# The Public Procurement (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, the Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016 and the Concession Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016 to remove references to “Retained Treaties” and “retained EU law” in consequence of section 2 of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023.
These Regulations also amend the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016 for two purposes. The first purpose is to remove the option for contracting authorities to list in a contract award notice the value of the highest and lowest tenders taken into consideration. The second purpose is to remove the option for sub-central contracting authorities to use a prior information notice as a call for competition.
Regulation 2 makes saving provision so that none of the amendments in these Regulations apply to a procurement commenced before 10 December 2024, which is the date on which these Regulations come into force.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2024/338/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-procurement-miscellaneous-amendment-scotland-regulations-2024/note
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