Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014

1. Introductory Text

2. Part 1 Key concepts and application

   1. Contracting authorities

      1. 1. Contracting authorities

   2. Regulated procurements

      1. 2. Regulated procurements

   3. Regulated contracts

      1. 3. Regulated contracts

      2. 4. Excluded contracts

      3. 5. Estimated value of contract

   4. Framework agreements and dynamic purchasing systems

      1. 6. Framework agreements and call-off contracts

      2. 7. Dynamic purchasing systems

3. Part 2 General duties and procurement strategies

   1. General duties

      1. 8. General duties

      2. 9. Sustainable procurement duty

      3. 10. Guidance on sustainable procurement duty

      4. 11. Supported businesses

      5. 12. Contracts for health or social care services

      6. 13. Guidance on procurements for health or social care services

      7. 14. Other circumstances in which contract can be awarded without competition

   2. Procurement strategy and annual report

      1. 15. Procurement strategy

      2. 16. Joint strategies

      3. 17. Compliance with strategy

      4. 18. Annual procurement reports

      5. 19. Publication etc.

      6. 20. Guidance

      7. 21. Annual report on procurement activity in Scotland

4. Part 3 Specific duties

   1. Publication of notices on Public Contracts website

      1. 22. Public Contracts website

      2. 23. Publication of contract notices and award notices

   2. Community benefit requirements

      1. 24. Community benefit requirements

      2. 25. Community benefit requirements in major contracts

      3. 26. Guidance on community benefit requirements

   3. Selection of tenderers and award of contracts

      1. 27. Exclusion of economic operators on grounds of criminal activity

      2. 28. Selection of tenderers

      3. 29. Guidance on selection of tenderers and award of contracts

   4. Technical specifications

      1. 30. Technical specifications

   5. Charges for participation in procurement process

      1. 31. Charges for participation in procurement process

   6. Giving of reasons

      1. 32. Giving of reasons to unsuccessful participants

      2. 33. Request for further information

      3. 34. Withholding information

   7. Contracts register

      1. 35. Contracts register

   8. Procurement of recycled and recyclable products etc.

      1. 36. Amendment of Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009

5. Part 4 Remedies

   1. 37. Actionable duties

   2. 38. Procedure and time limits

   3. 39. Determination by the court

   4. 40. Transfer of forum for proceedings to First-tier Tribunal

6. Part 5 General

   1. Interpretation

      1. 41. The Directive, Public Contracts Regulations and EU-regulated procurements

      2. 42. General interpretation

   2. Final provisions

      1. 43. Ancillary provision

      2. 44. Subordinate legislation

      3. 45. Commencement

      4. 46. Short title

7. 1. SCHEDULE

      Contracting authorities

      1. Part 1 Scottish Administration and Scottish Parliament

         1. 1. Scottish Ministers

         2. 2. Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body

         3. 3. Queen’s and Lord Treasurer’s Remembrancer

         4. 4. Keeper of the Records of Scotland

         5. 5. Keeper of the Registers of Scotland

         6. 6. Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages for Scotland

         7. 7. Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Constabulary

         8. 8. Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland

         9. 9. Her Majesty’s Inspector of Anatomy for Scotland

         10. 10. Her Majesty’s inspectors of schools (that is to say, the...

         11. 11. Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator

         12. 12. Procurators fiscal

         13. 13. Scottish Housing Regulator

      2. Part 2 Local government

         1. 14. A local authority

         2. 15. A joint board established by order under section 62A(1) or...

      3. Part 3 Others

         1. 16. Accounts Commission for Scotland

         2. 17. Architecture and Design Scotland

         3. 18. Audit Scotland

         4. 19. Auditor General for Scotland

         5. 20. Board of Trustees for the National Galleries of Scotland

         6. 21. Board of Trustees of the National Museums of Scotland

         7. 22. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh

         8. 23. Bòrd na Gàidhlig

         9. 24. Chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland

         10. 25. Children’s Hearings Scotland

         11. 26. Commission for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland

         12. 27. Commissioner for Children and Young People in Scotland

         13. 28. Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service

         14. 29. Creative Scotland

         15. 30. Crofting Commission

         16. 31. A Health Board (constituted under section 2(1)(a) of the National...

         17. 32. Healthcare Improvement Scotland

         18. 33. Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prosecution in Scotland

         19. 34. Highlands and Islands Enterprise

         20. 35. Lands Tribunal for Scotland

         21. 36. Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland

         22. 37. Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland

         23. 38. National Library of Scotland

         24. 39. A National Park authority established by virtue of a designation...

         25. 40. Parole Board for Scotland

         26. 41. Police Investigations and Review Commissioner

         27. 42. Private rented housing panel

         28. 43. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland...

         29. 44. Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration

         30. 45. Scottish Commission for Human Rights

         31. 46. Scottish Court Service

         32. 47. Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission

         33. 48. Scottish Enterprise

         34. 49. Scottish Environment Protection Agency

         35. 50. Scottish Fire and Rescue Service

         36. 51. Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council

         37. 52. Scottish Information Commissioner

         38. 53. Scottish Land Court

         39. 54. Scottish Law Commission

         40. 55. Scottish Legal Aid Board

         41. 56. Scottish Legal Complaints Commission

         42. 57. Scottish Natural Heritage

         43. 58. Scottish Police Authority

         44. 59. Scottish Public Services Ombudsman

         45. 60. Scottish Qualifications Authority

         46. 61. Scottish Road Works Commissioner

         47. 62. Scottish Social Services Council

         48. 63. Scottish Sports Council

         49. 64. Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland

         50. 65. A Special Health Board (constituted under section 2(1)(b) of the...

         51. 66. Standards Commission for Scotland

         52. 67. The Skills Development Scotland Co. Ltd (registered number SC202659)

         53. 68. VisitScotland

         54. 69. Water Industry Commission for Scotland