted (E.N.I.) (25.5.2023) by The Public Procurement (International Trade Agreements) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/484), reg. 2(19)(b) (with regs. 1(4)(a), 5)
F3Words in reg. 54(4)(e) 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(19)(c) (with regs. 1(4)(a), 5)
F4Reg. 54(6) 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(19)(d) (with regs. 1(4)(a), 5)
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