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Plain-language definitions of every Utilities & Special Sectors term that shows up in government tender work.
A contracting entity in the utilities context is any public authority or private undertaking that operates in the water, energy, transport, or postal services sectors and is subject to Directive 2014/25/EU, covering both traditional public bodies and private entities holding special or exclusive rights in those sectors.
Read definitionThe directly exposed to competition exemption allows contracting entities operating in sectors or activities that are genuinely open to market competition to apply to the European Commission (or equivalent national authority in the UK) for release from the obligations of the Utilities Directive (2014/25/EU), recognising that market competition itself provides the discipline that procurement rules would otherwise impose.
Read definitionEnergy sector procurement covers regulated purchasing by entities that produce, transmit, or distribute electricity, gas, or heat, and by those that explore or extract oil, gas, coal, or other solid fuels, governed by Directive 2014/25/EU across EU member states and by the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 in the UK.
Read definitionAn exclusive right in the utilities context is a right granted by law, regulation, or administrative action that reserves the provision of a specific activity in a covered sector to one or a limited number of undertakings, making the holder a contracting entity subject to Directive 2014/25/EU when procuring above the applicable thresholds.
Read definitionExtraction of oil, gas, coal, and other solid fuels is one of the covered activities under Directive 2014/25/EU, making entities that explore for or extract these resources subject to utilities procurement rules when procuring above the applicable thresholds, unless the activity has been granted a competition exemption.
Read definitionA Periodic Indicative Notice (PIN) in the utilities sector is a forward-looking procurement notice published by a contracting entity under Directive 2014/25/EU that can serve either as an advance information tool announcing forthcoming contracts or as a call for competition that reduces the minimum time suppliers have to respond to subsequent invitations to tender.
Read definitionPort and airport activities are a covered category under Directive 2014/25/EU, making entities that provide or manage maritime ports, inland ports, or airports subject to utilities procurement rules when procuring above the applicable thresholds, provided they hold a special or exclusive right or are public undertakings.
Read definitionPostal services procurement covers regulated purchasing by entities that provide or manage postal networks or postal services, governed by Directive 2014/25/EU in EU member states and the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 in the UK, with the scope shaped by the ongoing liberalisation of European postal markets.
Read definitionA qualification system in the utilities sector is a standing pre-approval mechanism operated by a contracting entity under Directive 2014/25/EU, allowing suppliers to apply for and maintain approved status across a range of contract categories, with the qualified supplier pool then used as the starting point for invitations to tender on specific contracts.
Read definitionA special sector entity is an organisation that operates in the water, energy, transport, or postal services sectors and holds special or exclusive rights granted by a public authority, making it subject to the Utilities Directive (2014/25/EU) or equivalent national law when procuring above the relevant financial thresholds.
Read definitionTransport sector procurement covers regulated purchasing by entities that provide or operate bus, tram, rail, metro, ferry, airport, and port services, governed by Directive 2014/25/EU in EU member states and the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 in the UK, applying higher thresholds and more flexible procedures than the Classic Directive.
Read definitionThe Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 is the UK statutory instrument that implemented Directive 2014/25/EU before Brexit, governing procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport, and postal services sectors in Great Britain, and remaining in force post-Brexit subject to ongoing reform.
Read definitionDirective 2014/25/EU is the European Union's primary procurement law governing the award of contracts by entities operating in the water, energy, transport, and postal services sectors, setting out procedures, thresholds, and transparency obligations that apply across all EU member states.
Read definitionWater sector procurement covers the regulated purchasing of works, supplies, and services by entities operating drinking water production, distribution, or sewerage networks, governed by Directive 2014/25/EU in the EU and the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 in the UK, with higher thresholds and more flexible procedures than standard public procurement.
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