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S.L. 601.03 · Part IV · Types of Procurement Procedures

Regulation 158. Rules on the organisation of design contests and the selection of participants

Design Contest

Text of the consolidated version in force from 27 June 2025. Where this page and legislation.mt differ, legislation.mt prevails: official textThe Maltese and the English texts are both official; where they conflict, the Maltese text prevails. This page shows the English text.

(1) When organising design contests, contracting authorities shall apply the rules mentioned in regulations 2, 3, 4, 6 to 8, 13, 16, 26 to 32, 39, 40, 46, 48, 57, 58, 157 to 161 and Part IX.

(2) The admission of participants to design contests shall not be limited:

(a) by reference to the territory or part of the territory of a Member State;

(b) on the grounds that, they would be required to be either natural or legal persons.

(3) Where design contests are restricted to a limited number of participants, the contracting authorities shall lay down clear and non-discriminatory selection criteria. In any event, the number of candidates invited to participate shall be sufficient to ensure genuine competition.

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