Regulation 25 Exclusions

A relevant authority must not award a contract to or conclude a framework agreement with an excluded provider and must exclude an excluded provider from a procurement process under these Regulations.

Paragraph (1) does not apply where the relevant authority considers awarding a contract to or concluding a framework agreement with an excluded provider is necessary to protect public health.

The relevant authority may exclude an excludable provider from a procurement process under these Regulations.

Where a provider provides such evidence in accordance with section 58 of the 2023 Act, and the relevant authority considers such measures to be insufficient, the relevant authority must give the provider a statement of the reasons for that decision.

This regulation does not apply to a contract based on a framework agreement.