1 Relevant Legislation
1.1 What is the relevant legislation and in outline what does
each piece of legislation cover?
There are three main pieces of national legislation, which
implement the EU public procurement Directives.
The European Communities (Award of Public Authorities'
Contracts) Regulations 2006, SI No 329 of 2006 (the "Public
Sector Regulations") implement Directive 2004/18/EC on the
coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts,
public supply contracts and public service contracts (the
"Public Sector Directive").
The European Communities (Award of Contracts by Utility
Undertakings) Regulations 2007, SI No 50 of 2007 (the
"Utilities Regulations") implement Directive 2004/17/EC
coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in
the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors (the
"Utilities Directive").
