The Public Contracts Regulations 2015

Made: 4th February 2015

Laid before Parliament: 5th February 2015

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) to (6)

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PART 1 — GENERAL

Citation, commencement, extent and application

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Definitions

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PART 2 — RULES IMPLEMENTING THE PUBLIC CONTRACTS DIRECTIVE

CHAPTER 1 — SCOPE AND GENERAL PRINCIPLES

SECTION 1 — Scope

Subject-matter and scope of Part 2

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Mixed procurement

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Threshold amounts

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Methods for calculating the estimated value of procurement

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Utilities

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Specific exclusions in the field of electronic communications

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Public contracts awarded, and design contests organised, pursuant to international rules

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Specific exclusions for service contracts

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Service contracts awarded on the basis of an exclusive right

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Public contracts between entities within the public sector

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Contracts subsidised by contracting authorities

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Research and development services

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Defence and security

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Mixed procurement involving defence or security aspects

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Public contracts and design contests involving defence or security aspects which are awarded or organised pursuant to international rules

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SECTION 2 — General Rules

Principles of procurement

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Economic operators

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Reserved contracts

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Confidentiality

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Rules applicable to communication

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Nomenclatures

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Conflicts of interest

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CHAPTER 2 — RULES ON PUBLIC CONTRACTS

SECTION 3 — Procedures

Conditions relating to the GPA and other international agreements

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Choice of procedures

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Open procedure

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Restricted procedure

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Competitive procedure with negotiation

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Competitive dialogue

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Innovation partnership

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Use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication

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SECTION 4 — Techniques and Instruments for Electronic and Aggregated Procurement

Framework agreements

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Dynamic purchasing systems

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Electronic auctions

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Electronic catalogues

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Centralised purchasing activities and central purchasing bodies

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Occasional joint procurement

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Procurement involving contracting authorities from other member States

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SECTION 5 — Conduct of the Procedure

Preliminary market consultations

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Prior involvement of candidates or tenderers

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Technical specifications

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Labels

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Test reports, certificates and other means of proof

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Variants

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Division of contracts into lots

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Setting time limits

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Prior information notices

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Contract notices

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Contract award notices

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Form and manner of sending notices for publication at EU level

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Publication at national level

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Electronic availability of procurement documents

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Invitations to candidates

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Informing candidates and tenderers

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General principles in awarding contracts etc

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Exclusion grounds

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Selection criteria

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European Single Procurement Document

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Means of proof

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Recourse to e-Certis

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Quality assurance standards and environmental management standards

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Reliance on the capacities of other entities

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Recognition of official lists of approved economic operators and certification by certification bodies

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Reduction of the number of otherwise qualified candidates to be invited to participate

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Reduction of the number of tenders and solutions

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Contract award criteria

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Life-cycle costing

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Abnormally low tenders

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SECTION 6 — Contract Performance

Conditions for performance of contracts

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Subcontracting

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Modification of contracts during their term

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Termination of contracts

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CHAPTER 3 — PARTICULAR PROCUREMENT REGIMES

SECTION 7 — Social and Other Specific Services

Award of contracts for social and other specific services

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Publication of notices

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Principles of awarding contracts

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Reserved contracts for certain services

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SECTION 8 — Rules Governing Design Contests

Scope of Section 8

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Notices

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Rules on the organisation of design contests and the selection of participants

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Composition of the jury

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Decisions of the jury

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CHAPTER 4 — RECORDS AND REPORTS

Retention of contract copies

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Reporting and documentation requirements

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PART 3 — REMEDIES

CHAPTER 5 — FACILITATION OF REMEDIES

Scope of Chapter 5

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Notices of decisions to award a contract or conclude a framework agreement

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Standstill period

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CHAPTER 6 — APPLICATIONS TO THE COURT

Interpretation of Chapter 6

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Duty owed to economic operators from EEA states

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Duty owed to economic operators from certain other states

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Enforcement of duties through the Court

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General time limits for starting proceedings

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Special time limits for seeking a declaration of ineffectiveness

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Starting proceedings

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Contract-making suspended by challenge to award decision

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Interim orders

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Remedies where the contract has not been entered into

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Remedies where the contract has been entered into

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Grounds for ineffectiveness

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General interest grounds for not making a declaration of ineffectiveness

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The consequences of ineffectiveness

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Penalties in addition to, or instead of, ineffectiveness

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Ineffectiveness etc. in relation to specific contracts based on a framework agreement

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Injunctions against the Crown

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PART 4 — MISCELLANEOUS OBLIGATIONS

CHAPTER 7 — ADDITIONAL RULES FOR PART 2 PROCUREMENTS

Scope of Chapter 7

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Publication of information on Contracts Finder where contract notices are used

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Qualitative selection

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Publication of information on Contracts Finder about contracts awarded

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CHAPTER 8 — BELOW-THRESHOLD PROCUREMENTS

Scope of Chapter 8

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Publication of contract opportunities on Contracts Finder

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Assessing suitability etc

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Publication of information on Contracts Finder about contracts awarded

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CHAPTER 9 — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Payment of undisputed invoices within 30 days by contracting authorities, contractors and subcontractors

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General provisions applicable to Part 4

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PART 5 — REVOCATIONS, CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS, SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

Interpretation of Part 6

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Revocation and amendments

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General saving in respect of certain concession contracts

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General transitional provision and saving where procurement procedure commenced before 26th February 2015

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Transitional provision and saving where utilities procurement procedure commenced before 26th February 2015

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Temporary exemption and saving for certain NHS procurements

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Transitory provision prior to full commencement of regulation 22(1) to (7)

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Complying with regulation 113 before 1st April 2016

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SCHEDULE 1 — CENTRAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES

Where an entity listed in this Schedule is succeeded by another entity, which is itself a contracting authority, the successor entity shall be deemed to be included in this Schedule.

SCHEDULE 2 — ACTIVITIES CONSTITUTING WORKS

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SCHEDULE 3 — SOCIAL AND OTHER SPECIFIC SERVICES

CPV Code	Description
75200000-8; 75231200-6; 75231240-8; 79611000-0; 79622000-0 (Supply services of domestic help personnel); 79624000-4 (Supply services of nursing personnel) and 79625000-1 (Supply services of medical personnel) from 85000000-9 to 85323000-9; 98133100-5, 98133000-4; 98200000-5; 98500000-8 (Private households with employed persons) and 98513000-2 to 98514000-9 (Manpower services for households, Agency staff services for households, Clerical staff services for households, Temporary staff for households, Home-help services and Domestic services)	Health, social and related services
85321000-5 and 85322000-2, 75000000-6 (Administration, defence and social security services), 75121000-0, 75122000-7, 75124000-1; from 79995000-5 to 79995200-7; from 80000000-4 Education and training services to 80660000-8; from 92000000-1 to 92700000-8; 79950000-8 (Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services), 79951000-5 (Seminar organisation services), 79952000-2 (Event services), 79952100-3 (Cultural event organisation services), 79953000-9 (Festival organisation services), 79954000-6 (Party organisation services), 79955000-3 (Fashion shows organisation services), 79956000-0 (Fair and exhibition organisation services)	Administrative social, educational, healthcare and cultural services
75300000-9	Compulsory social security services
75310000-2, 75311000-9, 75312000-6, 75313000-3, 75313100-4, 75314000-0, 75320000-5, 75330000-8, 75340000-1	Benefit services
98000000-3; 98120000-0; 98132000-7; 98133110-8 and 98130000-3	Other community, social and personal services including services furnished by trade unions, political organisations, youth associations and other membership organisation services
98131000-0	Religious services
55100000-1 to 55410000-7; 55521000-8 to 55521200-0 (55521000-8 Catering services for private households, 55521100-9 Meals-on-wheels services, 55521200-0 Meal delivery service) 55520000-1 Catering services, 55522000-5 Catering services for transport enterprises, 55523000-2 Catering services for other enterprises or other institutions, 55524000-9 School catering services 55510000-8 Canteen services, 55511000-5 Canteen and other restricted-clientele cafeteria services, 55512000-2 Canteen management services, 55523100-3 School-meal services	Hotel and restaurant services
79100000-5 to 79140000-7; 75231100-5;	Legal services, to the extent not excluded by regulation 10(1)(d)
75100000-7 to 75120000-3; 75123000-4; 75125000-8 to 75131000-3	Other administrative services and government services
75200000-8 to 75231000-4	Provision of services to the community
75231210-9 to75231230-5; 75240000-0 to75252000-7; 794300000-7; 98113100-9	Prison related services, public security and rescue services to the extent not excluded by regulation 10(1)(h)
79700000-1 to 79721000-4 (Investigation and security services, Security services, Alarm-monitoring services, Guard services, Surveillance services, Tracing system services, Absconder-tracing services, Patrol services, Identification badge release services, Investigation services and Detective agency services) 79722000-1(Graphology services), 79723000-8 (Waste analysis services)	Investigation and security services
98900000-2 (Services provided by extra-territorial organisations and bodies) and 98910000-5 (Services specific to international organisations and bodies)	International services
64000000-6 (Postal and telecommunications services), 64100000-7 (Post and courier services), 64110000-0 (Postal services), 64111000-7 (Postal services related to newspapers and periodicals), 64112000-4 (Postal services related to letters), 64113000-1 (Postal services related to parcels), 64114000-8 (Post office counter services), 64115000-5 (Mailbox rental), 64116000-2 (Post-restante services), 64122000-7 (Internal office mail and messenger services)	Postal services
50116510-9 (Tyre-remoulding services), 71550000-8 (Blacksmith services)	Miscellaneous services

SCHEDULE 4 — LIST OF PRODUCTS RELEVANT TO THRESHOLDS

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SCHEDULE 5 — PROFESSIONAL AND TRADE REGISTERS ETC.

The registers and other requests referred to in regulation 58(5) are the following and, where changes have been made at national level, the references to particular registers, declarations and certificates shall include those which have replaced them:

• in Belgium the ‘Registre du Commerce’/‘Handelsregister’, and, in the case of service contracts, the ‘Ordres professionels/Beroepsorden’;

• in Bulgaria, the ‘Търговски регистър’;

• in the Czech Republic, the ‘obchodní rejstřík’;

• in Denmark, the ‘Erhvervsstyrelsen’;

• in Germany, the ‘Handelsregister’, the ‘Handwerksrolle’, and, in the case of service contracts, the ‘Vereinsregister’, the ‘Partnerschaftsregister’ and the ‘Mitgliedsverzeichnisse der Berufskammern der Länder’;

• in Estonia, the ‘Registrite ja Infosüsteemide Keskus’;

• in Ireland, the economic operator may be requested to provide a certificate from the Registrar of Companies or the Registrar of Friendly Societies or, where he is not so certified, a certificate stating that the person concerned has declared on oath that he is engaged in the profession in question in the country in which he is established, in a specific place under a given business name;

• in Greece, the ‘Μητρώο Εργοληπτικών Επιχειρήσεων — MEΕΠ’ of the Ministry for Environment, Town and Country Planning and Public Works (Υ.ΠΕ.ΧΩ.Δ.Ε) in respect of works contracts; the ‘Βιοτεχνικό ή Εμπορικό ή Βιομηχανικό Επιμελητήριο’ and the ‘Μητρώο Κατασκευαστών Αμυντικού Υλικού’ in the case of supplies contracts; in the case of service contracts, the service provider may be asked to provide a declaration on the exercise of the profession concerned made on oath before a notary; in the cases provided for by existing national legislation, for the provision of research services, the professional register ‘Μητρώο Μελετητών’ and the ‘Μητρώο Γραφείων Μελετών’;

• in Spain, the ‘Registro Oficial de Licitadores y Empresas Clasificadas del Estado’ in respect of works and services contracts, and, in the case of supplies contracts, the ‘Registro Mercantil’ or, in the case of non-registered individuals, a certificate stating that the person concerned has declared on oath that he is engaged in the profession in question;

• in France, the ‘Registre du commerce et des sociétés’ and the ‘Répertoire des métiers’;

• in Croatia, the ‘Sudski registar’ and the ‘Obrtni registrar’ or, in the case of some activities, a certificate stating that the person concerned is authorised to be engaged in the commercial activity or profession in question;

• in Italy, the ‘Registro della Camera di commercio, industria, agricoltura e artigianato’; in the case of supplies and services contracts also the ‘Registro delle commissioni provinciali per l’artigianato’ or, in addition to the already mentioned registers, the ‘Consiglio nazionale degli ordini professionali’ in respect of services contracts; in respect of works or services contracts, the ‘Albo nazionale dei gestori ambientali’ in addition to the already mentioned registers;

• in Cyprus, the contractor may be requested to provide a certificate from the ‘Council for the Registration and Audit of Civil Engineering and Building Contractors (Συμβούλιο Εγγραφής και Ελέγχου Εργοληπτών Οικοδομικών και Τεχνικών Έργων)’ in accordance with the Registration and Audit of Civil Engineering and Building Contractors Law in respect of works contracts; in the case of supplies and services contracts the supplier or service provider may be requested to provide a certificate from the ‘Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver’ (Έφορος Εταιρειών και Επίσημος Παραλήπτης) or, where this is not the case, a certificate stating that the person concerned has declared on oath that he is engaged in the profession in question in the country in which he is established, in a specific place and under a given business name;

• in Latvia, the ‘Uzņēmumu reģistrs’;

• in Lithuania, the ‘Juridinių asmenų registras’;

• in Luxembourg, the ‘Registre aux firmes’ and the ‘Rôle de la Chambre des métiers’;

• in Hungary, the ‘Cégnyilvántartás’, the ‘egyéni vállalkozók jegyzői nyilvántartása’ and, in the case of service contracts, some ‘szakmai kamarák nyilvántartása’ or, in the case of some activities, a certificate stating that the person concerned is authorised to be engaged in the commercial activity or profession in question;

• in Malta, the economic operator obtains his ‘numru ta’ registrazzjoni tat-Taxxa tal-Valur Miżjud (VAT) u n-numru tal-licenzja ta’ kummerc’, and, in the case of a partnership or company, the relevant registration number as issued by the Malta Financial Services Authority;

• in the Netherlands, the ‘Handelsregister’;

• in Austria, the ‘Firmenbuch’, the ‘Gewerberegister’, the ‘Mitgliederverzeichnisse der Landeskammern’;

• in Poland, the ‘Krajowy Rejestr Sądowy’;

• in Portugal, the ‘Instituto da Construção e do Imobiliário’ (INCI) in respect of works contracts; the ‘Registro Nacional das Pessoas Colectivas’ in the case of supplies and services contracts;

• in Romania, the ‘Registrul Comerțului’;

• in Slovenia, the ‘sodni register’ and the ‘obrtni register’;

• in Slovakia, the ‘Obchodný register’;

• in Finland, the ‘Kaupparekisteri’/‘Handelsregistret’;

• in Sweden, the ‘aktiebolags-, handels- eller föreningsregistren’;

• in the United Kingdom, the economic operator may be requested to provide a certificate from the Registrar of Companies stating that he is certified as incorporated or registered or, where he is not so certified, a certificate stating that the person concerned has declared on oath that he is engaged in the profession in a specific place under a given business name.

SCHEDULE 6 — CONSEQUENTIAL AND MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS

PART 1 — Consequential amendments to Acts of Parliament

Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998

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Greater London Authority Act 1999

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Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012

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Health and Social Care Act 2012

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PART 2 — Consequential and miscellaneous amendments to other legislation

Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975

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Civil Procedure Rules 1998

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Service Charges (Consultation Requirements) (England) Regulations 2003

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Schools Forums (Wales) Regulations 2003

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Service Charges (Consultation Requirements) (Wales) Regulations 2004

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Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006

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Provision of Services Regulations 2009

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Quality Contracts Schemes (Tendering Requirements) (England) Regulations 2009

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Cleaner Road Transport Vehicle Regulations 2011

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Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011

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Schools Forums (England) Regulations 2012

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National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013

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Water Industry (Specified Infrastructure Projects) (English Undertakers) Regulations 2013

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Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme Regulations 2014

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Tax Relief for Social Investments (Accreditation of Social Impact Contractor) Regulations 2014

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Signed

Francis Maude — Minister for the Cabinet Office — 2015-02-04

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1972 c.68; section 2(2) was amended by the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7), Part 1 of the Schedule.

[^f00002]: S.I. 2010/2473.

[^f00003]: S.I. 2014/2705.

[^f00004]: Paragraph 1A was inserted by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51), section 28, and was amended by the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008, Part 1 of the Schedule.

[^f00005]: 1998 c.47; section 6 was amended by S.I. 2011/1053, article 6(2)(a); section 7 was amended by the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (c.26), section 84(1) and Schedule 13 and by the Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (c.33), Schedule 4, paragraph 10; section 7A was inserted by the Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014, section 6(1) and (3).

[^f00006]: 2006 c.32; section 108 was amended by S.I. 2011/1053, article 6(2)(a).

[^f00007]: 1996 c.56; the definition of ‘Academy’ was inserted by the Academies Act 2010 (c.32), Schedule 2, paragraphs 1 and 6. That definition, and the definition of ‘proprietor’, were amended by the Education Act 2011 (c.21), Schedule 13, paragraphs 9(1) and (17).

[^f00008]: OJ No L 316, 14.11.2012, p12.

[^f00009]: OJ No L 340, 16.12.2002, p1, last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 213/2008 (OJ No L 74, 15.3.2008, p1).

[^f00010]: S.I. 2011/1848, amended by S.S.I. 2012/88, 2012/89; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

[^f00011]: 2010 c.15.

[^f00012]: OJ No L 88, 4.4.2011, p5, last amended by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 574/2014 (OJ No L 159, 28.5.2014, p41).

[^f00013]: All the substantive provisions of the Agreement were substituted by the Protocol which was approved, on behalf of the EU, by Council Decision 2014/115/EU (OJ No L 68, 7.3.2014, p1), to which the text of the Protocol is attached (at OJ No L 68, 7.3.2014, p2). In accordance with Article 3 of the Protocol, the Protocol has entered into force for the EU.

[^f00014]: 2002 c.32.

[^f00015]: 2006 c.41.

[^f00016]: OJ No L 94, 28.3.2014, p65.

[^f00017]: OJ No C 115, 9.5.2008, p47.

[^f00018]: OJ No C 115, 9.5.2008, p13.

[^f00019]: 1971 c.80.

[^f00020]: S.I. 2006/6, amended by S.I. 2008/2848, 2011/1043, 2053, 2012/1659, 2013/610; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

[^f00021]: OJ No L 108, 24.4.2002, p33, last amended by Directive 2009/140/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No L 337, 18.12.2009, p37).

[^f00022]: OJ No L 78, 26.3.1977, p17, last amended by Council Directive 2013/25/EU (OJ No L 158, 10.6.2013, p368).

[^f00023]: OJ No L 145, 30.4.2004, p1, last amended by Directive 2010/78/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No L 331, 15.12.2010, p120).

[^f00024]: OJ No L 95, 15.3.2010, p1.

[^f00025]: 2000 c.36.

[^f00026]: OJ No L 13, 19.1.2000, p12, amended by Regulation (EC) No 1137/2008 (OJ No L 311, 21.11.2008, p1).

[^f00027]: OJ L 274, 20.10.2009, p36, last amended by Commission Decision 2013/662/EU (OJ No L 306, 16.11.2013, p21).

[^f00028]: OJ L 53, 26.2.2011, p66, amended by Commission Implementing Decision 2014/148/EU (OJ No L 80, 19.3.2014, p7).

[^f00029]: OJ No L 210, 31.7.2006, p19, amended by Regulation (EU) No 1302/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No L 347, 20.12.2013, p303).

[^f00030]: OJ No L 218, 13.8.2008, p30.

[^f00031]: 1977 c.45; section 1 was amended by the Criminal Attempts Act 1981 (c.47), section 5(1), by the Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Act 1998 (c.40), Schedule 2, Part 2, and by the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c.52), Schedule 1; section 1A was inserted by the Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Act 1998, section 5(1), and was amended by the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c.25), section 72(1)(a).

[^f00032]: S.I. 1983/1120 (N.I.13); article 9 was amended by Part 2 of Schedules 1 and 2 to the Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Act 1998 (c.40), and article 9A was inserted by section 6(1) of that Act; there are other amendments but none is relevant.

[^f00033]: OJ No L 300, 11.11.2008, p42.

[^f00034]: 1889 c.69; this Act was repealed by the Bribery Act 2010 (c.23), Schedule 2.

[^f00035]: 1906 c.34; this Act was repealed by the Bribery Act 2010 (c.23), Schedule 2.

[^f00036]: 2010 c.23.

[^f00037]: 1983 c.2; section 113 was amended by the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c.29), Schedule 3, paragraph 30(2).

[^f00038]: OJ No C 316, 27.11.1995, p48.

[^f00039]: 1968 c.60.

[^f00040]: 1969 c.16 (N.I.).

[^f00041]: 1978 c.31.

[^f00042]: S.I. 1978/1407 (N.I.23).

[^f00043]: 1985 c.6; section 458 was modified by S.I. 2001/1090 and repealed by the Companies Act 2006 (c.46), Schedule 16.

[^f00044]: S.I. 1986/1032 (N.I.6), amended by S.R. (NI) 2004/307 (and other instruments that were not relevant) and revoked by the Companies Act 2006 (c.46), Schedule 16.

[^f00045]: 2006 c.46; section 993 is applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2009/1804, regulation 47, and by S.I. 2009/2436, regulation 3 and Schedule 1.

[^f00046]: 1979 c.2.

[^f00047]: 1994 c.23.

[^f00048]: 1993 c.36.

[^f00049]: 1968 c.60; section 20 was amended by the Fraud Act 2006 (c.35), Schedules 1 and 3.

[^f00050]: 1969 c.16 (N.I.); section 19 was amended by the Fraud Act 2006 (c.35), Schedules 1 and 3.

[^f00051]: 2006 c.35.

[^f00052]: 2008 c.28.

[^f00053]: 2007 c.27.

[^f00054]: 2002 c.29; sections 340(11) and 415 were modified by the Serious Crime Act 2007 (c.27), section 63(1) and Schedule 6, paragraph 44(a); section 415 was amended by the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c.15), section 107(4).

[^f00055]: 1988 c.33; sections 93A, 93B and 93C were inserted by sections 29, 30 and 31 of the Criminal Justice Act 1993 (c.36) and repealed by the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c.29), Schedule 11, paragraph 17(2).

[^f00056]: S.I. 1996/1299 (N.I.9); articles 45, 46 and 47 were repealed by the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c.29), Schedule 11, paragraph 31(2).

[^f00057]: 2004 c.19; section 4 was amended by the Human Tissue Act 2004 (c.30), Schedule 6, paragraph 7, by the UK Borders Act 2007 (c.30), section 31(1), by the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 (c.11), section 54, by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c.9), section 110, and by the Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2013 (c.7 (N.I.)), section 7(2) to (5) and Schedule 4, Part 2, and extended to the Isle of Man with modifications by S.I. 2008/680, article 18 and Schedule 8.

[^f00058]: 2003 c.37; section 59A was inserted by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c.9), section 109(2).

[^f00059]: 2009 c.25.

[^f00060]: 1994 c.37; sections 49, 50 and 51 were repealed by the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c.29), Schedule 11, paragraphs 1 and 25(1) and (2)(a), and by Schedule 12.

[^f00061]: OJ No L 342, 22.12.2009, p1, amended by Council Regulation (EU) No 517/2013 (OJ No L 158, 10.6.2013, p1).

[^f00062]: S.I. 2013/500.

[^f00063]: 1947 c.44

[^f00064]: S.I. 2013/500.

[^f00065]: S.I. 2013/500.

[^f00066]: OJ No L 124, 20.5.2003, p.36.

[^f00067]: S.I. 2013/500.

[^f00068]: S.I. 2006/5, amended by S.I. 2007/3542, 2008/2256, 2683, 2848, 2009/1307, 2992, 2010/133, 976, 2011/1043, 1848, 2053, 2581, 3058, 2013/252, 1431, 2014/834 and by the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c.24), Schedule 20, paragraph 2.

[^f00069]: S.I. 2006/6, amended by S.I. 2008/2848, 2011/1043, 2053, 2012/1659, 2013/610; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

[^f00070]: S.I. 2013/500.

[^f00071]: OJ No L 293, 24.10.1990, p.1; last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No L 393, 30.12.2006, p1).

[^f00072]: The references in this Schedule are derived from Annex 4 to the EU’s Appendix 1 to the GPA (for which see the footnote to the definition of ‘GPA’ in regulation 2(1)).

[^f00073]: 1998 c.20; section 4(8) was amended by regulation 2(1) and (6) of S.I. 2013/395 and regulation 2(1) and (6) of S.S.I. 2013/77.

[^f00074]: S.I. 2006/5, amended by S.I. 2007/3542, 2008/2256, 2683, 2848, 2009/1307, 2992, 2010/133, 976, 2011/1043, 1848, 2053, 2581, 3058, 2013/252, 1431, 2014/834 and by the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c.24), Schedule 20, paragraph 2.

[^f00075]: 1999 c.29.

[^f00076]: Section 355(7) was amended by paragraphs 1, 6(a) and 7 of Schedule 23 and Part 33 of Schedule 25 to the Localism Act 2011 (c.20).

[^f00077]: S.I. 2006/6, amended by S.I. 2008/2848, 2011/1043, 2053, 2012/1659, 2013/610; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

[^f00078]: Section 358(1), (1A), (1B) and (1C) were amended by s.39(1) to (3) of the Greater London Authority Act 2007 (c.24)

[^f00079]: Section 360 was amended by section 39(6) to (8) of the Greater London Authority Act 2007 and regulation 48(a) of and paragraph 1 of Schedule 7 to S.I. 2006/5.

[^f00080]: 2012 c.3.

[^f00081]: 2012 c.7.

[^f00082]: S.I. 1975/1023 amended by S.I. 2006/2143; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

[^f00083]: S.I. 2006/6, amended by S.I. 2008/2848, 2011/1043, 2053, 2012/1659, 2013/610; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

[^f00084]: S.I. 1998/3132; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2013/1412 and 2000/2092.

[^f00085]: S.I. 2006/5, amended by S.I. 2007/3542, 2008/2256, 2683, 2848, 2009/1307, 2992, 2010/133, 976, 2011/1043, 1848, 2053, 2581, 3058, 2013/252, 1431, 2014/834 and by the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c.24), Schedule 20, paragraph 2.

[^f00086]: S.I. 2003/1987, amended by S.I. 2006/5; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

[^f00087]: S.I. 2003/2909, amended by S.I. 2006/5; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

[^f00088]: S.I. 2004/684, amended by S.I. 2006/5; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

[^f00089]: 1999 (c.29), the definition of “functional body” in section 424 was amended by section 3(9) of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c.13) and paragraphs 44 and 52 of Schedule 22 and Part 32 of Schedule 25 to the Localism Act 2011 (c.20).

[^f00090]: 1973 c.65; section 235(1) was amended by the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994 (c.39), section 180(1), (2) and Schedule 13, paragraph 92(66)(c).

[^f00091]: 1972 c.9; section 1 was amended by S.I. 1985/454.

[^f00092]: S.I. 2009/2999, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00093]: S.I. 2009/3244, amended by S.I. 2011/1848.

[^f00094]: S.I. 2011/1848, amended by S.S.I. 2012/88, 2012/89; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

[^f00095]: S.I. 2011/1631.

[^f00096]: S.I. 2006/5, amended by S.I. 2007/3542, 2008/2256, 2683, 2848, 2009/1307, 2992, 2010/133, 976, 2011/1043, 1848, 2053, 2581, 3058, 2013/252, 1431, 2014/834 and by the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c.24), Schedule 20, paragraph 2.

[^f00097]: S.S.I. 2012/88 amended by S.S.I. 2013/119; there is another amending instrument that is not relevant.

[^f00098]: S.I. 2012/2261, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00099]: S.I. 2013/500.

[^f00100]: S.I. 2013/1582.

[^f00101]: S.I. 2006/6, amended by S.I. 2008/2848, 2011/1043, 2053, 2012/1659, 2013/610; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

[^f00102]: S.I. 2014/1643.

[^f00103]: S.I. 2014/3066.

[^f00104]: By Council Directive 92/50/EEC relating to the coordination of procedures for the award of public services contracts (OJ L 209, 24.7.1992, p1) and by Directive 2007/66/EC of the European Parliament and Council amending Council Directives 89/665/EEC and 92/13/EEC with regard to improving the effectiveness of review procedures concerning the award of public contracts (OJ L 335, 20.12.2007, p31).

[^f00105]: Although the provisions arise out of and are related to the Directive that is implemented by Part 2 or, in the case of the late payment provisions, Directive 2011/7/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 on combating late payment in commercial transactions, as implemented in the UK by the Late Payments of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 (c.20) and by SI 2002/1674 and 2013/395.

Methods for calculating the estimated value of procurement

General rules

Public contracts between entities within the public sector

Award of contracts to controlled persons

Rules applicable to communication

General principles about the use of electronic and non-electronic means of communication

Nomenclatures

Conflicts of interest

Choice of procedures

General

Open procedure

Restricted procedure

Competitive procedure with negotiation

Starting the procedure

Competitive dialogue

General and selection of participants

Innovation partnership

Use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication

Dynamic purchasing systems

General features

Electronic auctions

Electronic catalogues

Generally

Centralised purchasing activities and central purchasing bodies

Occasional joint procurement

Procurement involving contracting authorities from other member States

Publication at national level

Publication on buyer profiles

Electronic availability of procurement documents

Invitations to candidates

Informing candidates and tenderers

Exclusion grounds

Mandatory exclusions

Selection criteria

General principles

European Single Procurement Document

Use, content and form of the ESPD

Means of proof

General principles

Recourse to e-Certis

Quality assurance standards and environmental management standards

Reliance on the capacities of other entities

Recognition of official lists of approved economic operators and certification by certification bodies

Reduction of the number of otherwise qualified candidates to be invited to participate

Reduction of the number of tenders and solutions

Contract award criteria

Life-cycle costing

Abnormally low tenders

Subcontracting

Giving information to contracting authorities

Modification of contracts during their term

Termination of contracts

Reporting and documentation requirements

Individual reports

In this Schedule, ‘NACE Rev.1’ has the same meaning as in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3037/90 on the classification of economic activities in the European Community as that Regulation had effect in EU law immediately before IP completion day, and numerical references in the columns relating to the NACE Rev.1 relate to the Annex to that Regulation. In the event of any difference of interpretation between the CPV and the NACE Rev.1, the CPV nomenclature shall apply.

NACE Rev. 1	NACE Rev. 1	NACE Rev. 1	NACE Rev. 1	NACE Rev. 1	CPV Code
SECTION F	SECTION F	SECTION F	CONSTRUCTION	CONSTRUCTION	CPV Code
Division	Group	Class	Subject	Notes	CPV Code
45			Construction	This division includes:—construction of new buildings and works, restoring and common repairs.	45000000
	45.1		Site preparation		45100000
		45.11	Demolition and wrecking of buildings; earth moving	This class includes:—demolition of buildings and other structures,—clearing of building sites,—earth moving: excavation, landfill, levelling and grading of construction sites, trench digging, rock removal, blasting, etc—site preparation for mining:—overburden removal and other development and preparation of mineral properties and sites.This class also includes:—building site drainage.—drainage of agricultural or forestry land.	45110000
		45.12	Test drilling and boring	This class includes:—test drilling, test boring and core sampling for construction, geophysical, geological or similar purposes.This class excludes:—drilling of production oil or gas wells, see 11.20.—water well drilling, see 45.25,—shaft sinking, see 45.25,—oil and gas field exploration, geophysical, geological and seismic surveying, see 74.20.	45120000
	45.2		Building of complete constructions or parts thereof; civil engineering		45200000
		45.21	General construction of buildings and civil engineering works	This class includes:—construction of all types of buildings construction of civil engineering constructions,—bridges, including those for elevated highways, viaducts, tunnels and subways,—long-distance pipelines, communication and power lines,—urban pipelines, urban communication and power lines,—ancillary urban works,—assembly and erection of prefabricated constructions on the site.This class excludes:—service activities incidental to oil and gas extraction, see 11.20,—erection of complete prefabricated constructions from self-manufactured parts not of concrete, see divisions 20, 26 and 28,—construction work, other than buildings, for stadiums, swimming pools, gymnasiums, tennis courts, golf courses and other sports installations, see 45.23,—building installation, see 45.3,—building completion, see 45.4,—architectural and engineering activities, see 74.20,—project management for construction, see 74.20.	45210000Except:—45213316452200004523100045232000
		45.22	Erection of roof covering and frames	This class includes:—erection of roofs,—roof covering,—waterproofing.	45261000
		45.23	Construction of highways, roads, airfields and sport facilities	This class includes:—construction of highways, streets, roads, other vehicular and pedestrian ways,—construction of railways,—construction of airfield runways,—construction work, other than buildings, for stadiums, swimming pools, gymnasiums, tennis courts, golf courses and other sports installations,—painting of markings on road surfaces and car parks.This class excludes:—preliminary earth moving, see 45.11.	45212212 and DA0345230000 except:—45231000—45232000—45234115
		45.24	Construction of water projects	This class includes—construction of:—waterways, harbour and river works, pleasure ports (marinas), locks etc.;—dams and dykes,—dredging,—subsurface work.	45240000
		45.25	Other construction work involving special trades	This class includes:—construction activities specialising in one aspect common to different kinds of structures, requiring specialised skill or equipment,—construction of foundations, including pile driving,—water well drilling and construction, shaft sinking,—erection of non-self-manufactured steel elements,—steel bending,—bricklaying and stone setting,—scaffolds and work platform erecting and dismantling, including renting of scaffolds and work platforms,—erection of chimneys and industrial ovens.This class excludes:—renting of scaffolds without erection and dismantling, see 71.32	4525000045262000
	45.3		Building installation		45300000
		45.31	Installation of electrical wiring and fittings	This class includes:installation in buildings or other construction projects of:—electrical wiring and fittings,—telecommunications systems,—electrical heating systems,—residential antennas and aerials,—fire alarms,—burglar alarm systems,—lifts and escalators,—lightning conductors, etc	4521331645310000Except:—45316000
		45.32	Insulation work activities	This class includes:—installation in buildings or other construction projects of thermal, sound or vibration insulation.This class excludes:—waterproofing, see 45.22.	45320000
		45.33	Plumbing	This class includes:—installation in buildings or other construction projects of:—plumbing and sanitary equipment,—gas fittings,—heating, ventilation, refrigeration or air-conditioning equipment and ducts,—sprinkler systemsThis class excludes:—installation of electrical heating systems, see 45.31.	45330000
		45.34	Other building installation	This class includes:—installation of illumination and signalling systems for roads, railways, airports and harbours,—installation in buildings or other construction projects of fittings and fixtures n.e.c.	452341154531600045340000
	45.4		Building completion		45400000
		45.41	Plastering	This class includes:—application in buildings or other construction projects of interior and exterior plaster or stucco, including related lathing materials.	45410000
		45.42	Joinery installation	This class includes:—installation of not self-manufactured doors, windows, door and window frames, fitted kitchens, staircases, shop fittings and the like, of wood or other materials,—interior completion such as ceilings, wooden wall coverings, movable partitions, etc.This class excludes:—laying of parquet and other wood floor coverings, see 45.43	45420000
		45.43	Floor and wall covering	This class includes:—laying, tiling, hanging or fitting in buildings or other construction projects of:—ceramic, concrete or cut stone wall or floor tiles,—parquet and other wood floor coverings carpets and linoleum floor coverings,—including of rubber or plastic,—terrazzo, marble, granite or slate floor or wall coverings,—wallpaper.	45430000
		45.44	Painting and glazing	This class includes:—interior and exterior painting of buildings,—painting of civil engineering structures,—installation of glass, mirrors, etcThis class excludes:—installation of windows, see 45.42,	45440000
		45.45	Other building completion	This class includes:—installation of private swimming pools,—steam cleaning, sand blasting and similar activities for building exteriors,—other building completion and finishing work n.e.c.This class excludes:—interior cleaning of buildings and other structures see 74.70.	45212212 and DA0445450000
	45.5		Renting of construction or demolition equipment with operator		45500000
		45.50	Renting of construction or demolition equipment with operator	This class excludes:—renting of construction or demolition machinery and equipment without operators, see 71.32.	45500000

The products covered by this Schedule are those specified in the following chapters of the Combined Nomenclature (CN) :

Chapter 25:	Salt, sulphur, earths and stone, plastering materials, lime and cement
Chapter 26:	Metallic ores, slag and ash
Chapter 27:	Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation, bituminous substances, mineral waxesexcept:ex 27.10: special engine fuels
Chapter 28:	Inorganic chemicals, organic and inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements and isotopesexcept:ex 28.09: explosivesex 28.13: explosivesex 28.14: tear gasex 28.28: explosivesex 28.32: explosivesex 28.39: explosivesex 28.50: toxic productsex 28.51: toxic productsex 28.54: explosives
Chapter 29:	Organic chemicalsexcept:ex 29.03: explosivesex 29.04: explosivesex 29.07: explosivesex 29.08: explosivesex 29.11: explosivesex 29.12: explosivesex 29.13: toxic productsex 29.14: toxic productsex 29.15: toxic productsex 29.21: toxic productsex 29.22: toxic productsex 29.23: toxic productsex 29.26: explosivesex 29.27: toxic productsex 29.29: explosive
Chapter 30:	Pharmaceutical products
Chapter 31:	Fertilisers
Chapter 32:	Tanning and dyeing extracts, tanning and their derivatives, dyes, colours, paints and varnishes, putty, fillers and stoppings, inks
Chapter 33:	Essential oils and resinoids, perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations
Chapter 34:	Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing and scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes and ‘dental waxes’
Chapter 35:	Albuminoidal substances, glues, enzymes
Chapter 37:	Photographic and cinematographic goods
Chapter 38:	Miscellaneous chemical products,except:ex 38.19: toxic products
Chapter 39:	Artificial resins and plastic materials, celluloses esters and ethers, articles thereof, except:ex 39.03: explosives
Chapter 40:	Rubber, synthetic rubber, factice, and articles thereof,except:ex 40.11: bullet-proof tyres
Chapter 41:	Raw hides and skins (other than fur skins) and leather
Chapter 42:	Articles of leather, saddlery and harness, travel goods, handbags and similar containers, articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut)
Chapter 43:	Fur skins and artificial fur, manufacturers thereof
Chapter 44:	Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal
Chapter 45:	Cork and articles of cork
Chapter 46:	Manufactures of straw of esparto and of other plaiting materials, basketware and wickerwork
Chapter 47:	Paper-making material
Chapter 48:	Paper and paperboard, articles or paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard
Chapter 49:	Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry, manuscripts, typescripts and plans
Chapter 65:	Headgear and parts thereof
Chapter 66:	Umbrellas, sunshades, walking-sticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof
Chapter 67:	Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down, artificial flowers, articles of human hair
Chapter 68:	Articles of stone, of plaster, of cement, of asbestos, of mica and of similar materials
Chapter 69:	Ceramic products
Chapter 70:	Glass and glassware
Chapter 71:	Pearls, precious and semi-precious stones, precious metals, rolled precious metals, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery
Chapter 73:	Iron and steel and articles thereof
Chapter 74:	Copper and articles thereof
Chapter 75:	Nickel and articles thereof
Chapter 76:	Aluminium and articles thereof
Chapter 77:	Magnesium and beryllium and articles thereof
Chapter 78:	Lead and articles thereof
Chapter 79:	Zinc and articles thereof
Chapter 80:	Tin and articles thereof
Chapter 81:	Other base metals employed in metallurgy and articles thereof
Chapter 82:	Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal, parts thereof, except:ex 82.05: toolsex 82.07: tools, parts
Chapter 83:	Miscellaneous articles of base metal
Chapter 84:	Boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances, parts thereof,except:ex 84.06: enginesex 84.08: other enginesex 84.45: machineryex 84.53: automatic data-processing machinesex 84.55: parts of machines under heading No 84.53ex 84.59: nuclear reactors
Chapter 85:	Electrical machinery and equipment, parts thereof,except:ex 85.13: telecommunication equipmentex 85.15: transmission apparatus
Chapter 86:	Railway and tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof, railway and tramway tracks fixtures and fittings, traffic signalling equipment of all kinds (not electrically powered),exceptex 86.02: armoured locomotives, electricex 86.03: other armoured locomotivesex 86.05: armoured wagonsex 86.06: repair wagonsex 86.07: wagons
Chapter 87:	Vehicles, other than railway or tramway rolling-stock, and parts thereof, except:ex 87.08: tanks and other armoured vehiclesex 87.01: tractorsex 87.02: military vehiclesex 87.03: breakdown lorriesex 87.09: motorcyclesex 87.14: trailers
Chapter 89:	Ships, boats and floating structures,except:ex 89.01A: warships
Chapter 90:	Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical and surgical instruments and apparatus, parts thereof,except:ex 90.05: binocularsex 90.13: miscellaneous instruments, lasersex 90.14: telemetersex 90.28: electrical and electronic measuring instrumentsex 90.11: microscopesex 90.17: medical instrumentsex 90.18: mechano-therapy appliancesex 90.19: orthopaedic appliancesex 90.20: X-ray apparatus
Chapter 91:	Manufacture of watches and clocks
Chapter 92:	Musical instruments, sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders or reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles
Chapter 94:	Furniture and parts thereof, bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings,except:ex 94.01A: aircraft seats
Chapter 95:	Articles and manufactures of carving or moulding material
Chapter 96:	Brooms, brushes, powder-puffs and sieves
Chapter 98:	Miscellaneous manufactured articles

The registers and other requests referred to in regulation 58(5) are the following and, where changes have been made at national level, the references to particular registers, declarations and certificates shall include those which have replaced them:

• in Belgium the ‘Registre du Commerce’/ ‘Handelsregister’, and, in the case of service contracts, the ‘Ordres professionels/Beroepsorden’;

• in Bulgaria, the ‘Търговски регистър’;

• in the Czech Republic, the ‘obchodní rejstřík’;

• in Denmark, the ‘Erhvervsstyrelsen’;

• in Germany, the ‘Handelsregister’, the ‘Handwerksrolle’, and, in the case of service contracts, the ‘Vereinsregister’, the ‘Partnerschaftsregister’ and the ‘Mitgliedsverzeichnisse der Berufskammern der Länder’;

• in Estonia, the ‘Registrite ja Infosüsteemide Keskus’;

• in Ireland, the economic operator may be requested to provide a certificate from the Registrar of Companies or the Registrar of Friendly Societies or, where he is not so certified, a certificate stating that the person concerned has declared on oath that he is engaged in the profession in question in the country in which he is established, in a specific place under a given business name;

• in Greece, the ‘Μητρώο Εργοληφτικών Εφιχειρήσεων — MEΕΠ’ of the Ministry for Environment, Town and Country Planning and Public Works (Υ.ΠΕ.ΧΩ.Δ.Ε) in respect of works contracts; the ‘Βιοτεχνικό ή Εμφορικό ή Βιομηχανικό Εφιμελητήριο’ and the ‘Μητρώο Κατασκευαστών Αμυντικού Υλικού’ in the case of supplies contracts; in the case of service contracts, the service provider may be asked to provide a declaration on the exercise of the profession concerned made on oath before a notary; in the cases provided for by existing national legislation, for the provision of research services, the professional register ‘Μητρώο Μελετητών’ and the ‘Μητρώο Γραφείων Μελετών’;

• in Spain, the ‘Registro Oficial de Licitadores y Empresas Clasificadas del Estado’ in respect of works and services contracts, and, in the case of supplies contracts, the ‘Registro Mercantil’ or, in the case of non-registered individuals, a certificate stating that the person concerned has declared on oath that he is engaged in the profession in question;

• in France, the ‘Registre du commerce et des sociétés’ and the ‘Répertoire des métiers’;

• in Croatia, the ‘Sudski registar’ and the ‘Obrtni registrar’ or, in the case of some activities, a certificate stating that the person concerned is authorised to be engaged in the commercial activity or profession in question;

• in Italy, the ‘Registro della Camera di commercio, industria, agricoltura e artigianato’; in the case of supplies and services contracts also the ‘Registro delle commissioni provinciali per l’artigianato' or, in addition to the already mentioned registers, the ‘Consiglio nazionale degli ordini professionali’ in respect of services contracts; in respect of works or services contracts, the ‘Albo nazionale dei gestori ambientali’ in addition to the already mentioned registers;

• in Cyprus, the contractor may be requested to provide a certificate from the ‘Council for the Registration and Audit of Civil Engineering and Building Contractors (Συμβούλιο Εγγραφής και Ελέγχου Εργοληφτών Οικοδομικών και Τεχνικών Έργων)’ in accordance with the Registration and Audit of Civil Engineering and Building Contractors Law in respect of works contracts; in the case of supplies and services contracts the supplier or service provider may be requested to provide a certificate from the ‘Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver’ (Έφορος Εταιρειών και Εφίσημος Παραλήφτης) or, where this is not the case, a certificate stating that the person concerned has declared on oath that he is engaged in the profession in question in the country in which he is established, in a specific place and under a given business name;

• in Latvia, the ‘Uzņēmumu reģistrs’;