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Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014

2014 asp 12 · Enacted 17 June 2014 · Extends to Scotland

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An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision about the procedures relating to the award of certain public contracts; to require certain authorities to produce procurement strategies and annual reports; and for connected purposes.

The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 13th May 2014 and received Royal Assent on 17th June 2014C1C2

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Modifications

C1

Act applied in part (18.4.2016) by The Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016 (S.S.I. 2016/145), reg. 4

C2

Act: power to amend conferred (23.5.2024) by Procurement Act 2023 (c. 54), ss. 115(3)(4), 127(2); S.I. 2024/716, reg. 2(1)

Contents

  1. Part 1: Key concepts and application
  2. Contracting authorities
  3. 1Contracting authorities
  4. Regulated procurements
  5. 2Regulated procurements
  6. Regulated contracts
  7. 3Regulated contracts
  8. 3ARegulation of procurement under cross-border arrangements
  9. 4Excluded contracts
  10. 5Estimated value of contract
  11. Framework agreements and dynamic purchasing systems
  12. 6Framework agreements and call-off contracts
  13. 7Dynamic purchasing systems
  14. Part 2: General duties and procurement strategies
  15. General duties
  16. 8General duties
  17. 9Sustainable procurement duty
  18. 10Guidance on sustainable procurement duty
  19. 11Supported businesses
  20. 12Contracts for health or social care services
  21. 13Guidance on procurements for health or social care services
  22. 14Other circumstances in which contract can be awarded without competition
  23. Procurement strategy and annual report
  24. 15Procurement strategy
  25. 16Joint strategies
  26. 17Compliance with strategy
  27. 18Annual procurement reports
  28. 19Publication etc.
  29. 20Guidance
  30. 21Annual report on procurement activity in Scotland
  31. Part 3: Specific duties
  32. Publication of notices on Public Contracts website
  33. 22Public Contracts website
  34. 23Publication of contract notices and award notices
  35. Community benefit requirements
  36. 24Community benefit requirements
  37. 25Community benefit requirements in major contracts
  38. 26Guidance on community benefit requirements
  39. Selection of tenderers and award of contracts
  40. 27Exclusion of economic operators on grounds of criminal activity
  41. 28Selection of tenderers
  42. 29Guidance on selection of tenderers and award of contracts
  43. Technical specifications
  44. 30Technical specifications
  45. Charges for participation in procurement process
  46. 31Charges for participation in procurement process
  47. Giving of reasons
  48. 32Giving of reasons to unsuccessful participants
  49. 33Request for further information
  50. 34Withholding information
  51. Contracts register
  52. 35Contracts register
  53. Procurement of recycled and recyclable products etc.
  54. 36Amendment of Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009
  55. Part 4: Remedies
  56. 37Actionable duties
  57. 38Procedure and time limits
  58. 39Determination by the court
  59. 40Transfer of forum for proceedings to First-tier Tribunal
  60. Part 5: General
  61. Interpretation
  62. 41Public Contracts Regulations and Higher Value Regulated Procurements
  63. 42General interpretation
  64. Final provisions
  65. 43Ancillary provision
  66. 44Subordinate legislation
  67. 45Commencement
  68. 46Short title
  69. Schedule 1: Contracting authorities
  70. Part 1: Scottish Administration and Scottish Parliament
  71. 1Paragraph 1
  72. 2Paragraph 2
  73. 3Paragraph 3
  74. 4Paragraph 4
  75. 5Paragraph 5
  76. 6Paragraph 6
  77. 7Paragraph 7
  78. 8Paragraph 8
  79. 9Paragraph 9
  80. 10Paragraph 10
  81. 11Paragraph 11
  82. 12Paragraph 12
  83. 13Paragraph 13
  84. 13AParagraph 13A
  85. 13BParagraph 13B
  86. 13CParagraph 13C
  87. 13DParagraph 13D
  88. 13EParagraph 13E
  89. Part 2: Local government
  90. 14Paragraph 14
  91. 15Paragraph 15
  92. Part 3: Others
  93. 16Paragraph 16
  94. 17Paragraph 17
  95. 18Paragraph 18
  96. 19Paragraph 19
  97. 20Paragraph 20
  98. 21Paragraph 21
  99. 22Paragraph 22
  100. 23Paragraph 23
  101. 23AParagraph 23A
  102. 24Paragraph 24
  103. 25Paragraph 25
  104. 26Paragraph 26
  105. 27Paragraph 27
  106. 28Paragraph 28
  107. 28AParagraph 28A
  108. 29Paragraph 29
  109. 30Paragraph 30
  110. 31Paragraph 31
  111. 32Paragraph 32
  112. 33Paragraph 33
  113. 34Paragraph 34
  114. 34AParagraph 34A
  115. 35Paragraph 35
  116. 36Paragraph 36 Repealed
  117. 37Paragraph 37
  118. 38Paragraph 38
  119. 39Paragraph 39
  120. 40Paragraph 40
  121. 40AParagraph 40A
  122. 41Paragraph 41
  123. 42Paragraph 42
  124. 42ZAParagraph 42ZA
  125. 42AParagraph 42A
  126. 43Paragraph 43 Repealed
  127. 43AParagraph 43A
  128. 44Paragraph 44
  129. 45Paragraph 45
  130. 46Paragraph 46
  131. 47Paragraph 47
  132. 48Paragraph 48
  133. 49Paragraph 49
  134. 50Paragraph 50
  135. 50AParagraph 50A
  136. 51Paragraph 51
  137. 52Paragraph 52
  138. 53Paragraph 53
  139. 54Paragraph 54
  140. 55Paragraph 55
  141. 56Paragraph 56
  142. 57Paragraph 57
  143. 58Paragraph 58
  144. 59Paragraph 59
  145. 60Paragraph 60 Repealed
  146. 61Paragraph 61
  147. 62Paragraph 62
  148. 63Paragraph 63
  149. 64Paragraph 64
  150. 65Paragraph 65
  151. 66Paragraph 66
  152. 67Paragraph 67
  153. 68Paragraph 68
  154. 69Paragraph 69
  155. 70Paragraph 70
  156. Schedule 2Procurement under cross-border arrangements