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The Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025

W.S.I. 2025/99 · Made 30 January 2025

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Health Services, Wales

Public Procurement, Wales

Made 30 January 2025

Coming into force 24 February 2025

The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 10A(1), (2) and (3), 203(9) and (10), and 205(a) and (b) of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006f1 and section 120A(1) of the Procurement Act 2023f2.

The Welsh Ministers have carried out an appropriate consultation and have published a summary of the responses received in accordance with section 10A(4) of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006.

In accordance with section 203(6A) of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006f3 and section 122(10)(na) of the Procurement Act 2023f4, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, Senedd Cymruf5.

In accordance with section 10A(5) of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006, explanatory material accompanying these Regulations sets out how the regulations make provision for the purposes of section 10A(3).

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2006 c. 42 (“the 2006 Act”). Section 10A was inserted by section 3 of the Health Service Procurement (Wales) Act 2024 (asc 1) (“the 2024 Act”).

f2

2023 c. 54. Section 120A was inserted by section 2(2) of the 2024 Act.

f3

As inserted by section 111(2) of the Public Health (Wales) Act 2017 (anaw 2) and amended by section 1(2) of the Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 5) and section 3(3) of the 2024 Act.

f4

As inserted by section 2(3) of the 2024 Act. See also section 40 of the Legislation (Wales) Act 2019 (anaw 4) for provision about the procedure that applies to this instrument.

f5

The reference in section 203(6A) of the 2006 Act to the National Assembly for Wales now has effect as a reference to Senedd Cymru by virtue of section 150A(2) of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).

Contents

  1. Part 1: General
  2. 1Title, commencement and application
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Application to procurement of health services
  5. 4Methods for calculating estimated lifetime value
  6. 5Procurement principles
  7. 6Key criteria
  8. Part 2: Procurement processes
  9. 7Determination of the appropriate procurement process
  10. 8Direct Award Process 1
  11. 9Direct Award Process 2
  12. 10Most Suitable Provider Process
  13. 11Competitive Process
  14. 12The standstill period
  15. 13Modification of contracts and framework agreements during their term
  16. 14Urgent award or modification of a contract
  17. 15Abandonment of, or repetition of steps in, a procurement
  18. Part 3: Framework agreements
  19. 16Framework agreements
  20. 17Adding additional providers to a framework agreement
  21. 18Contracts based on a framework agreement
  22. 19Award of a contract based on a single-provider framework agreement
  23. 20Award of a contract based on a framework agreement with a competition
  24. 21Award of a contract based on a framework agreement without a competition
  25. Part 4: Further requirements when procuring relevant health services
  26. 22Basic selection criteria
  27. 23General exemption from duties to publish sensitive commercial information
  28. 24Publication of notices
  29. 25Exclusions
  30. 26Exclusions: sub-contractors
  31. 27Conflicts of interest
  32. 28Termination of contracts
  33. Part 5: Advice, information and audit
  34. 29Advice
  35. 30Information requirements
  36. 31Annual summary
  37. 32Monitoring requirements
  38. Part 6: Transitional provision
  39. 33Transitional provision
  40. Part 7: Disapplication of the Procurement Act 2023
  41. 34Disapplication of the Procurement Act 2023
  42. Signature
  43. Schedule 1Relevant health services: CPV codes
  44. Schedule 2: Content of notice of intention to award to an existing provider under the Direct Award Process 1 or to a provider based on a framework agreement without a competition
  45. 1Paragraph 1
  46. 2Paragraph 2
  47. 3Paragraph 3
  48. 4Paragraph 4
  49. 5Paragraph 5
  50. 6Paragraph 6
  51. 7Paragraph 7
  52. 8Paragraph 8
  53. 9Paragraph 9
  54. 10Paragraph 10
  55. 11Paragraph 11
  56. 12Paragraph 12
  57. 13Paragraph 13
  58. 14Paragraph 14
  59. Schedule 3: Content of notice to award to an existing provider under the Direct Award Process 1, to a provider based on a single-provider framework agreement, or to a provider based on a framework agreement without a competition
  60. 1Paragraph 1
  61. 2Paragraph 2
  62. 3Paragraph 3
  63. 4Paragraph 4
  64. 5Paragraph 5
  65. 6Paragraph 6
  66. 7Paragraph 7
  67. 8Paragraph 8
  68. 9Paragraph 9
  69. 10Paragraph 10
  70. 11Paragraph 11
  71. 12Paragraph 12
  72. 13Paragraph 13
  73. Schedule 4: Content of notice of intention to award to an existing provider under the Direct Award Process 2
  74. 1Paragraph 1
  75. 2Paragraph 2
  76. 3Paragraph 3
  77. 4Paragraph 4
  78. 5Paragraph 5
  79. 6Paragraph 6
  80. 7Paragraph 7
  81. 8Paragraph 8
  82. 9Paragraph 9
  83. 10Paragraph 10
  84. 11Paragraph 11
  85. 12Paragraph 12
  86. 13Paragraph 13
  87. Schedule 5: Content of notice to award to a provider under the Direct Award Process 2
  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. 10Paragraph 10
  98. 11Paragraph 11
  99. 12Paragraph 12
  100. Schedule 6: Content of notice of intention to follow the Most Suitable Provider Process
  101. 1Paragraph 1
  102. 2Paragraph 2
  103. 3Paragraph 3
  104. 4Paragraph 4
  105. Schedule 7: Content of notice of intention to award to a provider under the Most Suitable Provider Process
  106. 1Paragraph 1
  107. 2Paragraph 2
  108. 3Paragraph 3
  109. 4Paragraph 4
  110. 5Paragraph 5
  111. 6Paragraph 6
  112. 7Paragraph 7
  113. 8Paragraph 8
  114. 9Paragraph 9
  115. 10Paragraph 10
  116. 11Paragraph 11
  117. 12Paragraph 12
  118. Schedule 8: Content of notice to award to a provider under the Most Suitable Provider Process
  119. 1Paragraph 1
  120. 2Paragraph 2
  121. 3Paragraph 3
  122. 4Paragraph 4
  123. 5Paragraph 5
  124. 6Paragraph 6
  125. 7Paragraph 7
  126. 8Paragraph 8
  127. 9Paragraph 9
  128. 10Paragraph 10
  129. 11Paragraph 11
  130. 12Paragraph 12
  131. Schedule 9: Content of notice inviting offers under the Competitive Process
  132. 1Paragraph 1
  133. 2Paragraph 2
  134. 3Paragraph 3
  135. 4Paragraph 4
  136. 5Paragraph 5
  137. 6Paragraph 6
  138. 7Paragraph 7
  139. 8Paragraph 8
  140. Schedule 10: Content of notice to unsuccessful providers under the Competitive Process or unsuccessful providers under a contract award based on a framework agreement with a competition
  141. 1Paragraph 1
  142. 2Paragraph 2
  143. 3Paragraph 3
  144. 4Paragraph 4
  145. 5Paragraph 5
  146. 6Paragraph 6
  147. Schedule 11: Content of notice of intention to award to a provider or conclude a framework agreement under the Competitive Process, or to award a contract to a provider based on a framework agreement with a competition
  148. 1Paragraph 1
  149. 2Paragraph 2
  150. 3Paragraph 3
  151. 4Paragraph 4
  152. 5Paragraph 5
  153. 6Paragraph 6
  154. 7Paragraph 7
  155. 8Paragraph 8
  156. 9Paragraph 9
  157. 10Paragraph 10
  158. 11Paragraph 11
  159. 12Paragraph 12
  160. 13Paragraph 13
  161. 14Paragraph 14
  162. 15Paragraph 15
  163. 16Paragraph 16
  164. Schedule 12: Content of notice to award a contract to or conclude a framework agreement with a provider under the Competitive Process, or to award a contract to a provider based on a framework agreement with a competition
  165. 1Paragraph 1
  166. 2Paragraph 2
  167. 3Paragraph 3
  168. 4Paragraph 4
  169. 5Paragraph 5
  170. 6Paragraph 6
  171. 7Paragraph 7
  172. 8Paragraph 8
  173. 9Paragraph 9
  174. 10Paragraph 10
  175. 11Paragraph 11
  176. 12Paragraph 12
  177. 13Paragraph 13
  178. 14Paragraph 14
  179. 15Paragraph 15
  180. Schedule 13: Notice of modification to contract or framework agreement where regulation 13(6) applies
  181. 1Paragraph 1
  182. 2Paragraph 2
  183. 3Paragraph 3
  184. 4Paragraph 4
  185. 5Paragraph 5
  186. 6Paragraph 6
  187. 7Paragraph 7
  188. 8Paragraph 8
  189. 9Paragraph 9
  190. 10Paragraph 10
  191. 11Paragraph 11
  192. 12Paragraph 12
  193. Schedule 14: Notice of urgent award of contract where regulation 14(1) applies
  194. 1Paragraph 1
  195. 2Paragraph 2
  196. 3Paragraph 3
  197. 4Paragraph 4
  198. 5Paragraph 5
  199. 6Paragraph 6
  200. 7Paragraph 7
  201. 8Paragraph 8
  202. 9Paragraph 9
  203. 10Paragraph 10
  204. 11Paragraph 11
  205. 12Paragraph 12
  206. Schedule 15: Notice of urgent modification to contract where regulation 14(1) applies
  207. 1Paragraph 1
  208. 2Paragraph 2
  209. 3Paragraph 3
  210. 4Paragraph 4
  211. 5Paragraph 5
  212. 6Paragraph 6
  213. 7Paragraph 7
  214. 8Paragraph 8
  215. 9Paragraph 9
  216. 10Paragraph 10
  217. 11Paragraph 11
  218. 12Paragraph 12
  219. Schedule 16: Invitation to providers who are party to the framework agreement to submit an offer
  220. 1Paragraph 1
  221. 2Paragraph 2
  222. 3Paragraph 3
  223. 4Paragraph 4
  224. Schedule 17: Notice of abandonment of procurement process
  225. 1Paragraph 1
  226. 2Paragraph 2
  227. 3Paragraph 3
  228. 4Paragraph 4
  229. 5Paragraph 5
  230. 6Paragraph 6
  231. Schedule 18: Basic selection criteria
  232. 1Interpretation
  233. 2Basic selection criteria: general principles
  234. 3Authorisations or memberships
  235. 4Authorisations or memberships
  236. 5Economic and financial standing
  237. 6Technical and professional ability
  238. Explanatory note