# The Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025, Regulation 25: Exclusions


(1) 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.
(2) 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.
(3) The relevant authority may exclude an excludable provider from a procurement process under these Regulations.
(4) 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.
(5) This regulation does not apply to a contract based on a framework agreement.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2025/99/regulation/25 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/health-services-provider-selection-regime-wales-regulations-2025/regulation-25
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