uksi/2016/273 — The Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (revoked)

2016 No. 273 Public Procurement, England And Wales Public Procurement, Northern Ireland The Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (revoked) Made 11th March 2016 Laid before Parliament 17th March 2016 Coming into force 18th April 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 1 General Citation, commencement and extent 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meaning of “concession contract” 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meaning of “contracting authorities” 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meaning of “utilities” 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meaning of “concession notice” 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 2 Scope and principles CHAPTER 1 Concession contracts to which these Regulations apply Subject-matter and scope of these Regulations 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Principle of equal treatment, non-discrimination and transparency 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Threshold amounts and methods for calculating the estimated value of concession contracts 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Review and amendment of the threshold in regulation 9(1) 9A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 2 Exclusions General exclusions 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specific exclusions in the field of electronic communications 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specific exclusions in the field of water 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Concession contracts awarded to an affiliated undertaking 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Concession contracts awarded to a joint venture or to a utility forming part of a joint venture 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notification of information by utilities 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exclusion of activities which are directly exposed to competition 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Concession contracts between entities within the public sector 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 3 General Provisions Duration of the concession contract 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Social and other specific services 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mixed contracts 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mixed procurement contracts involving defence or security aspects 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contracts covering both activities listed in Schedule 2 and other activities 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contracts covering both activities listed in Schedule 2 and activities involving defence or security aspects. 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 4 Specific Situations Reserved concession contracts 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Research and development services 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 5 Principles Economic operators 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nomenclatures 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Confidentiality 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rules applicable to communication 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 3 Rules on the award of concession contracts CHAPTER 1 General principles Design of the award procedure 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Concession notices 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Concession award notices 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Form and manner of publication of notices 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electronic availability of concession documents 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Combating corruption and preventing conflicts of interest 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 2 Procedural guarantees Technical and functional requirements 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedural guarantees 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selection of and qualitative assessment of candidates 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Time limits for receipt of applications and tenders for the concession contract 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Informing candidates and tenderers 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Award criteria 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 4 Rules on the performance of concession contracts Subcontracting 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Modification of concession contracts during their term 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Termination of concession contracts 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reporting requirements 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 5 Remedies CHAPTER 1 Facilitation of remedies Scope of Chapter 1 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notices of decisions to award a concession contract 47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Standstill period 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 2 Applications to the court Interpretation of Chapter 2 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duty owed to economic operators from the United Kingdom and Gibraltar 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duty owed to economic operators from countries with whom the EU has an international agreement, other than the GPA 51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duty owed to economic operators from GPA parties 51A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duty owed to economic operators from countries with whom the United Kingdom has an international agreement, other than the GPA 51B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enforcement of duties through the Court 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General time limits for starting proceedings 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special time limits for seeking a declaration of ineffectiveness 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Starting proceedings 55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Concession contract-making suspended by challenge to award decision 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interim orders 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Remedies where the concession contract has not been entered into 58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Remedies where the concession contract has been entered into 59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grounds for ineffectiveness 60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General interest grounds for not making a declaration of ineffectiveness 61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The consequences of ineffectiveness 62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Penalties in addition to, or instead of, ineffectiveness 63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Injunctions against the Crown 64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 5A Processing of invoices submitted electronically Contractual provisions relating to the processing of electronic invoices 64A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application of regulation 64A to utilities and sub-central contracting authorities 64B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 6 Miscellaneous General provisions about regulations under these Regulations 65ZA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Review of these Regulations 65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General transitional provision 66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCHEDULE 1 ACTIVITIES CONSTITUTING WORKS Regulation 2(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCHEDULE 1A PARTIES TO THE GPA Regulation 2(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCHEDULE 2 ACTIVITIES EXERCISED BY UTILITIES Regulation 4 Gas and heat 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electricity 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transport services 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ports and airports 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Postal services 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Extraction of oil and gas and exploration for, or extraction of, coal or other solid fuels 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCHEDULE 3 SOCIAL AND OTHER SPECIFIC SERVICES Regulation 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCHEDULE 4 INTERNATIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS Regulation 51B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .