# The Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025, Regulation 26: Exclusions: sub-contractors


(1) As part of a procurement process, a relevant authority must—
(a) request information about whether a provider intends to sub-contract the performance of all or part of the contract, and
(b) seek to determine whether any intended sub-contractor is on the debarment list.
(2) A relevant authority may, as part of a procurement process, request information for the purpose of determining whether any intended sub-contractor is an excluded or excludable provider.
(3) If, after requesting information under paragraph (1) or (2), a relevant authority considers that a provider intends to sub-contract to a sub-contractor that is an excluded provider, the relevant authority must exclude the provider from the procurement process.
(4) Paragraph (3) 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.
(5) If, after requesting information under paragraph (1) or (2), a relevant authority considers that a provider intends to sub-contract to a sub-contractor that is an excludable provider, the relevant authority may exclude the provider from the procurement process.
(6) Before excluding a provider under paragraph (3) or (4), a relevant authority must—
(a) notify the provider of its intention, and
(b) give the provider reasonable opportunity to find an alternative sub-contractor with which to sub-contract.
(7) In this regulation “debarment list” means the list kept under section 62 (debarment list) of the 2023 Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2025/99/regulation/26 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/health-services-provider-selection-regime-wales-regulations-2025/regulation-26
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