Part 1Promotion and provision of the health service in Wales
F1Procurement
10AProcurement of services etc. as part of the NHS in Wales
1
The Welsh Ministers may, by regulations, make provision in relation to the processes to be followed and objectives to be pursued by relevant authorities in the procurement of—
a
services provided as part of the health service in Wales (“health services”), and
b
goods or other services that are connected to those health services.
2
Regulations under subsection (1) must include provision specifying steps to be taken when following a competitive tendering process.
3
Regulations under subsection (1) must, in relation to the procurement of the services or goods to which they apply, make provision for the purposes of—
a
ensuring transparency;
b
ensuring fairness;
c
ensuring that compliance can be verified;
d
managing conflicts of interest.
4
Before making regulations under subsection (1), the Welsh Ministers must carry out such consultation as they consider appropriate and publish a summary of the responses they receive.
5
Explanatory material accompanying regulations made under subsection (1) must set out how the regulations make provision for the purposes of subsection (3).
6
The Welsh Ministers must publish such guidance as they consider appropriate about compliance with the regulations.
7
A relevant authority must have regard to guidance published under this section.
8
The Welsh Ministers must—
a
review the operation of the regulations, and
b
publish the conclusions of the review before the end of the period of 5 years beginning with the day on which the regulations come into force.
9
In this section “relevant authority” means—
a
a county council or county borough council in Wales;
b
a local health board established under section 11;
c
a National Health Service trust established under section 18;
d
a special health authority established under section 22.
S. 10A and cross-heading inserted (6.2.2024) by Health Service Procurement (Wales) Act 2024 (asc 1), ss. 3(2), 4