Part 2General duties and procurement strategies
Procurement strategy and annual report
I120Guidance
1
The Scottish Ministers must publish guidance on the preparation and publication of procurement strategies and annual procurement reports.
2
The guidance may, in particular, cover—
a
consultation to be undertaken in relation to the preparation of a strategy,
b
the form and content of strategies and reports,
c
the process by which an authority approves its strategy.
3
The guidance may include a model procurement strategy and model annual report.
4
Contracting authorities must have regard to any guidance published under this section.
5
The Scottish Ministers must lay a copy of any guidance published under this section before the Scottish Parliament.