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<p>The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 implement Directive 2014/24/EU on public
procurement, and came into effect on 26 February 2014. In the negotiations on that
Directive, the UK was successful in securing new flexibility, at Article 77, for certain
service contracts to be reserved for competition by organisations meeting certain
criteria, such as mutuals and social enterprises. Regulation 77 of the Public Contracts
Regulations 2015 implements Article 77 of the Directive, in compliance with European
law.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Government’s consultation on proposals for transposition
of the EU Public Procurement Directives 2014, 5 out of 204 respondents requested that
the regulations should oblige contracting authorities to include clauses in contracts
requiring consideration of social, employment and environmental criteria.</p><p> </p><p>The
government's response to the consultation can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/transposing-the-2014-eu-procurement-directives"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/transposing-the-2014-eu-procurement-directives</a></p><p>
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