European & UK Procurement Regulations

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Public procurement in the UK and the rest of the European Union is governed by a number of Directives and Regulations which are then implemented in national legislation. The table below lists the relevant Directives and the UK Regulations which make them a legal requirement in the UK, the full text of each of these regulations is available by clicking on the hyperlink.

European Legislation	UK Implementation
Public Contracts Directive 2014/24/EU Procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts.	Statutory Instrument 2015 No. 102 The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Scottish Statutory Instrument 2015 No. 446 The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Scottish Statutory Instrument 2016 No. 47 The Public Contracts (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016
Utility Contracts Directive 2014/25/EU Procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors.	Statutory Instrument 2016 No. 274 The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 Scottish Statutory Instrument 2016 No. 49 The Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016
Concessions Directive 2014/23/EU Procedures for the award of works and services concession contracts.	Statutory Instrument 2016 No. 273 The Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 Scottish Statutory Instrument 2016 No. 65 The Concession Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016 Scottish Statutory Instrument 2016 No. 125 The Concession Contracts (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016
Defence & Security Directive 2009/81/EC Procedures of entities operating in the fields of defence and security.	Statutory Instrument 2011 No. 1848 The Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011
Standard Forms - Regulation 296/2015 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/1986 of 11 November 2015, establishing standard forms for the publication of notices in the field of public procurement and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) No 842/2011