S.L. 601.3 Art. 175Applicable rules.

(1) In order to procure under a dynamic purchasing system, the authorities responsible for the tendering process shall follow the rules of the restricted procedure as applicable.

(2) All the candidates satisfying the selection criteria shall be admitted to the system, and the number of candidates to be admitted to the system shall not be limited in accordance with regulation 237. Where contracting authorities have divided the system into categories of products, works or services in accordance with regulation 174(3), they shall specify the applicable selection criteria for each category.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of regulations 118 to 122:

(a) the minimum time limit for receipt of requests to participate shall be thirty days from the date on which the contract notice is sent to the Publication Office of the European Union or from when the call for competition is published as the case maybe. No further time limits for receipt of requests to participate shall apply once the invitation to tender for the first specific procurement under the dynamic purchasing system has been sent;

(b) the minimum time limit for receipt of tenders shall be at least ten days from the date on which the invitation to tender is sent and regulation 121(2) and (3) shall not apply.