Regulation 6 Quality contracts entered into without inviting tenders

If an authority or authorities enter into a quality contract without inviting tenders under section 130 of the Act, in the circumstances described in section 131(1) of the Act, the authority or authorities must invite tenders in accordance with section 130 of the Act for the provision of the services to which the quality contract relates as soon as reasonably practicable after the contract is entered into.

The maximum duration of a quality contract entered into without inviting tenders under section 130 of the Act, in the circumstances described in section 131(1) of the Act (exceptions from section 130), is twelve months commencing with the day on which services are first provided under the quality contract.