# Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, Section 11: Supported businesses

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(1) Despite section 8, a contracting authority may restrict participation in a regulated procurement (other than a higher value regulated procurement) to supported businesses only.
(2) Where a contracting authority restricts participation under subsection (1), it must state that fact in the contract notice.
(3) For the purposes of this Act, a “supported business” is an economic operator who operates a supported business, or supported employment programme within the meaning of regulation 21 of the Public Contracts Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2014/12/section/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/procurement-reform-scotland-act-2014/section-11
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