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<p>Integrated care boards (ICBs) assess the financial stability of companies subject
to the current rules on procurement, including the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
ICBs are responsible for their own due diligence and governance surrounding procurement,
the award of contracts, and the assessment of suppliers for those purposes.</p><p>The
Department has not made a central assessment of the overall financial stability of
private companies providing services to the National Health Service.</p>
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