S.L. 601.3 Art. 22Centralized purchasing activities.

(1) A contracting authority can acquire supplies and, or services intended for contracting authorities, from a central purchasing body.

(2) Contracting authorities can acquire works, supplies and services by using contracts awarded by a central purchasing body, by using dynamic purchasing systems operated by a central purchasing body or, to the extent set out in regulation 170, by using a framework agreement concluded by a central purchasing body offering the centralised purchasing activity referred to in paragraph

(b) of the definition "centralised purchasing activities" under regulation 2. Where a dynamic purchasing system which is operated by a central purchasing body may be used by other contracting authorities, this shall be mentioned in the call for competition setting up that dynamic purchasing system.