# The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Regulation 19: Basic selection criteria


(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a relevant authority must not award a contract to, or conclude a framework agreement with, a provider who does not meet the basic selection criteria.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a contract—
(a) where the relevant authority follows Direct Award Process A or Direct Award Process B;
(b) which is a contract based on a framework agreement.
(3) The relevant authority must determine the basic selection criteria in accordance with Schedule 16.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2023/9780348252613/regulation/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-health-care-services-provider-selection-regime-regulations-2023/regulation-19
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