Explanatory Notes

Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014

2014 asp 12

17 June 2014

Commentary on Sections

Part 3: Specific Duties

Community benefit requirements

Section 24 – Community benefit requirements

49.This section introduces a definition of community benefit requirement for the purpose of the Act. This is relevant to a contracting authority’s procurement strategy (see section 15(5)(b)) and also to the duty on a contracting authority in section 25 to consider imposing such requirements in certain procurements.