Regulation 17 Additional provider parties of a framework agreement during its termI1

A relevant authority may, during the term of a framework agreement, select further providers to be party to the framework agreement.

A relevant authority must follow the Competitive Process to select such further providers, and references in Part 2 to concluding a framework agreement are to be treated as references to selecting further providers to be parties to a framework agreement when a relevant authority is following the Competitive Process to select such further providers.