Standard form invitation to participate in a dialogue to be used by public authorities procuring services under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102) using the competitive dialogue procedure.

It includes integrated drafting notes providing background to aspects of the competitive dialogue procedure and explains the purpose of the standard document within the context of this procedure.

Note: The Cabinet Office has issued procurement guidance in response to the outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The guidance is addressed in Legal update, Cabinet Office publishes PPN 01/20: Responding to COVID-19, Legal update, Cabinet Office publishes PPN 02/20: Supplier relief due to COVID-19, Legal update, COVID-19: PPN 03/20 published on use of procurement cards (Cabinet Office) and Legal update, Cabinet Office publishes PPN 04/20: Recovery and transition from COVID-19. The EC has also published guidance on using the public procurement framework related to the COVID-19 crisis, which is addressed in Legal update, COVID-19: EC publishes guidance on purchasing COVID-19-related supplies and services using EU public procurement framework . See also Legal update, COVID-19: guidance on supporting vital service provision in PFI/PF2 contracts published (Infrastructure and Projects Authority) The contents of this note are potentially affected by this guidance and should be read in conjunction with it.