Jeremy Miles MS, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Following the withdrawal of the draft Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2024 on 19 September 2024, an updated statutory instrument has today been laid before Senedd Cymru.
The draft Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025 (‘the draft regulations’) will introduce a new regime for the procurement of health services on behalf of the NHS in Wales, as provided for by the Health Service Procurement (Wales) Act 2024.
The draft regulations will apply to ‘relevant authorities’, as defined in section 10A(9) of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006, and disapply the UK Government’s Procurement Act 2023 in relation to health service procurement in Wales.
Subject to approval by the Senedd, the draft regulations will come into force on 24 February 2025 to coincide with the commencement of wider public procurement reforms being introduced by the Procurement Act.
The draft regulations are accompanied by draft statutory guidance and training materials. These documents are available for stakeholders to familiarise themselves with the operational principles ahead of the proposed changes to health service procurement in Wales.