# Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, Section 12: Contracts for health or social care services


(1) Despite section 8, a contracting authority may award a contract for a health or social care service without seeking offers in relation to the proposed contract.
(2) In relation to a regulated procurement where, by virtue of subsection (1), a contracting authority does not seek offers, section 23(1) does not apply.
(3) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make provision specifying what is a health or social care service for the purposes of subsection (1) and section 13(1).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2014/12/section/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/procurement-reform-scotland-act-2014/section-12
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