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PA 2023 — Procurement Act 2023

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1 Procurement and covered procurement
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2 Contracting authorities
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3 Public contracts
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4 Valuation of contracts
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5 Mixed procurement: above and below threshold
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6 Utilities contracts
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7 Defence and security contracts
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8 Concession contracts
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9 Light touch contracts
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10 Mixed procurement: special regime contracts
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11 Covered procurement only in accordance with this Act
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12 Covered procurement: objectives
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13 The national procurement policy statement
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14 The Wales procurement policy statement
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15 Planned procurement notices
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16 Preliminary market engagement
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17 Preliminary market engagement notices
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18 Duty to consider lots
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19 Award of public contracts following a competitive tendering procedure
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20 Competitive tendering procedures
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21 Tender notices and associated tender documents
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22 Conditions of participation
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23 Award criteria
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24 Refining award criteria
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25 Sub-contracting specifications
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26 Excluding suppliers from a competitive award
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27 Excluding suppliers from a competitive flexible procedure
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28 Excluding suppliers by reference to sub-contractors
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29 Excluding a supplier that is a threat to national security
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30 Excluding suppliers for improper behaviour
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31 Modifying a section 19 procurement
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32 Reserving contracts to supported employment providers
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33 Reserving contracts to public service mutuals
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34 Competitive award by reference to dynamic markets
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35 Dynamic markets: establishment
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36 Dynamic markets: membership
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37 Dynamic markets: removing members from the market
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38 Dynamic markets: fees
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39 Dynamic market notices
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40 Qualifying utilities dynamic market notices: no duty to publish a tender notice
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41 Direct award in special cases
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42 Direct award to protect life, etc
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43 Switching to direct award
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44 Transparency notices
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45 Frameworks
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46 Frameworks: competitive selection process
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47 Frameworks: maximum term
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48 Frameworks: implied terms
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49 Open frameworks
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50 Contract award notices and assessment summaries
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51 Standstill periods on the award of contracts
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52 Key performance indicators
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53 Contract details notices and publication of contracts
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54 Time limits
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55 Procurement termination notices
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56 Technical specifications
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57 Meaning of excluded and excludable supplier
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58 Considering whether a supplier is excluded or excludable
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59 Notification of exclusion of supplier
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60 Investigations of supplier: exclusion grounds
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61 Investigations under section 60: reports
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62 Debarment list
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63 Debarment decisions: interim relief
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64 Debarment list: application for removal
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65 Debarment decisions: appeals
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66 Debarment proceedings and closed material procedure
67 Electronic invoicing: implied term
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68 Implied payment terms in public contracts
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69 Payments compliance notices
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70 Information about payments under public contracts
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71 Assessment of contract performance
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72 Sub-contracting: directions
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73 Implied payment terms in sub-contracts
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74 Modifying a public contract
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75 Contract change notices
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76 Voluntary standstill period on the modification of contracts
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77 Publication of modifications
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78 Implied right to terminate public contracts
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79 Terminating public contracts: national security
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80 Contract termination notices
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81 Conflicts of interest: duty to identify
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82 Conflicts of interest: duty to mitigate
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83 Conflicts assessments
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83A Application of this Part
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83B Relevant outsourcing contracts
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83C Power to specify provision for inclusion in relevant outsourcing contracts
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83D Code of practice on relevant outsourcing contracts
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83E Interpretation of this Part
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83F Power of Scottish Ministers to amend this Part
84 Regulated below-threshold contracts
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85 Regulated below-threshold contracts: procedure
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86 Regulated below-threshold contracts: duty to consider small and medium-sized enterprises
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87 Regulated below-threshold contracts: notices
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88 Regulated below-threshold contracts: implied payment terms
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89 Treaty state suppliers
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90 Treaty state suppliers: non-discrimination
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91 Treaty state suppliers: non-discrimination in Scotland
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92 Trade disputes
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93 Pipeline notices
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94 General exemptions from duties to publish or disclose information
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95 Notices, documents and information: regulations and online system
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96 Electronic communications
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97 Information relating to a procurement
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98 Record-keeping
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99 Data protection
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100 Duties under this Act enforceable in civil proceedings
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101 Automatic suspension of the entry into or modification of contracts
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102 Interim remedies
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103 Pre-contractual remedies
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104 Post-contractual remedies
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105 Post-contractual remedies: set aside conditions
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106 Time limits on claims
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107 Part 9 proceedings and closed material procedure
108 Procurement investigations
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109 Recommendations following procurement investigations
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110 Guidance following procurement investigations
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111 Welsh Ministers: restrictions on the exercise of powers
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112 Northern Ireland department: restrictions on the exercise of powers
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113 Minister of the Crown: restrictions on the exercise of powers
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114 Definitions relating to procurement arrangements
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115 Powers relating to procurement arrangements
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115A Application of this Act where a devolved Scottish authority carries out procurement under a reserved procurement arrangement etc.
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116 Disapplication of duty in section 17 of the Local Government Act 1988
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117 Single source defence contracts
118 Concurrent powers and the Government of Wales Act 2006
119 Repeals etc
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120 Power to disapply this Act in relation to procurement by NHS in England
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120A Power to disapply this Act in relation to procurement by NHS in Wales
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121 Power to amend this Act in relation to private utilities
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122 Regulations
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123 Interpretation
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124 Index of defined expressions
125 Power to make consequential, etc, provision
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126 Extent
127 Commencement
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128 Short title
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1 General
2 Vertical arrangements
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3 Horizontal arrangements
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4 Defence and security contracts
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5 Utilities contracts
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6 Utilities contracts
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7 General
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8 Land and buildings etc
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9 Broadcasting
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11 Electronic communications services
12 Electronic communications services
13 Alternative dispute resolution
14 Legal services
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15 Financial services
16 Financial services
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17 Financial services
18 Employment
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19 Employment
20 Emergency services
21 Public passenger transport services
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22 Research and development services
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23 International agreements and organisations
24 International agreements and organisations
25 National security
26 Intelligence activities
27 Defence and security contracts
28 Defence and security contracts
29 Defence and security contracts
30 Defence and security contracts
31 Utilities contracts
32 Utilities contracts
33 Utilities contracts
34 Utilities contracts
35 Concession contracts
36 Concession contracts
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37 Concession contracts
38 Commercial contracts of the City of London
1 General rule
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2 Frameworks
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3 Concession contracts
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4 Anti-avoidance
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5 Cases where estimate not possible
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2 Electricity
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3 Water
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4 Transport
5 Ports and airports
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6 Extraction of oil and gas and exploration for, or extraction of, coal or other solid fuels
7 Interpretation of Schedule
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4 Single suppliers
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6 Single suppliers
7 Additional or repeat goods, services or works
8 Additional or repeat goods, services or works
9 Additional or repeat goods, services or works
10 Commodities
11 Advantageous terms on insolvency
12 Advantageous terms on insolvency
13 Urgency
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15 User choice contracts
16 User choice contracts
17 User choice contracts
18 Defence and security
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20 Defence and security
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2 Corporate manslaughter or corporate homicide
3 Terrorism
4 Theft, fraud, bribery etc
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6 Theft, fraud, bribery etc
7 Theft, fraud, bribery etc
8 Theft, fraud, bribery etc
9 Theft, fraud, bribery etc
10 Theft, fraud, bribery etc
11 Theft, fraud, bribery etc
12 Theft, fraud, bribery etc
13 Theft, fraud, bribery etc
14 Theft, fraud, bribery etc
15 Theft, fraud, bribery etc
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17 Theft, fraud, bribery etc
18 Theft, fraud, bribery etc
19 Labour market, slavery and human trafficking offences
20 Labour market, slavery and human trafficking offences
21 Labour market, slavery and human trafficking offences
22 Labour market, slavery and human trafficking offences
23 Labour market, slavery and human trafficking offences
24 Labour market, slavery and human trafficking offences
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27 Organised crime
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29 Tax offences
30 Tax offences
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31 Tax offences
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33 Ancillary offences
34 Offences committed outside the United Kingdom
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35 National security
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36 Misconduct in relation to tax
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37 Misconduct in relation to tax
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38 Misconduct in relation to tax
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39 Misconduct in relation to tax
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40 Misconduct in relation to tax
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41 Competition law infringements
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42 Equivalents outside the United Kingdom
43 Failure to cooperate with investigation
44 Excluded matters
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45 Definitions
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3 Labour market misconduct
4 Environmental misconduct
5 Insolvency, bankruptcy, etc
6 Insolvency, bankruptcy, etc
7 Potential competition infringements
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8 Potential competition infringements
9 Potential competition infringements
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10 Potential competition infringements
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11 Professional misconduct
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12 Breach of contract and poor performance
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13 Acting improperly in procurement
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14 National security
15 Excluded matters
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16 Definitions
17 Definitions
1 Provided for in the contract
2 Urgency and the protection of life, etc
3 Urgency and the protection of life, etc
4 Unforeseeable circumstances
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5 Materialisation of a known risk
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6 Materialisation of a known risk
7 Materialisation of a known risk
8 Additional goods, services or works
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9 Transfer on corporate restructuring
10 Defence authority contracts
11 Defence authority contracts
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2 Definition of qualifying defence contract
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3 Pricing of qualifying defence contracts
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4 Pricing of qualifying defence contracts
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5 Pricing of qualifying defence contracts
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6 Pricing of qualifying defence contracts
7 Pricing of qualifying defence contracts
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8 Pricing of qualifying defence contracts
9 Contract profit rate
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10 Contract profit rate
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11 Contract profit rate
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12 Allowable costs
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13 Reports
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15 Qualifying sub-contracts
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16 Qualifying sub-contracts
17 Qualifying sub-contracts
18 Powers of the Single Source Regulations Office (“SSRO”)
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1 Primary legislation
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4 Subordinate legislation
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