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The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023

S.I. 2023/1348 · Made 6 December 2023 · Extends to England and Wales

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Health Services, England

Public Procurement, England

Made 6th December 2023

Coming into force 1st January 2024

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 12ZB(1), (2) and (3) and 272(7) and (8) of the National Health Service Act 2006f1 and section 182 of the Health and Care Act 2022f2.

A draft of these Regulations was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 272(6)(zze)f3 of the National Health Service Act 2006 and was approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2006 c. 41. Section 12ZB was inserted by section 79 of the Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31).

f2

2022 c. 31.

f3

Section 272(6)(zze) was inserted by section 80(1)(b) of the Health and Care Act 2022.

Contents

  1. Part 1: General
  2. 1Citation, commencement, extent and territorial application
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Application
  5. 4Procurement principles
  6. 5Key criteria
  7. Part 2: Procurement processes
  8. 6Overview
  9. 7Direct Award Process A
  10. 8Direct Award Process B
  11. 9Direct Award Process C
  12. 10The Most Suitable Provider Process
  13. 11The Competitive Process
  14. 12The standstill period
  15. 13Modification of contracts and framework agreements during their term
  16. 14Urgent award or modification
  17. 15Abandonment of, or repetition of steps in, a procurement
  18. Part 3: Framework agreements
  19. 16Framework agreements
  20. 17Additional provider parties of a framework agreement during its term
  21. 18Contracts based on a framework agreement
  22. Part 4: Further requirements when procuring relevant health care services
  23. 19Basic selection criteria
  24. 20Exclusions
  25. 20AExclusions: sub-contractors
  26. 20BExcluding a provider that is a threat to national security
  27. 20CNotification of exclusion of provider
  28. 20DDebarment
  29. 21Conflicts of interest
  30. 22Termination of contracts
  31. Part 5: Advice, information and audit
  32. 23Advice
  33. 24Information requirements
  34. 25Annual summary
  35. 26Monitoring requirements
  36. Part 6: Consequential and transitional provision
  37. 27Amendment of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 consequential on the coming into force of these Regulations Repealed
  38. 28Amendment of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 consequential on the revocation of the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/500) Repealed
  39. 29Transitional provision
  40. Signature
  41. Schedule 1Relevant health care services: CPV codes
  42. Schedule 2: Content of notice of award which followed Direct Award Process A or Direct Award Process B or award based on a framework agreement without a competition
  43. 1Paragraph 1
  44. 2Paragraph 2
  45. 3Paragraph 3
  46. 4Paragraph 4
  47. 5Paragraph 5
  48. 6Paragraph 6
  49. 7Paragraph 7
  50. 8Paragraph 8
  51. 9Paragraph 9
  52. Schedule 3: Content of notice of intention to award to the existing provider under Direct Award Process C
  53. 1Paragraph 1
  54. 2Paragraph 2
  55. 3Paragraph 3
  56. 4Paragraph 4
  57. 5Paragraph 5
  58. 6Paragraph 6
  59. 7Paragraph 7
  60. 8Paragraph 8
  61. 9Paragraph 9
  62. Schedule 4: Content of notice following award under Direct Award Process C
  63. 1Paragraph 1
  64. 2Paragraph 2
  65. 3Paragraph 3
  66. 4Paragraph 4
  67. 5Paragraph 5
  68. 6Paragraph 6
  69. 7Paragraph 7
  70. 8Paragraph 8
  71. 9Paragraph 9
  72. Schedule 5: Content of notice of intention to follow the Most Suitable Provider Process
  73. 1Paragraph 1
  74. 2Paragraph 2
  75. 3Paragraph 3
  76. 4Paragraph 4
  77. Schedule 6: Content of notice of intention to award to the chosen provider under the Most Suitable Provider Process
  78. 1Paragraph 1
  79. 2Paragraph 2
  80. 3Paragraph 3
  81. 4Paragraph 4
  82. 5Paragraph 5
  83. 6Paragraph 6
  84. 7Paragraph 7
  85. 8Paragraph 8
  86. 9Paragraph 9
  87. Schedule 7: Content of notice following award under the Most Suitable Provider Process
  88. 1Paragraph 1
  89. 2Paragraph 2
  90. 3Paragraph 3
  91. 4Paragraph 4
  92. 5Paragraph 5
  93. 6Paragraph 6
  94. 7Paragraph 7
  95. 8Paragraph 8
  96. 9Paragraph 9
  97. Schedule 8: Content of notice inviting offers
  98. 1Paragraph 1
  99. 2Paragraph 2
  100. 3Paragraph 3
  101. 4Paragraph 4
  102. 5Paragraph 5
  103. 6Paragraph 6
  104. 7Paragraph 7
  105. 8Paragraph 8
  106. Schedule 9: Content of communication to unsuccessful provider
  107. 1Paragraph 1
  108. 2Paragraph 2
  109. 3Paragraph 3
  110. 4Paragraph 4
  111. 5Paragraph 5
  112. Schedule 10: Content of notice of intention to make an award to the chosen provider, or conclude a framework agreement with the chosen provider, under the Competitive Process
  113. 1Paragraph 1
  114. 2Paragraph 2
  115. 3Paragraph 3
  116. 4Paragraph 4
  117. 5Paragraph 5
  118. 6Paragraph 6
  119. 7Paragraph 7
  120. 8Paragraph 8
  121. 9Paragraph 9
  122. 10Paragraph 10
  123. 11Paragraph 11
  124. Schedule 11: Content of notice following a competition under the Competitive Process
  125. 1Paragraph 1
  126. 2Paragraph 2
  127. 3Paragraph 3
  128. 4Paragraph 4
  129. 5Paragraph 5
  130. 6Paragraph 6
  131. 7Paragraph 7
  132. 8Paragraph 8
  133. 9Paragraph 9
  134. 10Paragraph 10
  135. Schedule 12: Notice of contract or framework agreement modification
  136. 1Paragraph 1
  137. 2Paragraph 2
  138. 3Paragraph 3
  139. 4Paragraph 4
  140. 5Paragraph 5
  141. 6Paragraph 6
  142. 7Paragraph 7
  143. 8Paragraph 8
  144. 9Paragraph 9
  145. Schedule 13: Notice of urgent award
  146. 1Paragraph 1
  147. 2Paragraph 2
  148. 3Paragraph 3
  149. 4Paragraph 4
  150. 5Paragraph 5
  151. 6Paragraph 6
  152. 7Paragraph 7
  153. 8Paragraph 8
  154. 9Paragraph 9
  155. 10Paragraph 10
  156. 11Paragraph 11
  157. Schedule 14: Notice of urgent modification
  158. 1Paragraph 1
  159. 2Paragraph 2
  160. 3Paragraph 3
  161. 4Paragraph 4
  162. 5Paragraph 5
  163. 6Paragraph 6
  164. 7Paragraph 7
  165. 8Paragraph 8
  166. 9Paragraph 9
  167. Schedule 15: Invitation to providers party to the framework agreement to submit an offer
  168. 1Paragraph 1
  169. 2Paragraph 2
  170. 3Paragraph 3
  171. 4Paragraph 4
  172. Schedule 16: Basic selection criteria
  173. 1Basic selection criteria: general principles
  174. 2Authorisations or memberships
  175. 3Economic and financial standing
  176. 4Technical and professional ability
  177. Explanatory note