Article 128. Personal services.

1. Except as provided for in Article 127, the following provisions apply to the assignment of personal services. 2. For the purposes of this Part, the following services are considered personal services, as identified in Annex Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014: (a) health services, social services and related services; b) social benefit services; c) other public, social and personal services, including services provided by trade unions, political organisations, youth associations and other services of membership organisations. 3. The assignment must guarantee the quality, continuity, accessibility, availability and completeness of the services, taking into account the specific needs of the different categories of users, including disadvantaged groups and promoting the involvement and empowerment of users . 4. In application of article 37, the contracting authorities approve the programming tools in compliance with state and regional legislation in the sector. 5. The purposes referred to in articles 62 and 63 are also pursued through the forms of aggregation provided for by the legislation sector, with particular attention to social and health districts and similar institutions. 6. The award procedures referred to in Articles 32 to 34, Article 59 and Articles 71 to 76 apply. 7. The provisions referred to in Articles 79, 80, 84 also apply. 85, 89, 94, 95, 98, 99, 100, 101 and 110, adopting the award criterion of the most economically advantageous offer identified on the basis of the best quality/price ratio. 8. For the assignment and execution of personal services for an amount lower than the threshold referred to in article 14, paragraph 1, letter d), the principles and criteria referred to in paragraph 3 of this article shall apply. EFFECTIVE FROM: 1 July 2023