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摘要

Monday 18 April will see the extension to utilities and concession contracts of the principles that have applied to public bodies since April 2015 under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006 will be replaced by the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016, transposing the Utilities Directive 2014/25/EU into law in England, Wales and Scotland. These changes have been introduced to codify case law, simplify procedures, provide additional flexibility and facilitate the market participation of SMEs and start-ups.