The National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013

Made: 6th March 2013

Laid before Parliament: 11th March 2013

Coming into force: 1st April 2013

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PART 1 — General

Citation, commencement, interpretation and application

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PART 2 — Requirements as to procurement, patient choice and competition

Procurement: objective

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Procurement: general requirements

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Advertisements and expressions of interest

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Award of a new contract without a competition

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Conflicts between interests in purchasing health care services and supplying such services

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Qualification of providers

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Assistance or support for purchasing activities

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Record of contracts awarded

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Anti-competitive behaviour

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Patient choice: primary medical services

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Patient choice: choice of alternative provider

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PART 3 — Investigations, declarations, directions and undertakings

Powers of Monitor to investigate

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Declaration of ineffectiveness

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Power to give directions

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Undertakings

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Actions brought under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016

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Revocation of the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) Regulations 2013

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Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.

Earl Howe — Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, — Department of Health — 2013-03-06

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2012 c. 7.

[^f00002]: 2006 c. 41.

[^f00003]: S.I. 2012/2996.

[^f00005]: A clinical commissioning group is a body established under section 14D of the 2006 Act. Section 14D is inserted by section 25(1) of the 2012 Act. See also section 1I of the 2006 Act, inserted by section 10 of the 2012 Act.

[^f00006]: See in particular section 275(1) of the 2006 Act.

[^f00007]: Seesection 64(3) and (4) of the 2012 Act for the meaning of “health care services” and “the NHS”.

[^f00008]: Section 75(2) of the 2012 Act provides that requirements imposed by these Regulations apply to an arrangement for the provision of goods and services only if the value of the consideration attributable to the services is greater than that attributable to the goods.

[^f00009]: Sections 13D, 13E and 13N are inserted into the 2006 Act by section 23(1) of the 2012 Act.

[^f00010]: Sections 14Q, 14R and 14Z1 are inserted into the 2006 Act by section 26 of the 2012 Act.

[^f00011]: “Anti-competitive behaviour” is defined for the purposes of Part 3 of the 2012 Act in section 64(2) of that Act.

[^f00014]: See S.I. 2004/585, as amended by S.I. 2010/412.

[^f00015]: Regulation 48 of the National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 2012 (“the 2012 Regulations”) applies in the circumstances laid down in regulation 47 of, and is subject to regulation 49 of, the 2012 Regulations.

[^f00016]: Regulation 39 of the 2012 Regulations is subject to regulations 40 and 41 of the 2012 Regulations.

[^f00017]: Section 76(2) of the 2012 Act provides that Monitor may only investigate a complaint received by it where it is satisfied that the person making the complaint has sufficient interest in the arrangement to which the complaint relates.

[^f00019]: Section 76(5) of the 2012 Act provides that where such a declaration is made the arrangement is void; but that does not affect: (a) the validity of anything done pursuant to the agreement, (b) any right acquired or liability incurred under the arrangement, or (c) any proceedings or remedy in respect of such a right or liability.

[^f00020]: Section 77(3) to (5) and Schedule 9 of the 2012 Act make further provision in relation to any undertakings accepted by Monitor under these Regulations. In particular, Monitor may not continue with any investigation in relation to the matter in question, or make a declaration of ineffectiveness in relation to the arrangement in question.

[^f00021]: Section 76(7) of the 2012 Act provides that a failure to comply with a requirement imposed by regulations made under section 75 of that Act which causes loss or damage is actionable.

[^f00022]: S.I. 2013/257.

Editorial notes