Reg. 52 (PCR 2015)

Publication otherwise than on the UK e-notification service

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Overview

This regulation provides rules on how a contracting authority may publish procurement notices to locations other than the UK e-notification service (provided by Find a Tender).

In addition to publishing procurement notices on the UK e-notification service (regulation 51 PCR 2015), contracting authorities may publish the information contained in them on the internet on a buyer profile.

A buyer profile may include:

  • information relating to ongoing invitations to tender, scheduled purchases, contracts concluded, procedures cancelled, and
  • general information, such as a contact point, a telephone and a fax number, a postal address and an e-mail address.

Contracting authorities are required to publish procurement notices on the UK e-notification service before they can be published to any other location (except where the contracting authority does not receive a publication confirmation within 48 hours of the notice being submitted).

Objective at this commercial stage

Where a Prior Information Notice is to be published on a buyer profile: (a) it may not be published before the Prior Information Notice is submitted to Find a Tender, and (b) the Prior Information Notice must indicate the date of that submission.

Key considerations at this commercial stage

Contracting authorities:

  • may publish a Prior Information Notice under regulation 48 PCR 2015 on its buyer profile subject to certain conditions
  • may include on a buyer profile information on scheduled purchases; and useful general information, such as a contact point, a telephone and a fax number, a postal address and an e-mail address
  • may not, subject to limited exceptions, publish a notice on a buyer profile or any other location, prior to publication on Find a Tender

See also in the Procurement Act 2023:

  • Section 95: Notices, documents and information: regulations and online system
  • Section 97: Information relating to a procurement

Additional support and guidance

Make sure you:

  • read the regulation
  • seek legal and commercial advice in the context of specific procurements
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