Regulation 45. Publication at national level

(1) Unless otherwise authorised by the Director, tenders issued with an estimated value which falls under regulation 9(1)(b) shall be published through government’s e-procurement platform: Provided that if the authority responsible for the tendering process does not make use of the government’s e-procurement platform it shall advertise the tender on the Gazette.

(2) Notices referred to in regulations 41, 42 and 43 and the information contained therein shall not be published at national level before the publication pursuant to regulation 44: Provided that publication may in any event take place at the national level where the authority responsible for the tendering process has not been notified of the publication within forty-eight hours after confirmation of the receipt of the notice in accordance with regulation 44.

(3) Notices and advertisements published locally shall not contain information other than that contained in the notices dispatched to the Publications Office of the European Union or published on a buyer profile, but shall indicate the date of dispatch of the notice to the Publications Office of the European Union or its publication on the buyer profile.

(4) Prior information notices shall not be published on a buyer profile before the dispatch to the Publications Office of the European Union of the notice of their publication in that form. They shall indicate the date of that dispatch.