# The Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025, Regulation 18: Contracts based on a framework agreement


(1) A contract based on a framework agreement may only be awarded by a relevant authority in accordance with this regulation.
(2) A relevant authority may award a contract based on a framework agreement.
(3) Contracts between a relevant authority and provider based on a framework agreement must not entail substantial modifications to the terms laid down in that framework agreement.
(4) Where a framework agreement is concluded between a relevant authority and a single provider, a relevant authority may award a contract without a competition in accordance with that framework agreement.
(5) Where a framework agreement is concluded with more than one provider, a relevant authority may award a contract with or without a competition.
(6) The decision under paragraph (5) is at the discretion of the relevant authority but must be made in accordance with the framework agreement.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2025/99/regulation/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/health-services-provider-selection-regime-wales-regulations-2025/regulation-18
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