Regulation 46. Contest notice

(1) The authority responsible for the tendering process that intends to carry out a design contest with an estimated value which meets or exceeds the threshold established under Schedule 5 shall make known their intention by means of a contest notice.

(2) Where it intends to award a subsequent service contract pursuant to regulation 154(1)(b), this shall be indicated in the contest notice. In the case where no contest notice needs to be published the contracting authority must make its intention clear in the procurement documents.

(3) The authority that has held a design contest shall send a notice of the results of the contest in accordance with regulation 44 and shall be able to prove the date of dispatch.

(4) Where the release of information on the outcome of the contest would impede law enforcement, would be contrary to the public interest or would prejudice the legitimate commercial interests of a particular enterprise, whether public or private, or might prejudice fair competition between service providers, such information may be withheld from publication.

(5) The notices referred to in sub-regulations (1) to (4) shall be published in accordance with regulations 44 and 45. They shall include the information set out respectively in Schedule 9 parts E and F in the format of the standard forms.